| As long as there have been test tube | | | | constant cleaning necessary for all hummingbird |
| hummingbird feeders, the most commonly | | | | feeders. |
| question asked is; "Should I use glass or plastic | | | | Even the red caps on the ends of test tube |
| test tubes?" Is there a difference in attracting | | | | hummingbird feeders must be taken into |
| hummingbirds? Does one material last longer than | | | | consideration when purchasing your gifts. Red |
| the other and is one easier to clean? | | | | caps that fit inside the rim of test tubes are |
| The most obviously difference in test tube | | | | easily to install, but harder to remove than red |
| hummingbird feeders is that glass will break easier | | | | caps that are designed to go on the outside of |
| than plastic. If you drop a glass test tube versus | | | | the test tube ends. After the nectar solution grips |
| a plastic tube, it will probably shatter. However, a | | | | onto the inside surface of test tube hummingbird |
| plastic tube scratches very easily. Under normal | | | | feeders, it also forms a glue-like bonding on the |
| outside elements such as sun and rain, a plastic | | | | red caps. If you purchase only the red caps that |
| tube will turn a dingy yellow, whereas glass test | | | | fit on the outside of the test tubes, you do not |
| tubes are more resilient to weather conditions. | | | | have that sticky, bonding problem. Simply run |
| Cleaning the two different tubes can also pose a | | | | warm water over any stubborn test tubes and |
| challenge. The sugar/water hummingbird nectar | | | | the properly designed red caps come right off the |
| solution turns rapidly into a sticky, molasses-type | | | | test tube hummingbird feeders. |
| composite. Removing this sticky nectar is more | | | | The most overlooked part of any test tube |
| difficult with plastic test tubes than glass. Many | | | | hummingbird feeder is the copper. Many crafters, |
| people use specifically designed brushes or pipe | | | | or anyone wishing to make their own feeder, use |
| cleaners in order to get inside test tubes to clean | | | | the wrong thickness. Copper is extremely flexible |
| them. These same brushes with stiff bristles are | | | | which makes it prone to weaknesses in weather |
| needed to get to the bottom of the test tube | | | | conditions. If you use the thinner copper wire to |
| hummingbird feeders but tend to scratch the | | | | hold the test tubes in place, you will discover your |
| softer, plastic test tubes. Glass tubes are clinically | | | | test tubes on the ground in a very short time |
| developed products that can withstand the | | | | frame. |