Water bottle or water bowl?
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pigsforlife
Mama Doe
Mine have both.
Elena
Wise Old Thumper
I use dog bowls, they hold between a litre and one and a half litres. In winter though mine tend to drink quite a bit cos of the heating as they are indoors.
yaretzi
Wise Old Thumper
Thirstybuns :shock: Is that size for all 4? I've only got 2, so I think I can scale it down a little
Otherwise I have a bad feeling that they might just sit in it :roll:
Elena
Wise Old Thumper
Thirstybuns :shock: Is that size for all 4? I've only got 2, so I think I can scale it down a little
Nope, one dog bowl per pair. My four don't live together but in two pairs.
They don't go through a whole bowl a day, more like a third to a half a bowl a day. I try to refresh the water every day. The advantage of the dog bowls is they are virtually impossible for them to tip when full (when not full as well!) and it means they will always have enough water for the day.
Parsnip&tats
Warren Scout
Both. They mostly drink from the bowl though and the bottle is rarely used (but they still use it occasionally). Also have it as back up in case they tipped their bowl over
destroythenight
New Kit
My bunnies started out with a bottle, but they both used to get mad at it for not giving them water fast enough I think! One morning I awoke to the metal spout and two inner metal balls had been ripped off; my girls had chewed and clawed so much that it came apart. That scared the hell out me (choking hazard?!) so it's been the bowl ever since. I am thinking of getting a bottle again, as I rarely see them drinking out their bowl these days :/
here's an example: Daisy, chewing away at the water bottle. terrible quality of vid, but you get the picture! and yes, that is me laughing at her at 0:27 - she's too funny!
http://youtu.be/RJhnKI_Ei2Y
here's an example: Daisy, chewing away at the water bottle. terrible quality of vid, but you get the picture! and yes, that is me laughing at her at 0:27 - she's too funny!
http://youtu.be/RJhnKI_Ei2Y
happysaz133
Wise Old Thumper
Both :wave: Mine have the option, and at different times, they prefer different things. At the moment, their bottles are being used more than the bowl.
Chez87
Warren Scout
My boy does this! Seems to get angry that it's not giving him enough, so I have since provided him with a bowl, although I don't know if he's realised properly yet, although I did see him have a little drink out of it today.
pinkyblare
Alpha Buck
both my Toto and Flopsy grew up with bottle but i found it was going green inside so tried the water bowl they never used the bottle since!, as for Dorothy i had no spare bottle when i took her in and everywhere was closed so i just put bowl in and hoped for the best she has drank from it luckily so once bonded them two will be bowl, the two new girls have a bottle each! they seem to drink a lot so will try bowl when they are a bit older and i have revamped the shed shelving and take out the hutch once i know they are still bonded after their spays.
so a mixture here two on bottle two on bowl :lol:
so a mixture here two on bottle two on bowl :lol:
twobunnies&apony
Alpha Buck
Big dog type bowl is the answer to the tipping problem.
twobunnies&apony
Alpha Buck
Thirstybuns :shock: Is that size for all 4? I've only got 2, so I think I can scale it down a little
Needs to be fairly solid and substantial otherwise they will tip it over.
twobunnies&apony
Alpha Buck
What a hooligan! I thought they had broke the mould after my Olive but obviously not. Mad, bad and dangerous to know!
