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    Re: Rat Watering System

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    Thanks you guys. I presume RBI stands for Reptile Basics Incorporated, yeah? lol So, these are the ones you guys are using?

    http://www.reptilebasics.com/rodent-...rinking-valve/
    Yes..... AND you can rebuild them
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    Sweet! That's what i've been planning on ordering. I would presume that they are prone to wearing out and breaking since they sell the rebuild kits for them. I think I read somewhere that someone said they would rebuild them once a year... Oh well... That's still much more convenient than having to fill multiple water bottles per day and I won't have to design my racks with so much extra space between them top leave room for water bottles!

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    For these RBI nipples, how do you adjust the pressure required to move the needle? I don’t want to mess them up lol
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    I don’t think you will need to adjust them. At least I have never adjusted any of mine. They are pretty straight forward as it comes to installing them etc. If you run into any problems. Send me a pm and I will give you my cell number. I will be happy to walk you thru with your questions. It will probably be easier with a phone conversation.

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    Re: Rat Watering System

    Quote Originally Posted by Tigerhawk View Post
    I don’t think you will need to adjust them. At least I have never adjusted any of mine. They are pretty straight forward as it comes to installing them etc. If you run into any problems. Send me a pm and I will give you my cell number. I will be happy to walk you thru with your questions. It will probably be easier with a phone conversation.
    ok I’ll see how they are, I am not home so they will be having to use them for then next 13hrs the way they are... they just seemed really stiff to me... so I couldn’t imagine how it would be for the rat
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    They will be able to bite them without any problems.

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    Well I got home a little bit ago and I went to play with the water system, I tore down an extra nipple to see how the internals were and worked... I ran my finger across some that are hooked up and noticed they are fine the way they are lmfao!! I thought the rats literally has to push in the needle 🤣🤣🤣🤣 guess not as long as they move it or hold it to one side cause the water sure starts flowing!!!! But you can loosen the brass nipple a little bit to make it easier to move from side to side (food for thought) but I even saw one of the almost weaned rats drinking from it so that’s good to know that I don’t have to really have any losened up.... sometimes I wish there were descriptions on a products page as to how they truly function, especially when they say “take your time and adjust them properly”. I was really nervous that the rats were being deprived of water
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