Can rabbits drink from a chicken waterer

[jaketheeggman]

I was thinking about getting some rabbits and was wondering if they can drink from a chicken waterer. I am not putting them in the same cage i just have some extra chicken waters and was wondering if i could use them.

Thanks
jake

 

[BarefootMom]

depends on the waterer

my rabbits drink from crocks and actual rabbit bottles.

 

[MandyH]

Mine drank from the 1 gallon galvanized waterers. They couldn,t get them dirty, knock them over or chew on them. They worked great.

 

[jaketheeggman]

What about something like this? i cant figure out how to add pitchers so just look at this url.

thanks
jake

http://www.google.com/products/cata...&ei=GhGrTbqeBenk0QH8m4n5CA&ved=0CF0Q8wIwADgK#

 

[paddock36]

They might be able to but the definitely will chew it to pieces.

 

[dewey]

Nope, those can't be used for rabbits because of their head/nose/mouth size. It would be difficult for them to even reach the water properly from a narrow lipped container like the chicken waterers, and rabbits need to drink a lot. In warm weather med-large rabbits can drink a gallon a day. They need water bottles or open water bowls/crocks that can't be tipped over, or that can be secured to the cage.

eta...in a pinch, a cut out gallon milk jug will work, cut down and secured just like for chickens, but the rabbits will chew them pretty quick if they're left with them.