By Far The Best Water Bottles I Have Ever Bought In My Life.

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SO, I got tire of leaky bottles and noisy bottles and decided to experiment with one of these.

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NO LEAKS AT ALL, not even a drip!, COMPLETELY SILENT and you only have to remove it to clean....it’s SO EASY to fill on a daily basis. (I buy the 300ml bottles so they need filling and get fresh water every day, and more than one depending on population).

They are rather pricey for a plastic bottle but honestly even the rats have not destroyed this one (they can only access the metal spout).I am now in the process of slowly replacing all bottles with these overtime. It’s just making like so much easier and much quieter if you ever have to sleep in the same room as a cage. Wish I had tried them sooner.

Of course it can take some training for the animal to get the idea of how to work the valve but I find they pick it up quickly if you lean a finger around and press the valve a few times when they are stood at it, once they realize there IS water in there turn the valve is quickly solved.

So for anyone desperate for a bottle that does not leak or something quiet I would recommend giving it a try.
 
Look at that I’ve been trying to find a better water bottle mind so loud and really leaky even though it is nice and pretty it’s really hard to clean even with the rice trick then again that’s probably for all water bottles
 
I think that when a bottle is pricey it won't give us bad surprises... maybe...
Because I also bought a quite expensive bottle long ago; it looked nice, then I can refill it from the top, then it can be selected in many positions, etc.
Wasted money for me because the piggies don't drink at all (only Calliope plays with the bottle for making a pool on the fleece), but I admit that it does not leak at all. I think we have to pay a bit more if we want a good product.
The price is exaggerated in my opinion (12€! it was reduced when I bought it), but just for your reference I add a picture of it:
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rome_italy said:
I think that when a bottle is pricey it won't give us bad surprises... maybe...
Because I also bought a quite expensive bottle long ago; it looked nice, then I can refill it from the top, then it can be selected in many positions, etc.
Wasted money for me because the piggies don't drink at all (only Calliope plays with the bottle for making a pool on the fleece), but I admit that it does not leak at all. I think we have to pay a bit more if we want a good product.
The price is exaggerated in my opinion (12€! it was reduced when I bought it), but just for your reference I add a picture of it:
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The difference there is the one you pictured is the standard “ball and spout” which I find so noisy with some animals rattling on them more than others.

What I like about the Lixit are it has a little valve rather than a ball. The pet just had to learn to move the little lever with its tongue (either up, down or to the side) and the water is released. No “bouncing metal ball” rattling away :yahoo:

This is a picture of the valve up close.
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Squeakz said:
The difference there is the one you pictured is the standard “ball and spout” which I find so noisy with some animals rattling on them more than others.

What I like about the Lixit are it has a little valve rather than a ball. The pet just had to learn to move the little lever with its tongue (either up, down or to the side) and the water is released. No “bouncing metal ball” rattling away :yahoo:

This is a picture of the valve up close.
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really interesting! I have never seen anything like that (but maybe it is because I don't visit pet stores...)
When you mentioned the noise I was thinking about the noise of the bottle on the grid.
At least you have paid more for a new and better device. :nod: a good bargain!
I have bad noise when the piggies go and nibble the new house (a cardboard box). The old one collapsed yesterday :D and the new one does not have the wide windows and the panorama they seem to like so much. Tonight I had to close the door! too much noise!:eek:
 
Thanks for sharing, @Squeakz! :lol:
How are the new ratties doing? And, by the way, did you post pictures of them on the forum? I think I missed them, maybe?
 
rome_italy said:
really interesting! I have never seen anything like that (but maybe it is because I don't visit pet stores...)
When you mentioned the noise I was thinking about the noise of the bottle on the grid.
At least you have paid more for a new and better device. :nod: a good bargain!
I have bad noise when the piggies go and nibble the new house (a cardboard box). The old one collapsed yesterday :D and the new one does not have the wide windows and the panorama they seem to like so much. Tonight I had to close the door! too much noise!:eek:
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Guinea pigs with carrot cottages are the WORST! Whenever I gave those it had to be just as I was going out for the day haha.

I actually found the bottles online, don’t find them in pet stores near me and didn’t know they existed until I started researching bottle noise.
 
CraftyCavies said:
Thanks for sharing, @Squeakz! :lol:
How are the new ratties doing? And, by the way, did you post pictures of them on the forum? I think I missed them, maybe?
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Yeah there are some around. I think in the “other pets” subforum and a post in the pictures forum.

The youngsters are getting pretty big now but never stay still so are notoriously hard to get a clear picture of. Need to start their training at some point.
 
Squeakz said:
Yeah there are some around. I think in the “other pets” subforum and a post in the pictures forum.

The youngsters are getting pretty big now but never stay still so are notoriously hard to get a clear picture of. Need to start their training at some point.
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There we go, found them! :D Thx
 
Squeakz said:
Guinea pigs with carrot cottages are the WORST! Whenever I gave those it had to be just as I was going out for the day haha.

I actually found the bottles online, don’t find them in pet stores near me and didn’t know they existed until I started researching bottle noise.
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no carrot cottages here... they are rustic :woot: and don't need any carrot for making a mess during the night!ahahaha!

expensive christmas present::wub:
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two weeks ago, after their renovation:
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and yesterday we had the collapse of the roof on Calliope's head!
now they have again the same identical box. I have written today's date on the roof. I want to see...:roll:
 
@rome_italy I bought the same one (in blue) at nearby shop and it never leaks. I little noisy though :D
@Squeakz That looks a very nice bottle. I will look for the way I can buy one!
 
It looks similar to the sippy cups I use - same principle with the valve rather than ball.

Took a while for the boys to get used to but there's no going back now!

I got the medium sized..
 
We use the Ferplast Sippys for everyone too, but now somepig has figured out how to play with the vertical valve and leak water everywhere (even by just prodding with their nose). I wonder if the horizontal Lixit/Savic valves would be less messy? I have heard horizontal valves are a lot less messy than the vertical valves (for chickens, at least); good thing I just bought 10 vertical valves to make my own water bottles :doh:.
 
I am so tempted to try one of these.
Oreo is driving me mad - we are on our third different bottle in as many months, and she clacks away like a lunatic and drains 300 - 400ml a DAY!
Of course the fleece underneath is soaked and needs frequent changing, and 300ml soaks through a pile of pee pads in no time at all.
So I put a metal bowl underneath to catch the drips, and it was full (or course) in an hour or two and she developed the delightful habit of dropping her pellets into the water, and creating a revolting pellet mush :yikes:
 
AimeeOx said:
It looks similar to the sippy cups I use - same principle with the valve rather than ball.

Took a while for the boys to get used to but there's no going back now!

I got the medium sized..
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Tried these too and they leaked everywhere!
 
So I might be a little late here but I'm kind of terrified of leak-free bottles.
Both of my bottles are the kaytee glass ones with the little duck in it. They leak like crazy and make tons of noise but the last time I got a water bottle that claimed to be leak-proof my guineas went without water for a day.
Needless to say I was pretty irritated later that night ...I was confused about why the water level had not changed in the bottle since I put it in there. I decided to take the bottle out and push in on the little marble and found that no matter how many times I pressed or how deep I pressed, no water came out.
So I caved and decided that basically I'd rather have a leaky bottle that my pigs got plenty of water from rather than one that doesn't leak while starving/dehydrating them.
But who knows, maybe this one is different.
I could actually go ahead and link the bottle that gave me so much trouble in a separate post if people want me to.. if it would help.
 
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