Keeping eels (Short Term)

[Roccus]

I do a slight variation on the two-bucket system...I have the one with holes drilled in it resting inside the other "catch" bucket...my inside bucket is slightly smaller than the catch bucket and the ridges around the top hold it about four inches off the bottom of the catch bucket. So I put ice inside the catch bucket, then slide the holed bucket inside where it rests just over the ice. Keeps the eels cool & quiet and no danger of drowning because the melted ice water never reaches the top bucket.