Bottles or bowls
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Bottles or bowls
What do you guys prefer for your buns water? I have a bottle for Minnie but it just leaks so much, it's just one of the standard ones you see in pet shops, any recommendations ?
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Try a Sippy water bottle from ferplast... Sooty & Fern have one & they don't leak, plus you can mount them in or outside the cage
Teddi & Lexi have ordinary bottles but 2 smaller rather than a large one as I find the bigger they are, the more they tend to drip.
Tigger has a huge dogs bowl for his water as he won't use a bottle
In fact before I had Teddi, none of my previous buns used bottles, but he can't manage a bowl due to the angle of his head
Try giving them the choice of both

Tigger has a huge dogs bowl for his water as he won't use a bottle

In fact before I had Teddi, none of my previous buns used bottles, but he can't manage a bowl due to the angle of his head
Try giving them the choice of both

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Re: Bottles or bowls
Sorry I can't recommend a bottle as all mine have bowls (their choice) I find it's easier to keep them clean too, the only time I've used bottles they seemed to leak or drip 


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Re: Bottles or bowls
I used to just have bottles, but as soon as I put bowls of water down they stopped using the bottle altogether, so now they just have the bowls
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i did put a bowl down before i went to bed and she went straight to it and has used it this morning aswell,so i am going to use a bowl and bottle for now x
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I've had to use bottles for the babies (as they can drown in bowls) but I prefer bowls and think they are easier to clean out 

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Hi, I used these http://www.johnhopewell.co.uk/default.a ... oductid=21 and found them great, I now mainly use stainless steel bowls for the hutches. 

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I use bowls - the Boys and Her Ladyship much prefer them. They do have bottles in as a back up,for the occasions when somebun decides to either jump in the water bowl and splash the water out, or kick poo in there 

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Mine prefer their bowl - or bowls as they have a few dotted around the garden so they don't have to go too far if they get thirsty. 
In their hutch they have a bottle, there have been a few 'incidents' with bowls. They do use the bottle but definitely prefer their bowls.

In their hutch they have a bottle, there have been a few 'incidents' with bowls. They do use the bottle but definitely prefer their bowls.
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We have the John Hopewell bottles on all our hutches and even buns who are used to the standard classic bottles seem to manage them straight away. I always put a bowl in as well during the summer but they just tend to pee or poop in it.


