A Simple Water Dish

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Ah, the humble peanut butter jar...

...you might see where this is going

My roaches' hydration pad had gotten filthy so I thought hey, what if I just found a shallow container, put some paper towels in it, and dampened them? That way any time I need to clean it I could just replace the paper towels instead of the whole pad?

So that's what I did!

It's a bit of an experiment since only time will tell how long it stays damp and if the smaller roaches can use it, or if I need more paper towels to fill it more, but we'll just have to wait & see!

As for the jar I'm cleaning it out too (make sure to use dish soap that can cut through grease! peanut oil is a menace), not sure what I'll use it for but it's a nice sized jar and could easily be used for storing something like loose colored pencils (my family gets the giant jars lol)

 

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Over a day later and it's still damp! Decided to add a couple extra layers for longevity. This might be looking to be a viable option!!

There's still the question on the little guys though, maybe I could place a paper towel "ramp" in there to wick some of the moisture?

 

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A week later and it was still damp, but needed a refill. I saw 2 lil guys in there so they can get in just fine! No deaths either. Looks like I'll be using this going forward!