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Old 02-25-08, 04:37 pm
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Where should I put a water bottle??
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I have very recently bought grids and my pig loves playing in the 2x4 temporary enclosure all day!
I give him his water bottle, and I have been putting it in the first hol which is about 1.5" off of the ground.
I need a second or third opinion, how high should a water bottle be set in a cage? Is this too low?
Thanks in advance.
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Old 02-25-08, 04:55 pm
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I put my water bottle on the 5th square of the grid about 6 inches from the bottom. To me it sounds like yours is to low. Mine is high enough the pigs can easily drink without bending over or stretching up much.
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Same here - your's sounds too low, are they twisting there heads to get at it etc? If so, put it up a few squares and see how it goes.
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No, he does not twist his head to get at it.
I put it up to 4 and he was sort of standing up on his "tippey-toes".
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Old 02-25-08, 05:09 pm
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No, he does not twist his head to get at it.
I put it up to 4 and he was sort of standing up on his "tippey-toes".
Are they the cubes in the greenish and white box from target? Because if they are then the water bottle should sit fine at,atleast 5 grids. One square and even my smallest pig couldn't drink out of it without tilting her head, shes less than 2lbs and pretty small and short and doesn't stand on her hind legs to drink.
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A water bottle should be placed where the pig can access it easily without bending/twisting their head down to drink and without having to reach up to get a drink. It should be at their mouth level.
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Old 02-25-08, 05:48 pm
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No I don't have those grids. I have the ones from Bed Bath & Beyond. Each hole is 1.5" square.
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No I don't have those grids. I have the ones from Bed Bath & Beyond. Each hole is 1.5" square.
The grids I have are from target and the spacing is 1.5in also. And like I said mine is high enough not to let the pigs stretch or tilt.
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I'd just experiment to see where works best. If the water bottle is a pain in the tushie to move around(like if it drips alot when jostled), then empty it, find the right spot, mark it somehow so you remember it, and then fill the bottle and replace it in the new spot.
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Old 03-02-08, 04:19 pm
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I put it up to two and it seems a little better. I tried three and he was still stretching up to get it.
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