Living World Glass Water Bottle

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so i was on viovet as i want to get a few things for the pigs and dogs, and also wanted to get the living world glass water bottle (will attach image) and i read the reviews, this person said it was great but also said "of corse i took the carrot out" is there anything i don't know about it, and why did she take the carrot out? as this was one of the main reasons i was going to get this water bottle. (the carrot floats in the water bottle so you can see how hight the water is)
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I use this type of bottle - and I too, took the carrot out. I don't use the carrot floats as it's one more thing to have to clean and sterilise once a week . I use boiling water to sterilise these bottles.

There's no harm in keeping the carrot in - it's all down to personal choice.
 
I have this bottle but the large one and it is great.

I actually had to purchase it and use it for my rabbits because one of my female rabbits kept chewing the plastic spout on the other bottles we have and use for the piggies.

She is not able to do this with the glass bottle and metal spout.

We leave the carrot in the bottle as it does help show you what the water level is so not sure why the other purchaser removed it? However it often gets accidentally left out when refilling and cleaning etc so perhaps they just found that a nuisance? I think it is just down to personal choice on whether to leave the carrot in or not :)
 
i'm glad you mentioned that the carrot is even removable because i wanted to try these bottles and sterilise them with boiled water, but didn't want to melt the plastic carrot in the process :))
 
I've got this water bottle and not being funny but my piggies can't seem t get the water put properly. I noticed the water hadn't gone down in a few days, I checked the ball and it was working fine but put their old one in anyway, they gulped down water and drank nearly half the bottle!L I thought maybe I had a faulty one, the water does come out less rapidly than the cheap ones you get, but it does come out. So anyway I bought another one the other day just incase but...exact same thing...any ideas peeps?!
 
I have one of these and 2 plastic ones with the grey lid (they came with the cages and i have two cages together in an L-shape joined with a bridge.) i like them, can clean with boiling water whereas plastic ones will melt. I only keep the plastic ones on as i have an ill sow that drinks lots and she prefers the plastic ones. The non drip glass ones definately do as they say, and my other 2 sows prefer it. I also keep the carrot in, cleans easily and definately good for glancing to check water levels.
 
HansPiggies said:
I've got this water bottle and not being funny but my piggies can't seem t get the water put properly. I noticed the water hadn't gone down in a few days, I checked the ball and it was working fine but put their old one in anyway, they gulped down water and drank nearly half the bottle!L I thought maybe I had a faulty one, the water does come out less rapidly than the cheap ones you get, but it does come out. So anyway I bought another one the other day just incase but...exact same thing...any ideas peeps?!
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Hmm not sure it may just be that because it is new and different that it will take a bit of time for them to get used to it.

If it was me I would just leave both bottles in and see if they slowly learn to use it and once they do you can then remove the other one.
 
I forgot the carrot was in there & when I emptied the water out I lost it down the sink! .. The Carrots a waste of time in my opinion xD
 
Caron's Cavies said:
Hmm not sure it may just be that because it is new and different that it will take a bit of time for them to get used to it.

If it was me I would just leave both bottles in and see if they slowly learn to use it and once they do you can then remove the other one.
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Thanks for the advice, but the thing is, they used it fine for a week or so and the water level was going down and then it just stopped. I'm just scared it's not working properly but not sure why...I think I might put both in as you said and see if it goes down at all :)
 
yeah I have lots of these for my piggies, the carrot is just there so you can see the water levels easy. I left them in, but lost a couple down the sink when rinsing the bottles out!
 
You can get one with a little plastic duck in it too XD
Sorry, that was random! But in all fairness I think the glass ones are easier to clean, and the floating things make it easier to see the remaining water level :)
 
I've got one of these and one of the plastic Crystal bottles on my cage, both guineas seem to prefer the glass bottle, I wonder if this is because the spout is angled down a bit more. I left the carrot in cause I like it!
 
piggieminder said:
I've got one of these and one of the plastic Crystal bottles on my cage, both guineas seem to prefer the glass bottle, I wonder if this is because the spout is angled down a bit more. I left the carrot in cause I like it!
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oh ok i will defy try as i like the idea of a glass one!
 
