Reddit reviews Lixit Quick Fill Bird Bottle (Medium)
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THE PEFECT SIZE: The Medium Quick fill bottle comes in a 600ML/20oz capacity.NO DRIP VALAVE: The Lixit Quick Fill bottle features a stainless steel no drip valve. This valve uses a lever that is moved side to side to release water instead of a ball. The bottle is recommended for Guinea pigs, Rabbits, Ferrets, Medium Birds and other small animals. Lever valve is not recommended for Hamsters Rats or Mice.EASY TO FILL: The bottle has an easy to open flip top lid so it does not need to be removed from the cage to refill. Simply open the top and add additional water when needed.SEE THROUGH DESIGN: The bottle comes in a translucent blue color that allows you to see the water level and will brighten up your cage.SPRING MOUNT: The Quick Fill bottle comes with a spring mount to attach it to your cage. The bottle has a groove formed into the plastic so that it won’t slide off the bottle.
I've had good luck with this Petco brand dripless small animal water bottle. My bunny couldn't figure it out at first (I think maybe he just couldn't figure out that it was a water bottle?), but as soon as we pressed down on the lever at the mouthpiece and showed him water comes out, he took to it and hasn't had a problem since.
Before this one, I tried one other kind of dripless bottle with the lever type opening, but it was really sharp and hard to press so I took out pretty much immediately when my bunny tried to drink from it and failed. He's been using the Petco bottle for almost a year now, and we haven't had a single issue with it. I'm surprised no one else here had tried these or recommends them. Way better than a water dish.
edit: This is the kind I tried first. You can see the lever design from the picture. It was located in the small animal section at the store, but it makes sense as a bird water bottle because the lever is really sharp/stiff so probably fine for beaks but not little wodent/bunny teeth? Regardless, the design of the petco bottle is the same idea but a much better execution for bunnies. And it's nice and big.
I use these flip-top Lixit bottles and I love them. I had one that started leaking after a couple years but several others that have had no issues. I like them because you don't need to remove them from the cage to refill them and they have a valve instead of a bearing so they're completely silent.
I use this litterbox with the white tray removed, and Yesterdays News litter. I stuck it in the poop corner and they trained themselves.
I used the water botle that came with the All Living Things Starter cage, but my boys are in my bedroom and the nighttime drinking noise was intolerable. I got them a locking dish and I like it, they like it. But I started to worry they weren't drinking enough water, so I got a Lixit valve bottle and I love it. My boys love it too, they picked it up very quickly.
Just out of curiosity, how did they chew through the plastic bottle? Was it mounted inside the cage?