If a hamster settled in the house, it is very important to create the necessary conditions for its full-fledged life. One of the main points is the choice of drinkers for pet. It can be self-made or purchased in a specialized store - it remains at the discretion of the owner. What kind of drinking rooms are like choosing and correctly use them, let's talk in this article.
What are there?
Drinkers, which are used for hamsters at home, can be internal and external. They differ in the fastening method, that is, they can be located inside or outside the cell. In the second case, it turns out to save space inside the habitat of the pet, is especially important in the case when the dwelling is not too large.
The factors to which are worth navigating during the selection, set. This is primarily the size, convenience, reliability, fastening method.
Also, you should pay attention to stability, pet safety, as well as an aesthetic appearance of the design.
You can also classify the design devices. They can be suspended and outdoor.
As for the outdoor options, they are placed inside the cell. The bowl must have a sufficient weight so that the movable pet cannot flip it.
However, it is necessary to consider the following: as water is in open access, it is quickly contaminated, and it is still possible to overturn it.
Suspended structures can be fixed inside or outside the cell. Capacity can be open, but the most popular is the most popular options. There are vacuum structures that include a container standing on a wide pallet with high sidelights from which water flows. This option is not like everyone, since the liquid is quickly contaminated and needed to wash the device entirely for cleaning. Since most often such drills are made of soft materials (like plastic), hamsters often round them.
Nipple diligets for pets include flask from which water enters the tube ending the shut-off mechanism. The hamster receives a liquid, pressing the language on the retainer, and it will have to get used to this animal. There are also ball mechanisms acting by analogy with the previous one.
Such options are used especially often, because water remains clean and does not differ in the cell.
Some owners choose bottled drinkers with a tank. Water slowly flows out of the tank in a slight recess. Such drills most often use bird owners, but hamsters can also use them. However, with this choice, it should be borne in mind that the water will also be open and the design will have often washed and clean.
How to make your own hands?
If there is no possibility to purchase drinking in the store, you can try to make it yourself at home. This process is absolutely not complicated and does not require any special skills.
In addition, the design will require exclusively to the appropriate or the most inexpensive materials. They can be found in almost every home.
For the manufacture of the ROOF, you will need a knife, nail or seer, a bottle of plastic. You also need to prepare a conventional handle, a ball that will fit inside it, but it will not slip, the spring from the fountain pen, wire for fixing the device, tape, glue. The procedure will not take too much time. Consider 2 options that are particularly easy to perform independently.
In order to make a nipple cream, a small bottle of plastic, ballpoint pen and a ball will be required. The ball must be picked up so that he can be freely placed inside the handle case, but at the same time it did not roll out of its narrowed part.
The place where he gets stuck is neatly trimmed with a sharp knife so that the ball is a little sticking out, but it was not possible to dig completely.
Fix the ball can be a spring from the fountain pen, but not too tight.
A small hole is made in the bottle, where the handle is firmly inserted. The location of convergence is worth fixing with a tape or glue to eliminate fluid flow. After that, the design is fixed with the wire on the cell so that the tube is located at the bottom and was on a comfortable height for a hamster.
For the second design option, a plastic bottle and beverage straw, which is inserted into the hole made in the center of the lid, corrugated out. The inner part needs to trim. From water flowing, we protect the design with the help of glue or tape. The bottle is attached to the cage of the straw down, the liquid will flow through it.
How to install?
Purchase and make drinking - not the most difficult task. It is also necessary to properly attach it to the cage so that the playful pet does not spill water and does not damage the design. Shopping instances are usually equipped with special locks that are very convenient to use in this case.
If the ringer has a hole in the cover for fastening, but there is no retainer itself, this is not a problem. It can be made of a small piece of wire, bending around the edges so that there are peculiar hooks. You can also use a tight rope.
The main thing is to pay attention to, - so that the container is tightly kept on the cell, and the pet itself did not hurt about the protruding edges of the attachment.
You can fix the autopline with a large plastic cup. To do this, it turns over with a snug up, and the hole for the drink is cut in it. On the side it is necessary to do a small hole in which the tube is encouraged. The design is sufficiently stable is placed inside the cell, it can be put in any free space.
Floor drinking should be equipped with a sleevener, then the active animal will not be able to turn it over. However, it should be borne in mind that It will take quite frequent washing the reservoir, so it should not be attached thoroughly. It will also be appropriate to arrange such a construction on the stand. In this case, there will be less dirt into the water, as a result of which it can be changed a little less.
How to teach to use?
Experts recommend purchasing the pickup along with a new hamster house. In this case, the pet examining unusual housing, it will definitely notice it and learn how to drink it alone. It will eliminate the owners from the learning process.
However, there are cases when the drivingker is acquired in return for the old one, its type changes and is installed in the already active housing of the animal. In this case, the hamster may not immediately figure out how to use a new device for it.
However, these animals are smart enough and amenable to training well - you can simply bring it to the drink and poke a face into the ball.
A few times, the animal will understand the principle of operation and will actively drink water on their own.
Note to the owners: There is another simple way. You just need to deceive the spout of the drinker with something delicious and fragrant smelling. A curious hamster will not stand and be sure to try the delicacy, thereby leading the water supply mechanism. After that, instincts will work, and the animal will use drinking if necessary.
Why does the animal do not drink water?
The reasons why Hamster refuses to drink water from the drier, can be diverse. If the beast recently appeared in the family, it is impossible to exclude its stressful state. In this case, it is not necessary to rush the events - let it be mastered and becomes accustomed to new habitat conditions.
Another factor is the inability to use the drinker. What to do in this situation, we have already disassembled above.
It is possible that the animal has a rather juicy feed, which quenches its need for fluid for a while.
We must not forget that hamsters are night animals. This means that the peak of their activity may have to come at the time when households are already sleeping. Accordingly, the animal, it is quite possible, and uses drinking, just does it when no one sees.
Well, finally, you need to take into account that An animal needs fresh water, which is recommended daily . There will be no stagnant water hamster. It is also necessary to sometimes check how well the rider is functioning and there is no technical fault.
It is impossible not to note the moment that newborn animals are necessary as well as adults, getting fresh water.
However, until the adult driver cannot reach immediately, therefore it is worth taking care of a small water saucer from which the kids will be able to drink themselves.
In this case, it is best to rinse the saucer and update the liquid several times a day.
How healthy the pet will grow, completely depends on his owners. Therefore, deciding to such an important step, like a pet institution, you need to pay maximum attention to him and ensure competent care. Only in this case the hamster will be active, friendly, to develop and delight their owners.
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