Water Bowl - In Tub Enclosure

seems as though I am fighting a loosing battle with water bowls. They are being knocked over it seems like every day. If you have a rack system with plastic tubs please let me know what you use or leave a link. The more responses the merrier. Thanks.:gj:

8/9 of mine seem to do fine with the bowls i use. I do have one, however, that is notorious for dumping her water. I used to put it along the front edge of the tub or in the corner and discovered that if i put it dead in the middle where she can get around all sides of it, she doesnt dump it, but just slides it around slightly. Maybe playing around with placement would help?

Steve,
We use a 5 inch ceramic bowl, with a 16 oz. delicup inserted for easy cleaning. I rarely get a tipped over water bowl (usually only if a wild male was in the females tub for breeding, and flipped the delicup).

Tim, where do you pick those up at? Thanks for the help.

I use 2 1/2" sections of large PVC pipe the same way Tim does. I use them to hold tupperware bowls, and the snakes can't tip them anymore.

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Originally Posted by casperca

8/9 of mine seem to do fine with the bowls i use. I do have one, however, that is notorious for dumping her water. I used to put it along the front edge of the tub or in the corner and discovered that if i put it dead in the middle where she can get around all sides of it, she doesnt dump it, but just slides it around slightly. Maybe playing around with placement would help?

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yea i tried that too, thinking the same thing as you are, they just seem to get around them. sneeky little things :D

4" PVC couplers w/ replaceable deli cups.:gj:

We use the 7 1/2" ceramic bowls we got from www.pet-dog-cat-supply-store.com for our adults and 4" or 3" for babies. They are the stoneware crock dog dishes. They seem to work well for us in our racks.

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Originally Posted by PythonWallace

I use 2 1/2" sections of large PVC pipe the same way Tim does.

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Do you attach them to the tubs at all, or are they just heavy enough to keep them from being overturned?

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Originally Posted by ctrlfreq

Do you attach them to the tubs at all, or are they just heavy enough to keep them from being overturned?

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Mine are not attached to the tubs, the weight of the water and diameter of PVC keep them VERY stable. A large girl could possibly tip one, but I haven't had it happen yet.

Example:
1400g Pastel girl
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