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Alligator Forceps

Started By Gregory2455 , Oct 18 2014 4:23 PM

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#1 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 18 2014 - 4:23 PM

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These are alligator forceps. I suggest these for anyone that uses test tube setups. This tool makes it super easy to take the cotton deep inside the test tube out. It is about 2-4 seconds to reach into the test tube and grab the cotton and pull it out with this, where it was a lot longer and harder to take it out any other way that I have tried. Yesterday I got the cotton out of ~150 test tubes in 10 minutes, I would never have been able to do that without it. Overall, this tool is just useful.

#2 Offline drtrmiller - Posted October 18 2014 - 4:32 PM

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Why did you bend them?! Do you have gorilla hands?!

Haha jk.

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I'm partial to the $210 pair, myself.

Edited by drtrmiller, October 18 2014 - 4:33 PM.

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#3 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 18 2014 - 5:44 PM

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Oh yeah, I forgot to mention mine is 6.5 inches. I do not really suggest getting anything smaller than that, you want to be able to reach all the way down into the tube.

#4 Offline dean_k - Posted October 18 2014 - 6:05 PM

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I am going to be purchasing few more byFormica's test tube replacement kit to replace my test tubes.

I just relocated one of my hibernating Lasius queens.

#5 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 18 2014 - 6:20 PM

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I may get an alternate test tube from Byformica as well, but it is not quite economical when you have ~55 queens, with that number growing.

Edited by Gregory2455, October 18 2014 - 6:21 PM.

#6 Offline dean_k - Posted October 18 2014 - 6:25 PM

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In your case, hell no. It'd cost hundreds.

I just need one more for my Lasius. I don't intent to have a huge collection of ants.

Edited by dean_k, October 18 2014 - 6:26 PM.

#7 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 18 2014 - 6:44 PM

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Yes, I think I am following Drew's footsteps. One year from now, I may have a substantially larger amount than this too.

#8 Offline drtrmiller - Posted October 18 2014 - 7:22 PM

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Don't worry. I'm conjuring products that cater to the ant hoarder ;~)

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#9 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 18 2014 - 7:25 PM

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#10 Offline Mathiacus - Posted October 19 2014 - 1:40 AM

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Oh yeah, I forgot to mention mine is 6.5 inches. I do not really suggest getting anything smaller than that, you want to be able to reach all the way down into the tube.

that's what she said!