HansPiggies said:
I've got this water bottle and not being funny but my piggies can't seem t get the water put properly. I noticed the water hadn't gone down in a few days, I checked the ball and it was working fine but put their old one in anyway, they gulped down water and drank nearly half the bottle!L I thought maybe I had a faulty one, the water does come out less rapidly than the cheap ones you get, but it does come out. So anyway I bought another one the other day just incase but...exact same thing...any ideas peeps?!
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i watch u on youtube!
 
piggie.slave said:
i watch you on youtube!
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Hehe hi!
I think I've solved the bottle problem...When I bought the second one, it was slightly smaller than the first so I just put the old glass bottle on the new spout (thinking it must be the spout that's the problem!) But yesterday I put the new smaller glass bottle on and they've drunk from it, it's about half full now! So maybe the vacuum wasn't working properly or something, I don't know anyway it's fine now apart from the bottle is really small lol!
 
HansPiggies said:
Hehe hi!
I think I've solved the bottle problem...When I bought the second one, it was slightly smaller than the first so I just put the old glass bottle on the new spout (thinking it must be the spout that's the problem!) But yesterday I put the new smaller glass bottle on and they've drunk from it, it's about half full now! So maybe the vacuum wasn't working properly or something, I don't know anyway it's fine now apart from the bottle is really small lol!
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Oh ok!
 
mmm :hmm:A new one on me,
dont think l like the idear of the carrot in the bottle, what happens when it gets coverd in green ?.
how do you clean it
 
They don't get covered in green if the bottle is washed out daily & fresh water given :) Green algae only appears when water is left in the bottle too long without being replaced by fresh :) I have these & my pigs love them, yes they are noisy but they enjoy drinking from glass bottles, tastes better than plastic in their opinion lol :)
 
I got my piggies one of these last month and they definitely prefer it to the standard plastic bottles. They even choose to use it over their water bowl which was the main way they chose to drink their water before.
I think the reason why some people take the carrot out is because they are worried about chemicals leaching from the plastic into the water, but the lid inside the metal cap is plastic anyway so removing the carrot isn't going to make much of a difference. I keep the carrot in and put the plug in the sink when I empty it so I don't loose it. :)
 
Crazy4Cavies said:
I got my piggies one of these last month and they definitely prefer it to the standard plastic bottles. They even choose to use it over their water bowl which was the main way they chose to drink their water before.
I think the reason why some people take the carrot out is because they are worried about chemicals leaching from the plastic into the water, but the lid inside the metal cap is plastic anyway so removing the carrot isn't going to make much of a difference. I keep the carrot in and put the plug in the sink when I empty it so I don't loose it. :)
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ok thanks, i brought one today as i noticed the old plastic one was going green, idk why but ill have to see if they like it!
 
I'm debating on whether to get a glass water bottle or not. I have a plastic one atm but trying to create a vacuum so it stops leaking all over the show is a nightmare! I spent 45 minutes the other night trying to get a vacuum going and had to give up and just put a towel in the cage. Plus my girls don't drink from the bottle, vacuum or no. I've read that piggies prefer glass water bottles so I'm considering it.

However, reading some reviews online gives me some concerns and I was wondering if anyone had their own experiences. I've seen lots of reviews about the bottles not giving water, or completely emptying in the cage and flooding the place. Anyone else had these problems or just people not using the bottle correctly?
 
I've used the living world bottles for years and think they're great. I always have 2 in the hutch - just in case something goes wrong with one. I've never had any problems though - to my knowledge !
 
PiggyOwner said:
I've used the living world bottles for years and think they're great. I always have 2 in the hutch - just in case something goes wrong with one. I've never had any problems though - to my knowledge !
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Thanks! So how do you create a vacuum in them? People can't be doing it right as there are hundreds of bad reviews saying that the bottles empty out in the cage.
 
I fill bottle almost to the top - making sure there is a small airspace

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I hold the filled bottle upright ( i.e. with the drip feeder at the bottom ) and shake as if I'm trying to get ketchup out of a glass bottle !

You may note from the picture that I have taken the silver surround off drip feeder too. I was concerned water would get trapped there which I think is unhygienic
 
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