Baby Rabbits, Web Cams and USB Cables

[Martin I Pettinger]

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Hi

A colleague wants to put a web cam in his Rabbit Hutch so his kids can see the new babies that are due in a few weeks.

Now what he wants to know is whether there is a limit on the length of a USB cable for a web cam - can you daisy chain cables together. The other thing is whether infra red light is safe for the baby rabbits.

Hopefully someone can answer the USB cable issue. Thanks in anticipation.

Martin
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[hamishmacdonald]

I can't answer your technical question, but, well, I can't help remembering my own similar experience when I was little and our family gerbils had babies.

The horror! The horror!

Apparently the great "circle of life" includes eating your young.

[David Prahl]

I don't think Infrared light should affect them in any way. I can ask a Biology major, if you'd like!

Yes, you can daisy-chain USB. It gets pretty expensive after the first 10 feet, though. Is there any other way? Setting up a PC near the hutch, maybe?

[GoldKey]

Proabably be cheaper to get a wireless camera if you need to go any major length. If you really need to go wired for a great distance, you probably want to use a powered hub every once in a while to help bump up the signal.

[Steven Cedrone]

802.11b web cams. (http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=41) Then all you have to worrk about is power!

Steve