Water bottles with c&c cage

[xkatymayx]

The water bottle attached to the inside of the c&c cage resting on the correx keeps falling off! It happens at least once a day and I can't figure out a way to make it not fall off. It will stay there happily resting on the correx attached with the wire holding onto the grid. Piggy comes over and drinks from it and it goes wonky then piggy rushes past it, knocks it and it falls off!

I've tried putting the bottle on the outside of the grid, but the correx is 4mm thick and the spout of the water bottle ends up not being long enough.

I've also tried making sure the wire is really tight, so tight it is hard to get it on and off, but still the pigs knock it off!

Today I came home from work with both bottles on the floor. I don't know how long it was like that.

What can I do? I know loads of people here use these cages so would love to know how you get the bottle to stay on!

 

[Connie]

The only way to make the plastic bottle stay on, is to put it on the outisde of the cage. (the only way ive found anyway)

But you can buy glass ones that attach to the inside of the cage, the spout/lid bit sits in a sort of cradle, then theres a wire spring that secures the top.

 

[Kym]

Can you not put a cable tie on the bottom bit for the bottle to rest in...if you know what I mean? =/

 

[lissie]

How high are your sides? If they are 6", your pigs should be able to reach the bottle spout. You could also poke holes in the correx and put the water bottle spout through.

 

[Raven]

Savic biba bottles have quite long spouts and might work better
http://www.equinecaninefeline.com/catalog/savic-biba-500ml-small-animal-water-bottle-p-6758.html

The ezi fills bottles design may also work

http://www.johnhopewell.co.uk/default.asp?template=productlist.page.xml&CategoryId=1

(I've just ordered one of these to try!)

 

[Poppy'sMum]

I have this bottle, it's glass & comes with a metal spring clip thing :

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_pets/hutches_cages/hamster_cages/219338

Then I use the white plastic coated support that comes with the plastic bottles you get in pet shops, that I use to support the neck part of the bottle & rest it on the correx rolleyes

 

[Puzzlepigs]

Hi

I had the same problem with my bottles, they started to wreck the correx when they were resting on it. I use a twist tie to secure the top, and then used the hook/holder supplied with the water bottle to let the bottom rest on. It's hard to explain, but it works magic! It is just at the right height for the piggies, is inside the cage and doesn't wreck the correx. Also, it doesn't fall off and is really easy to disconnect when I clean and refill the bottles.

 

[catherine]

If you can get hold of a drinks bottle holder (like you get on bikes) then you can cable tie it to the inside of the C&C and the water bottle will just fit in perfectly.

Alternatively you can cable tie a plant pot to the cage and make a hole in the bottom but it doesn't look quite as nice :-)

 

[Salt n Peppers mum]

Great suggestions above, I use the glass water bottles and they seem to fit better with C&C one of the reasons is because the spouts are longer, but the plastic bottles listed above look like they have long spouts too.

I use these spings on the water bottles too http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Single-Bo...et_Supplies_Small_Animals&hash=item3cc22bba48
much more secure and easy to remove/replace bottles after filling up.

 

[xkatymayx]

Thanks guys for all your suggestions!

The correx is 6" high, but I'm just finding that when the bottle is on the outside with the spout poking in, that the spout doesn't poke in far enough! The end of the spout rests on the correx which makes it leek water.

I've got one of those glass bottles and it does look a lot more secure, but the thing just constantly leeks so I need to take it back to p@h.

Does anyone have pictures of using cable ties or bike bottle holders?

Thanks again for all your help!

 

[Poppy'sMum]

Great suggestions above, I use the glass water bottles and they seem to fit better with C&C one of the reasons is because the spouts are longer, but the plastic bottles listed above look like they have long spouts too.

I use these spings on the water bottles too http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Single-Bo...et_Supplies_Small_Animals&hash=item3cc22bba48
much more secure and easy to remove/replace bottles after filling up.

Brilliant! Thanks for that rolleyes

 

[Mummylind]

If you have one spare grid, attach it to the connector so that it is inside the cage just like a little partition and attach the bottle to that. That is what I have done, although I have sectioned off part of the c & c cage to make an eating area, and the bottle can attach to one of the inside grids. That way it is easy to access. The correx can cause problems like you have said.

 

[Salt n Peppers mum]

With the glass bottles they have to be screwed really tight otherwise it will cause the drip drip drip.....

 

[Poppy'sMum]

My bottle including drip bowl

 

[Salt n Peppers mum]

I think we should all post pics of our water bottles

Here's one of mine...

 

[Salt n Peppers mum]

 

[lissie]

Does anyone have pictures of using cable ties or bike bottle holders?

Here's mine with a bike bottle holder. It's screwed into the wood frame. I think you can use cable ties to attach it to the grids.

 

[Poppy'sMum]

Here's mine with a bike bottle holder. It's screwed into the wood frame. I think you can use cable ties to attach it to the grids.

Love the model too