How to Keep a water bottle to not freeze in the winter?

[lovethetailyall]

How to Keep a water bottle to not freeze in thewinter?How do i do this.....???I will have the actuale bottle insidethe hut so it has a less chanse of freezing..but what should i do????:?

 

[pamnock]

Do NOT use water bottles during very cold wintermonths. The metal font freezes nearly instantly -- wellbefore water in the bottle will begin to freeze.

Use crocks and give a little extra treat such as apple or carrot to provide additional moisture.

Use warm water. Although warm water contains less oxygen andis said to sometimes freeze faster, the different is negligible and therabbit is more likely to drink more of the warm water than cold in thewinter.

Pam

 

[sheridan]

I dont know if this will actually work as Ihavent tried it yet but I bought a thermal covering for the bottle.Apparantly it stops the water from freezing

 

[pamnock]

sheridan wrote:

I dont know if this will actually work as I havent tried ityet but I bought a thermal covering for the bottle. Apparantly it stopsthe water from freezing

The cover will stop the water in the bottle from freezing, but theprimary issue is the metal water font freezing. The bottlecover won't help.

Pam

 

[NZminilops]

I just had an awefull image in my mind of alittle bunny tongue stuck frozen to the metal! Eek, I'm glad it nevergets that cold here.

 

[lovethetailyall]

pamnock wrote:

DoNOT use water bottles during very cold winter months. Themetal font freezes nearly instantly -- well before water in the bottlewill begin to freeze.

Use crocks and give a little extra treat such as apple or carrot to provide additional moisture.

Use warm water. Although warm water contains less oxygen andis said to sometimes freeze faster, the different is negligible and therabbit is more likely to drink more of the warm water than cold in thewinter.

Pam

crocks...whats that!

 

[pamnock]

lovethetailyall wrote:

crocks...whats that!

Heavy ceramic dish.

 

[lovethetailyall]

Is there something i can use on crocks to help the dish not freeze????

 

[pamnock]

HeatedWater Dish on Ebay

Many people have 2 dishes and switch them AM/PM to thaw when the newone is put out. You can also dip the frozen one in a warmbucket of water.

Be cautious using the electric dishes because the rabbit will chew the cord if within reach.

Pam

 

[lovethetailyall]

Ohhh what store can i get one from...things like that? or where can i order one??

 

[pamnock]

They have them on Ebay (click on the link that I previously posted) -- also in most pet catalogs.

Pam

 

[lovethetailyall]

Im not alowed to buy stuff of of e-bay..is there like a store web site i can order it from ...or a store?