Ngokumelana kwazo okuphezulu kweekhemikhali, ezi bhotile zilungele ukugcina i-reagents, imidiya yenkcubeko, i-biological fluids kunye neentlobo zezinye izisombululo ezinamanzi kunye nezingenamanzi.
Iibhotile ezicacileyo zilungele iinjongo zokubonisa kunye nobukhulu ukusuka kwi-100ml ukuya kwi-1000ml, ubukhulu obukhulu bunokusetyenziswa ukugcina imizekelo yezinto eziphilayo ezigciniweyo kwibhubhoratri. Iisayizi ezinkulu nazo zenza iiterrarium ezigqwesileyo okanye ii-aquariums ezincinci.