Rabbits do tend to drink more from a bowl.
Will they like this?
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Hyatt101
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I thought so. I have always been skeptical with bottles because i feel like they can never get enough water from them
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Jennifer
Hyatt101 wrote:
the main reason I refill more often than I have to is that the bowl could stand to be washed out about once a day anyway 'cause it always gets a little bit of hay/debris in it and if I'm washing it out, I may as well refill it. to make sure the water's always fresh/full/clean, I just stay in the habit of dumping and refilling it once daily (which should probably done with any sort of water bowl).
one of mine does drink quite a bit... but one thing with the water dispenser I linked is that the water level drops from full to about 2/3 of the way full when you flip it over and it fills up the bowl. it's usually down to about 1/3 when I refill it.Oh really? Maybe your rabbits just drink a lot
I think i might get one of them, just depending on how big they are!
the main reason I refill more often than I have to is that the bowl could stand to be washed out about once a day anyway 'cause it always gets a little bit of hay/debris in it and if I'm washing it out, I may as well refill it. to make sure the water's always fresh/full/clean, I just stay in the habit of dumping and refilling it once daily (which should probably done with any sort of water bowl).
Hyatt101
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Thats true; good point I think it would be effective, but I don't want them taking up too much space since the bunnies don't have big areas to play.
(By the way, LOVE the profile pics of Nala and Gaz )
I think it would be effective, but I don't want them taking up too much space since the bunnies don't have big areas to play.(By the way, LOVE the profile pics of Nala and Gaz
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Jennifer
thanks! I tried the free program mentioned here: http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=26593&forum_id=66 and made myself an avatar from newer pics
I don't know that it's really possible to get anything significantly smaller than the water dispenser I've got - a more narrow base would make it more top-heavy and potentially easy to topple over.
I can't think of where I've seen one, but I think it may be possible to get something that hooks to the cage like a water bottle but dispenses into a bowl, so maybe you could find something like that... or just stick with a bottle until you get your bunns bonded (I assume that's what you're going for since you mentioned a divided NIC cage?).
I can't guarantee that a waterer like I have would work all that well in a cage, though - I dunno about your rabbits, but mine tend to make a pretty big thunk sometimes when they're jumping down, which I think might slosh the water a bit. then again, if your cage's ground level is right on the floor it would probably work (mine has grids for the ground floor too to add stability because it's so tall). I just keep their water bowl in the pen and have a bottle in the cage.
I don't know that it's really possible to get anything significantly smaller than the water dispenser I've got - a more narrow base would make it more top-heavy and potentially easy to topple over.
I can't think of where I've seen one, but I think it may be possible to get something that hooks to the cage like a water bottle but dispenses into a bowl, so maybe you could find something like that... or just stick with a bottle until you get your bunns bonded (I assume that's what you're going for since you mentioned a divided NIC cage?).
I can't guarantee that a waterer like I have would work all that well in a cage, though - I dunno about your rabbits, but mine tend to make a pretty big thunk sometimes when they're jumping down, which I think might slosh the water a bit. then again, if your cage's ground level is right on the floor it would probably work (mine has grids for the ground floor too to add stability because it's so tall). I just keep their water bowl in the pen and have a bottle in the cage.
Hyatt101
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Right. Well, with the bonding, I don't really know what to do. Taz has the broken leg, and Pepper seems fine, but I think Taz is more sensitive (does that sound dumb?) I think she might miss being in her mother's cage (if thats something rabbits do) and will she miss being in the same cage as her sister? Technically, they are in the same cage, but with the divider. And about the floor, we are putting some kind of flooring thing down, but we also have grids down too, like what you have.
Hyatt101
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Ugh! I can't get the photo thing to download on my computer :X
Hyatt101
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I got something called "flyrunner" photo thing downloaded, but it keeps taking to to this scam offer thing, and it won't let me enter the site! :X I give up.
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Jennifer
you should end up with this page after a couple clicks: http://www.soft32.com/windows/photo-design/animation/easy-gif-animator/free-download?rel=center
(the name of the program you download and use is called "Easy GIF Animator")
give it another try from that link and if you can't get it to work, upload the pics you want in the avatar to photobucket or something and then PM me the links to those pics - I've still got 19 free uses on my trial and can't imagine using them all, so I can put it together for you if you can't get the program to download.
(the name of the program you download and use is called "Easy GIF Animator")
give it another try from that link and if you can't get it to work, upload the pics you want in the avatar to photobucket or something and then PM me the links to those pics - I've still got 19 free uses on my trial and can't imagine using them all, so I can put it together for you if you can't get the program to download.
Hyatt101
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Thank you!! The download didn't work, so I'll just Pm the pics
