Help!! (please read!)

[k9krazee]

I know this has nothing to do with anything, bot OOC how old are you Reggie?

And while we're off topic...are you a boy or a girl?



Not that it has anything to do with anything, just thought I'd ask.

[buttercup132]

And while we're off topic...are you a boy or a girl?



Not that it has anything to do with anything, just thought I'd ask.

He said that he's a boy. Sorry for answering it. Just thought he might change his name.

[TamanduaGirl]

well on topic I've used a bowl with guinea pigs and changed a couple times a day was usually good enough. I preferred the bottle though. My rabbit only uses a bowl but his whole cage isn't covered by shavings.

What you need is a chew guard so they don't keep ruining the bottles. If you can't buy one it really wouldn't be to hard to make something.

Ont he barrowing. you find someone to lend you the money so you can find the money to use by finding someone to give it to you or by finding something to sell. You found a way to get the money so in a way you found the money.

I was a little scared to post in here though. To get that mad over someone suggesting to use a water bowl? If they knew you what might they do to you for using one yourself if they think it's that horrible?

There are water bottles all the time at one thrift store I go to. Just bleach them really good.

[Hellow]

I m a boy, and, do not give out my name in public or i wil really report you.

[cmayer31]

I normally don't post on the pet side, but thought I would add my $.02. I've used heavy ceramic water bowls for rodents as a temporary water source with no issues at all. Just clean them if the water gets dirty and replace the bedding if it gets soaked. The most important thing is that you should never a companion animal without a water source. An ice cube would have been better than nothing at all.

**I deleted my thought about reporting people because they had nothing to do with caring for an animal.**

[Blue Dragonfly]

man, now i am scared of the backlash if i ever need help with a problem, why is everyone so angry? if you don't like the thread, don't post in it. i don;t understand what the big deal is?

[CathyBogart]

Blue Dragonfly, you only need worry about the backlash if you ask for advice and then get pissy when you don't like the advice given. There are a lot of people here with a vast wealth of knowledge, so it's easy enough to pick and choose the advice you take without being snide to the people trying to help you.

[IRescue452]

Blue dragonfly is right, buy a water bottle nozzle you can screw onto any soda bottle. You'll have the nozzle a long time and can change bottles anytime.

[Twisterdog]

Reggie,

I have had rodents that chewed through water bottles, too. It IS frustrating ... seems mine always did it at 10:00 pm after all the stores closed.

For a temporary fix, should the situation ever arise again, YES, use duct tape!

For a permanent fix, there are several, most already mentioned, that I have used in the past with good results: buy a glass or metal water bottle instead of plastic;buy a metal guard sold at pet stores or just get a thin piece of metal, drill holes in the corners and attach it to the bars of the cage between the bottle and cage, or buy the attachements that can be screwed into normal plastic bottles.