Best place to buy top fill water bottles?

[TerriG]

Just trying to see if you guys know a better source than my local feed store

 

[fld20]

I got mine from kw cages 6.99 for one or or 4.80 if you buy 12 or more a lot cheaper than the $9 our feed store wanted

 

[qmets74]

I buy mine from walmart $4.50 for 32 oz bottle with nipple.

 

[Brass]

I got a couple valve type top load ones from TSC, but the water seems to come out pretty slow. They mount with a purple clip. Anyone familiar with these?

 

[Zass]

I got a couple valve type top load ones from TSC, but the water seems to come out pretty slow. They mount with a purple clip. Anyone familiar with these?

Yeah, I bought one to try it out. My rabbits won't use it. I tried it on three different animals. Nothing.

 

[Brass]

Do they make top load ball ones? The ball type that came with my cages leak/drip constantly, which is disappointing. At this point I'll be using crocs which I don't want to do, until I get my auto watering system up (gravity fed), but now I don't know if that will work because I don't know if the drinking spouts that I'm supposed to get are ball, valve or nipple or what ….

 

[akane]

We had a top fill ball valve but it leaked horrible. Lixit makes some. The ball valves do best with a vacuum. I get the lever valve top fill lixits. I've had no issues with rabbits not using them. I give them no other option and they drink plenty from it. Even if it comes out slower it's not like they have much else to do. Hop, chew, shove a ball for a minute, sit, and eat or drink. The kits have had no trouble using them. I don't give my kits crocks. They either have one of those lixits or a critter canteen with a regular ball valve.

 

[caroline]

I use the Lixit 64 oz. bottles with the roller ball in the tube. I agree that the top fill ones leak, so I prefer these.
The best price I've found is @ Dr fosters Smith & if you buy $85+ you get free shipping.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... atid=21369

 

[Brass]

Can my new buns (first time owner) have water in crocs until i get better bottles? Or will they drown? They're babies just leaving their mom.

 

[Zass]

Can my new buns (first time owner) have water in crocs until i get better bottles? Or will they drown? They're babies just leaving their mom.

You can use crocks indefinitely. Some of my rabbits have crocks, some have bottles. On the worst days of winter I switch the whole herd from bottles to crocks because they do not freeze anywhere near as fast, and the bun can break the ice to get to the water.