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Old 12-18-2019, 06:39 PM  
Engel
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Default Re: Which is Better: Water Bottles or Water Bowls?

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Originally Posted by RobinIsACatto View Post
If you’re concerned about him jumping in I suggest using a shallower dish, such as a sauce plate/bowl. Keep in mind these dry out quickly, though; definitely have to replace that at least twice a day. I also found that placing the bowl in a blocked off area (ex under a smallish hide) can prevent your hamster from jumping in at least accidentally.

To add to the thread: I’m not sure if I’ve just gotten crazy lucky or what but I’ve had a lot of success with the Kaytee glass bottles. I still have the one I used for my first hamster and it works great; it’s in my mouse bin atm. I also got another that, at first, wasn’t that great, but sometimes if you twist spout on top hard the water becomes leaky so I just learned to not go too hard on it.
The tea light holder is 5x5 cm and he full on purposely jumped in like a child excited to go into a pool.

I've taken it out and will be off tomorrow to find something more shallow. Does it matter if it's wide? Just trying to find something small and shallow is near impossible
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