Hamster vs bottled CO2

Read some where back that someone was using a hamster or two (that liked to run on a wheel) to boost CO2 in a grow closet. How much CO2 would a hamster produce vs the levels of CO2 utilized with a regulated CO2 set up. Would need to find a hamster that liked to run during the day, or put him on a different light schedule to be more effective. Would it be necessary to channel a rodents' out put or just have it in the same room.

lol, i would love to know the answer to this one.

haha fdd finds the funniest pictures........

yeah i wanna know the answer to this too...... hamsters are kinda cool...... reptiles produce c02 too right???rather have some iguanas or somthin....always wanted an iguana

just when I was going to market me weightlifting toad© CO2 booster too.........

Was looking for a slightly more educated response from the moderators, knowing this is not an overly effective method. How much CO2 is produced through respiration of a small animal (actual amount, which I haven't been able to find elsewhere). People also use fermentation to boost in small room, I can't imagine that this is much more efficient. I have a back ground in science and would love to see the actual numbers. I may eventually have to commit to a regulated system to allow for slightly higher temps but am curious about the numbers produced by different methods.

i have some numbers that i crunched last week. there are 25.2 molesof co2 produced per 5lbs bag of sugar used in fermentation. that is 30.34x10^23 molecules per lbs. of sugar...that is ideal with all sugar converted

that being said, i have no idea how much co2 is in a co2 tank or prodiced by a hamster or iguana.

i use the fermentation method in my small 6 sq ft closet. i have 6 simply orange containers for this. i simply change the sugar about once a week or so and it works well for me (need to decant the water out because it has an alcohol content in it that will retard or stop the fermentation). had a .85g/watt yield under a 250w hps with 5 week veg on my last grow using this method

anyone know how much co2 is in a 20lbs tank?

homerdog said:

Was looking for a slightly more educated response from the moderators, knowing this is not an overly effective method. How much CO2 is produced through respiration of a small animal (actual amount, which I haven't been able to find elsewhere). People also use fermentation to boost in small room, I can't imagine that this is much more efficient. I have a back ground in science and would love to see the actual numbers. I may eventually have to commit to a regulated system to allow for slightly higher temps but am curious about the numbers produced by different methods.

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all right.....

if you are running the proper type of exhaust system your little hamster won't do diddly for you. put your hamster in the sealed room. shut off the ventilation. how long will it take your hamster to die? several days maybe? i don't think the tiny little lungs of a hamster are going to put out any significant amount of CO2. i could be wrong but common sense is leading me on this one.

I'd say about 20 lbs.

Anyway, this has to be up there with dumb posts... I hope that guy wasn't serious about not knowing if iguanas breathe or not. Don't lose sleep over co2, there are much bigger concerns than that! You could affect your yield more with a dehumidifier than yeast. As long as you have proper ventilation there will always be enough co2, trust me this planet has surplus.

Also, everyone knows that canaries make the most co2.

I was thinking possibly rabbits. Especially during mating season.

Tanuvan said:

I was thinking possibly rabbits. Especially during mating season.

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now we're getting somewhere.

i'd just buy a bigger light.

A mouse on a wheel

Instead of putting a whole flock of stupid hamsters in there you could accomplish much more co2 by simply opening up the door once a day & laying a big fart, then closing the door.

That's methane and hydrogen sulfide not CO2.

Tanuvan said:

That's methane and hydrogen sulfide not CO2.

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Yeah,i know, but neither one will make a difference in anything

I still cant get over a mouse,this is about as bad as the turtle water thread.

Maybe you could hook the hamster wheel up to a fan system so you get co2 and circulation. Someone get on this now!

Thanks PastTimes. You provided me a portion of the answer I am looking for. I never claimed that this was an effective method just wanted some #'s for sh*t's and giggles. Light and air movement are not the problem. Humidity and Heat will be if I don't correct for them. Any one ever try this product -Edgestar Portable Air Cooler w/ Ionic Air Purifier-
Claims it will drop output air temp by 12 degrees, dehumidifies, and has an ionic purifier which I doubt works very well. Little swamper coolers won't work well in my area due to high humidity. Again #'s for regulated CO2 and small animals would be appreciated.

homerdog said:

Thanks PastTimes. Again #'s for regulated CO2 and small animals would be appreciated.

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I suspect you would be better off asking that respiration question in a veterinary forum.

Tanuvan said:

I suspect you would be better off asking that respiration question in a veterinary forum.

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What a sane answer. I am unaccustomed to those.

feed the hamster crack...it will produce more Co2..to be exact..for every hamster, feed 1 gram of crack every day. it will bring there co2 levels from 800ppm to 1900 ppm...ive also tried this with cats and extacy....