I recently bought 5 conversion kits for 2 liter bottles. They use a different style of nipple than what I currently use. My current water bottles are 1 quart with the balls in the nipples. Never had any issue with them, other than the occasional stuck upper ball which is easily corrected. The new ones I bought have a little pin in them to allow the water to trickle out of the bottle. And the bottle must have a small air hole put in the bottom. I got them from Bass. I didn't expect any problem. I put the hole in the bottle and set it up. To be safe while they were learning a new system I put both types on the cage at the same time. But, my rabbits have been very disinclined to use the newer style nipple, to the point that they would get thirsty waiting for me to refill the older one, while the newer one sat there with water in it. A few did use it sporadically, but many did not. And all of them were obviously thirsty when I refilled the older one.
Has anyone else had similar issues? And if so, what did you do about it? I'm just about consigned to go buy a new set of 2 liter conversion kits with the older style nipples. The 1 quart bottles just don't hold enough for a doe and kits, and I'm not especially thrilled with going out to buy brand new complete 2 quart bottles.
One of the main reasons I ask the questions is because I am thinking down the road to when I hope to eventually set up a self watering system with heater. Every such system I've seen uses spigots like the new one I am describing. Ya know what they say, "You can lead a rabbit to water, but you can't make him drink." If mine won't use that style nipple, I'm feeling kinda stuck in daily bottle refills, and frozen bottles in the winter. <br /><br /> -- Sun Feb 28, 2016 5:44 pm -- <br /><br /> I'm bumping this in hopes of some advice. I did buy 2 of the conversion spigots from TSC, with the balled nipples. One of them won't even go on a bottle, and the other one leaked a bit from the nipple. Does anyone sell one that actually works?
Has anyone else had similar issues? And if so, what did you do about it? I'm just about consigned to go buy a new set of 2 liter conversion kits with the older style nipples. The 1 quart bottles just don't hold enough for a doe and kits, and I'm not especially thrilled with going out to buy brand new complete 2 quart bottles.
One of the main reasons I ask the questions is because I am thinking down the road to when I hope to eventually set up a self watering system with heater. Every such system I've seen uses spigots like the new one I am describing. Ya know what they say, "You can lead a rabbit to water, but you can't make him drink." If mine won't use that style nipple, I'm feeling kinda stuck in daily bottle refills, and frozen bottles in the winter. <br /><br /> -- Sun Feb 28, 2016 5:44 pm -- <br /><br /> I'm bumping this in hopes of some advice. I did buy 2 of the conversion spigots from TSC, with the balled nipples. One of them won't even go on a bottle, and the other one leaked a bit from the nipple. Does anyone sell one that actually works?