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span870
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water supply

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Guys with pens, what do you guys use for water for rabbits. My pen is on a hill and very heavy limestone about 8 inches to a foot so a pond is out. Does not hold water at all.

rabbitatfarm
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Rabbits get all the moisture they need from plants and dew. If you want a source, how about a kid's sliding saucer or plastic toboggan?

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Rcoff
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I use a black rubber tub from Tracter Supply, only about 4 in. tall, I run my rabbits hard and make sure they have plenty of moisture during the hot, dry season. My trail cam shows that they use it.
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span870
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Rcoff wrote:I use a black rubber tub from Tracter Supply, only about 4 in. tall, I run my rabbits hard and make sure they have plenty of moisture during the hot, dry season. My trail cam shows that they use it.
Thanks,
Bob
Do you have any problem them chewing it? I have one in my pen where i raise my redbacks and they destroyed it in two days.

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I cut a 55gal plastic barrel in half the long way and buried it in the ground.
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what ever water supply you put out make sure that it get cleaned regularly

bartman357
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Post by bartman357 »

Glen Johnston swears that a wild cottontail will die before they will drink from a water source, so I put a camera by my pond, in my 8 acre pen and they visit the waters edge regularly. But I haven't seen their tung in the water, so I'd give them water! Lol
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