Roach slip

[paintballislife]

So I was reading some forums about how to prevent escaping bugs, roaches, isos, etc etc. And they were talking about this PTFE (slip-a-bu) "Fluon" coating.

Anyone ever heard of this? Tried it?


Zardoz NOTwax® is a 100% pure liquid Teflon® Fluoropolymer
http://www.zardoznotwax.com/what-is-notwax/the-science.php

 

[Claudiusx]

Never have heard of it.

Some packaging tape works fine for me though.

-Brandon

 

[paintballislife]

Tried that. After awhike it comes off and tbe babies get stuck. Plus im looking for something I can put on my sort buckets.

 

[Carnivorouszoo]

be careful with tephlon, at high temps (not sure what constitutes as high) it lets off a toxic fume.

 

[paintballislife]

All plastic or synthetic items out gas near their melting points. Teflon has a melting point in the 400F area.

 

[john2185]

did you try vaseline?

 

[paintballislife]

Yes i did, but every time i go in the cage i get it on me. That and it melts. Looking for something a little more permanent.

 

[john2185]

what are you putting in the bin? becuase walmart has these black bins that are a smooth as packing tape my dubia nymphs cant even climb a half inch up it

 

[paintballislife]

I just got a 45 gallon thats black, but it has a slight texture to it. Walmart. Another one 30g blue and a translucent blue that is smooth. They cant climb that. couldnt find anything else like that, that was opaque.

 

[john2185]

yeah mines translucent black

 

[Pixall]

Like they were saying about the teflon earlier, be careful. It kills birds DEAD. Like, not sick, keel over dead. People too, I hear. And people use it when cooking! Scary stuff. /shiver.

 

[Carnivorouszoo]

Yeah, we don't bring tephlon in our house ever. :/

 

[Pixall]

We have some, but don't use it often. Alex likes to cook with it sometimes, but it scares the crap outta me. I make sure the a/c is off, the bird room is closed off, lowwwwwww heat with the extractor fan running and the windows open. Usually I put up enough of a stink about it that he just uses another pot. lol