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i am planning on breeding mice to feed my snakes and tegus and turtles...i only feed frozen thawed...i want to use co2 just not positive how to go about it.do i need a sealed container to put mice/co2 into?
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Lee

sorry for waisting anyones time reading previous post.went back and found detailed instr. on making co2 chamber thank you michael at strictly balls!
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Lee

You'r welcome, I was going to post a link to my Co2 chamber page on the site, but it seems you found it. IF you have any questions about the setup, let me know.
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www.strictlyballs.ca

your welcome,also wanted to say you have great balls...lollooked at your gallery,AWESOME stuff you have.keep up the great work.
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Lee

Lee, thanks so much. Glad you found the DIY page on the CO2 Chamber useful.
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www.strictlyballs.ca

Great DIY article, I've been using a similar setup for about 5 years now. Wanted to add that the addition of a regulator at the value not only extends the life of the bottle as you only need a small amount but eliminates trying to crack the bottle just enough not to blow the top off the chamber. I use an old welding reg I picked up at a Garage sale dirt cheap. I turn it down to 10 psi and let it fill the chamber dead in 5 minutes.

Another time saver is a gate valve on the chamber side of the regulator. Rather than opening and closing the tank each time you need to gas a batch of rodents. You simple open the valve for each batch no adjustment necessary. At the end of the day be sure to close the main valve and release pressure form the reg.

I use a 20 pd bottle and my chamber holds 20 large rats.

Cheers
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Jeremy Payne
JB Reptile
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