How to make a water bowl for rabbits with your hands?

High-Quality drinking bottle for rabbits required to implement the normal life of these animals. If they receive less water, they become particularly vulnerable and begin to Sick often. Devices that are to implement, are not always suitable for these animals. Therefore, it is better to make yourself.

Requirements

A drinking Bowl for rabbits, made by hand, must meet certain conditions:

• Capacity — per animal per day requires about 1-1,5 l water;
• Closed — the vessel must not be uneaten food, hair and faeces of rabbits;
• Sustainability — the device should be well fixed on the walls of the cells, since otherwise the Strait of fluid that will lead to various diseases of these animals;
• Convenient — the jar should be such, and for Bunny, and for the owner in terms of its content.

Photos drinkers for rabbits placed throughout the article.

Classification of drinkers

They are subdivided according to the material used:

• Stainless steel,
• Plastics
• Metal;
• Other materials.

Design waterers for rabbits klassificeret the following groups:

• Automatic — the flow of water is carried out without human intervention by reducing the level of fluid in the blood vessels; have a high cost, uneconomic for small farms;
• Nipple   drinking troughs for rabbits, in which water remains clean during the day, not poured, they are not rotated, but in the winter the fluid in them quickly freezes, they are small in volume, therefore, require filling several times a day, short-lived and unreliable in structural terms, it can leak around the cover;
• Vacuum — can be fastened to the wall with special fasteners, very roomy, one container is enough for one rabbit for a day, but with incorrect setting of the liquid level they may be;
• Cup — cans, bowls, cups, which can be easily inverted animals, they easily get into the fur and feces and, therefore, they are not recommended for rabbits.

Also, the waterers can be divided into industrial and manufactured its own production.

On large farms prefer automatic drinkers, while private owners to a greater extent made their own.

Creating the device — simple version

Below will show you how to make a water bowl for rabbits on their own.

For production you can use a usual plastic bottle. Drinking is done in the following steps:

• In the center of the bottle with a knife made a hole the same diameter as that of the rabbit's head;
• It attaches to cell walls with wire;
• Filled with 1.5 l of water.

Thus, waterers for rabbits of bottles can be done quickly and easily. They do not require special care. Of the downsides — fragility.

Creating vacuum drinkers

In this case, in addition to plastic bottles and wire, you will need a tank from where the rabbits will drink water directly, for example, tin.

The Sequence of steps to create such drinking bowl:

• In a bottle filled with water, after which it is cover.
• Attach wire to the wall of the cage upside down.
• Under it is a container, the neck should not touch her bottom.
• Unscrew the cover. The water will flow from the bottle into the bottle as long as its level is equal with the slice bottle. At the time of their coincidence forms a vacuum which will hold the column of water from flowing as long as animals will not drink of the liquid, resulting in a gap between the water level and cut the bottle.

The Capacity in which water enters, can be mounted on self-made groove, along which it will slide with a certain effort.

However, when using this option, drinking troughs for rabbits of plastic bottles they can get debris and dirt that harms the health of farmed animals.

Upgraded version of the plastic waterers

This material is periodically subjected to attacks from the fauna. Therefore, it is short-lived. In order to extend its service life, carry out the following steps:

• Galvanized or stainless steel make a box to protect the bottle for 5 years or more;
• Sharp edges must be processed with a file to avoid wounding animals.

In this case, the operation of the waterers for the rabbits of the bottles is greatly increased.

For production it is better to take a dark bottle because light water will bloom faster, which is undesirable for farmed animals.

Another option for the advanced drinker is the installation of the bottle flush with the surface of the tank. To move the water you need in the neck to drill the holes. It should be noted that the distance from the cut edge to the hole should not exceed the depth of the tank. It is best to do them through, with some above and others below. You can do criss cross. This will ensure smooth distribution of water hammer in time to the time of the coup of the bottle and will not cause twisting or other deformation. With this method to tighten the cap on the bottle is not necessary. In the winter you can even cut the necks to make it easier to break the ice.

Creating a nipple waterers

For production you will need the following materials:

• Silicone (sealant);
• Spouts nipple;
• Electrical tape;
• Plastic hose and bottle on 1-1,5 liters

Nipple spouts can be purchased at appropriate retail outlets. They can be replaced by a cropped body handles with inside steel ball from bearing.

The Production is as follows:

• In the container lid, making the hole using a screwdriver, heated awl or other available means;
• It is passed the tube;
• As to calculate the diameter of the hole and to make it at home is difficult, it in most cases turns out more than it takes in this case, one end of the hose wrapped with duct tape;
• The lid at the junction of the tube and coated on both sides with sealant;
• In the hose nipple is inserted spout or equivalent for the crop body of a pen, in the same way that is fixed by the sealant;
• Assembled device is placed with the outer side of the cage, and put the hose inside through the bars.

If you create any drinkers need to consider the fact that males use less water compared to females. The last requires more fluids during pregnancy.

Problem

Vacuum drinkers tend to freeze in the winter seasons. In addition, the water freezes in the containers in which it drains out of the bottles. Therefore, the onset of cold weather in the cells can be suspended in the source water quality ice. During operation of nipple drinkers at this time of year by freezing the spout into the bottle you pour the hot water. In addition, you can use the forced flow of a fluid out of a reservoir by means of a small pump, ensuring its circulation throughout the water circuit, in which are mounted nipple nipples. To ensure water supply in very cold days in a container you can put a low power heater.

Toilet Training rabbits to the drinking bowl

From nipple drinkers these animals to drink themselves will not be until then, until you realize that there is water. While the rabbit in a cage, people need to tap on the nipple with your finger. The water that remains on it, need to bring first to the nose of the rabbit, and then to his mouth, he sniffed it and licked. This procedure should be carried out not once, breeders recommend that it be repeated at least 3-4 times. It is possible to stop after when the owner sees that the animal began to imitate his actions, pressing the tongue to the ball.

In conclusion

The Drinker for rabbits can be made independently. As a material for production, you can use plastic bottles. They can be installed so that the neck does not touch the bottom or his touch. In the latter case, on the neck of the bottle to make the hole. In addition, you can use nipple waterers. In this case, it is important to accustom the rabbits to a separate fluid inlet.