Kaytee Clear View Water Bottle for Pet Guinea Pigs, Rats and Chinchillas, 16 oz

NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS TOO CUTE, LITTLE DUCKY, KAYTEE 8oz (236mL) WATER BOTTLE. This water bottle is absolutely perfect and goes great with my green, red, purple, and yellow hamster cage! I really like that this bottle is clear and you can easily see the little duck from a distance so I know when my hamster, Fatty, needs more water. This is the perfect hamster water bottle and at $5.69 it’s a great price with Prime shipping. This is the cheapest price I found online! ~Remember the bottle will not stop dripping while you hold it because your hand actually puts a slight pressure on the bottle...it doesn't usually stop dripping until you hang it on a cage or carrier. ~BE SURE THE METAL SPRING ATTACHMENT (HANGS WATER BOTTLE ON CAGE) ISN’T TOO TIGHT OR SQUEEZING THE WATER BOTTLE MAKING IT DRIP! ~The first little drips are the first release of water created as your water bottle forms a new vacuum seal (when the air space and water volume equalize). This little release of water is the after effect of this equalization as the pressure stabilizes, and it is perfectly normal & not a sign of a leaking water bottle. ~To help establish the vacuum seal when the water bottle is first filled and mounted, tap the ball bearing several times with your fingertip to speed up the equalization of the vacuum pressure. IF YOUR WATER BOTTLE HAS A CONTINUOUS LEAK/DRIPS TRY THESE TIPS: 1)Check inside the cap of your bottle, and you should see a rubber gasket inside the cap. If the gasket is missing or damaged, your bottle will continuously drip. 2)Fill the water bottle completely full with water. A bottle filled halfway will take longer to create a vacuum and will drip more. 3)Once you have filled the bottle, tighten the cap securely, tap the ball bearing at the sink a few times, hang it on the cage/crate, and tap the ball bearing a few more times. Your water bottle should stop dripping within a few minutes. The smaller the bottle, the quicker the dripping will stop. 4)Hold the bottle so that the tube is facing up, squeeze the bottle until you force a small amount of water out, then turn it over and hang it on the cage/crate. (Think of it like a doctor clearing a syringe of air before giving you a shot.) The 32 oz and 64 oz bottles will take longer to form a vacuum than the 8 and 16 oz bottles. 5)Keep the water bottle out of direct sunlight and from warming too much because this will make the water leak as well. 6)If the animal continually shakes the cage, this can shake the water bottle which will leak as well. You can put a little drip protector underneath to catch the water.

The ONLYYY I mean ONLYYYY bottle that has not leaked or dripped like crazy and I have had a bunch of water bottles for my guinea pigs in the past and every single one has leaked like crazy. Definitely a great buy for any smaller animal.

The duck is really cute and helps us to see when Skeeter (the guinea pig) is low on water. Huge capacity and it’s been 4 days and still more than halfway full. She usually flies through 4oz a day, for reference.

It really doesn't deserve any stars at all. Bought 2, and got 2 very leaky, dribbling water bottles. Very unreliable. The more water that is in them , the faster they empty, and this is NOT over the water line. There is not really a suitable replacement here. Amazon continues to tempt me to buy more of them, and they have been deemed worthless long before now. A properly filled bottle may or may not last until the following day. Constantly dripping water makes a mess of bedding, litter, food, and toys and that makes them not worth your money. Kaytee make GLASS water bottles that are rainfall priced and do not leak, but these are not of that quality at all. I would not recommend them to anyone...well, maybe as a plant waterer! Amazon continues to

Been trying every different bottle for my rabbit I swear we just have the worst luck. Every bottle we've purchased that claimed to be leak resistant leaked more than anything else. This one still leaks constantly but it's not AS BAD as the other ones so I gave it 4 stars. It does the job, although messy. It's a slow leak but at least I'm not having to soak up water from the rabbits cage area like I had to with other bottles. I kept trying new ones and every time I just went back to this one with the duck floaty in it.

Was worried based on reviews but glad I bought this for my 2 guinea pigs, it's perfect! And it doesn't leak at all! I think I got the medium size (?) and it's the right size for piggies. If it's too big or small (for rabbits or hamsters) the ball part will be the ring size for them. So make sure you get the right size! And have it flat against the cage vertically, the cage holder thing it comes with works well. Also even though it's plastic it is still working out fine and cleans easily. I've had for a month now and am very pleased. I recommend, very pleased!

It holds a ton of water.

Bought this to replace the small 8oz bottle we got with our rabbit cage. The larger size is a great improvement, and we love the spring retention band with the clips compared to the simple piece of stiff hooked wire on the old bottle. But there are a couple of annoying shortcomings: * Don't like the angle on the "spout." It's too wide or obtuse. If you hold the bottle flat against the outside of the cage, the end of the spout doesn't really reach inside the cage -- it's almost even with the side of the bottle! You have to insert the spout first and lever the bottle's top end which collapses the plastic a bit near the spout (see next complaint), so the bottle doesn't actually sit flat against the cage -- the top end angles away. This could be remedied with a slightly tighter bend in the spout, maybe 5 degrees more? I thought about heating it up and trying to do this myself, but would be afraid the metal would collapse at the bend, or the heat would distort the circumference and cause a leak around the ball or around the cap. * Plastic is very soft, causing it to collapse near the cap end where the cage bars compress it when the spring retainer pulls it tight. Again I think this is caused by the angle of the spout, which hits the cage bar underneath and applies pressure to this point when the retainer is attached. My concern is this crease in the plastic will eventually break through and leak. * Minor gripe with the little yellow floating duck that's supposed to serve as a water level indicator. It has a disk on the bottom presumably as a ballast to make it float upright, but it's not heavy enough. So ours looks like a dead duck, always floating on its side. Not really a problem, since the actual water line is more visible to me than the duck, but my wife thought it was a cute addition until it wouldn't float upright. You can remove the duck if you don't want it. As for those complaining of leakage, all such bottles like this I've seen will leak at first. You have to "prime" it after filling to get the vacuum to seal. After filling, hold it over the sink while you tap the ball several times. This releases some water and you'll see air bubbles rise in the bottle. After several taps it should seal and stop leaking. Problem is, again, due to the soft plastic and the angle of the spout, it's impossible to install on the cage without squeezing it, which inevitably causes some initial leakage into the cage. Have a napkin handy to catch the water while you re-prime. Once installed and primed, ours has never leaked.

They made this one so good, build quality is sturdy and you can feel the time they spent for this product. Very very worth your time and money. Perfectly durable and finish is just perfect. Would definitely recommend this to my friends or family and probably would buy it again.

10/10 Esta perfecto para mis cuyitas, y no gotea nada

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Amazing! Saves me having to fill my rats water more often and has literally zero issues. It's plastic, but durable, and really cheap compared to what you see in pet stores. Plus it comes with a cute lil duckie to gauge the amount of water left in it!

These bottles are amazing. My guineapigs only seem to love these specific bottles so while waiting on the bigger one I bought this. The girls seem to love it. However this thing is a small size and keep that in mind. Yes you have to fill it more often but you can use this as a second (or third) bottle. It’s small, cute and compact