I liked your idea about the PVC tube so I thought I'd try it out .
I made one to hold the water bottle as well , I had a plastic holder which came with the bottle but they chewed the hell out of it the first day. They're chewing a bit on the pvc as well but it'll take them a lot longer to do any real damage to it.
I also cut holes in the lid so I can load the food hopper without removing the lid.
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