Kula
Pokemon Master
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One of my chinchillas enjoys attacking the long metal spout of water bottles. It's not that the bottles don't produce enough water - I can see a good amount of bubbles pop up as she drinks from them. The problem is she developed a "game" where she ambushes the metal tube that's sticking into her cage. As she tears around the cage during her crazy time, she sees the tube from the corner of her eye and dives at it, whacking it with her little t-rex paws and biting it. She never attacks the plastic part of the bottle - just the metal tube part, especially the sides. She makes more noise attacking it than running in the wheel!
So I bought her a different type of bottle that has a valve instead of a tube with a ball. The metal part containing the valve is much shorter than the typical tube/ball kind, so she doesn't attack it. The bottle is held flat against the side of her cage, so even if she did attack, she wouldn't be able to knock it around. This worked great for almost a week, until she got curious and bit a tiny hole at the bottom corner of the bottle.
Before I order the same bottle again, I need to find a place that sells a shield/guard. I checked my local stores, but they only sell guards for round bottles. This is the only guard I could find online. Has anybody ordered from ChinWorld or heard about any problems with them? Know of any other sites selling something like this?
TL;DR:
I'm looking for a guard/shield for a 16 oz "square" water bottle that lays flat against the cage. The water bottle has a horizontal valve, rather than a tube/ball. I can only find guards for round bottles at my local stores. This is the only guard I could find online. Has anybody ordered from ChinWorld or heard about any problems with them? Know of any other sites selling something like this?
Thanks!
One of my chinchillas enjoys attacking the long metal spout of water bottles. It's not that the bottles don't produce enough water - I can see a good amount of bubbles pop up as she drinks from them. The problem is she developed a "game" where she ambushes the metal tube that's sticking into her cage. As she tears around the cage during her crazy time, she sees the tube from the corner of her eye and dives at it, whacking it with her little t-rex paws and biting it. She never attacks the plastic part of the bottle - just the metal tube part, especially the sides. She makes more noise attacking it than running in the wheel!
So I bought her a different type of bottle that has a valve instead of a tube with a ball. The metal part containing the valve is much shorter than the typical tube/ball kind, so she doesn't attack it. The bottle is held flat against the side of her cage, so even if she did attack, she wouldn't be able to knock it around. This worked great for almost a week, until she got curious and bit a tiny hole at the bottom corner of the bottle.
Before I order the same bottle again, I need to find a place that sells a shield/guard. I checked my local stores, but they only sell guards for round bottles. This is the only guard I could find online. Has anybody ordered from ChinWorld or heard about any problems with them? Know of any other sites selling something like this?
TL;DR:
I'm looking for a guard/shield for a 16 oz "square" water bottle that lays flat against the cage. The water bottle has a horizontal valve, rather than a tube/ball. I can only find guards for round bottles at my local stores. This is the only guard I could find online. Has anybody ordered from ChinWorld or heard about any problems with them? Know of any other sites selling something like this?
Thanks!