I don't have horned lizards now, but when I did came up with a similar idea.

Get a small tube like a empty medicine container or a dark tubing like a 2 1/2 film tube or the alike. Make a hole on the lid large enough for the ants to get through. Or better yet, get rid of the lid. Pogos can't climb good especially on plastic if undscratched, right? Fit a thin wet sponge to the bottom of the tube to hyrdrate the ants. This small tube will be holding the ants and would then go inside a slightly wider tube/pvc pipe or whatever as long it passes through with ease. The large tube would then be fitted with a 12v pull solenoid. It's stem should pass through the large tube only, and on one side as well. This stem would be responsible of holding the small tube placed inside the large tube. (the small tube sits on top of the stem). The solenoid is powered and controlled by a 12v automatic multi-station sprinkler timer. The solenoid's stem would be pulled in when energized by the timer, releasing the small tube to the ground. The ants (or whatever feeder) would then crawl out of the small tube (if the lid is ommitted) or through the hole on the lid. The number of tube/solenoid assembly you can have will depend on the amount of stations the timer has. It should be safe to use outdoors as well, since it would run on 12v. What do you guys think? I like to see this done and find out if it would work. I would, be I have other projects going.

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