“Can I use the Avian Aqua Miser with
rabbits?” I get this question in my inbox a lot, and my
traditional response has been, “I’m not sure.” I warned
rabbit-keepers that I felt the small tip of our chicken nipples
might be harsh on a rabbit’s tender tongue, but mentioned that we have
a no-questions-asked return policy, so if they tried the waterer and it
didn’t work, they could just send it back.
Our friend Shannon
decided to answer the question once and for
all. He’s getting into meat
rabbits and ran
across many of the same issues with keeping his
rabbits hydrated that those of us who started out with traditional
chicken waterers muddled our way through. He liked the idea of
our chicken waterer and wanted to create a PVC pipe waterer for his
rabbits.
You can see Shannon’s
rabbit watering system here. Soon after writing
that post,
his friend Dawn even caught the rabbit drinking on video, proof
positive that their furry friends were able to drink from our
nipples. I guess I don’t need to be quite so cagey when folks ask
me whether the Avian Aqua Miser works for rabbits now. Thanks for
experimenting, Shannon and Dawn!
