Avtopoilka for rabbits is a useful thing in the household. But those wishing to purchase such a device may be deterred by the price, especially when it comes to a large number of animals. Such an autodrinker can be made by hand with minimal costs.
What are the advantages avtopoilok
Among the advantages of installing auto-drinkers are the following:
- facilitate the flow of water, since you do not need to constantly walk and change your drink yourself;
- water is served in portions, the rabbit drinks it only when he wants. Therefore, this method is more economical than a traditional manual spill;
- the design is simple and reliable, does not require special maintenance;
- made of scrap materials, does not require financial investments;
- practically does not take place.
If you are a beginner breeder and in the future plan to expand the farm, such a device will be necessary if not today, then tomorrow. And for a farm of two dozen individuals, such a device would not be superfluous.Important! One can conclude from the fact that fresh and clean water is important for rabbits: one rabbit weighing 2 kilograms can drink the same volume of water as a ten-kilogram dog.
In addition, any of the structures presented by us is more than a budget option and requires a small amount of self-labor, rather than material costs.
How to make a do-it-yourself drinker
There is a mass of various designs avtopoilok. For their manufacture requires a minimum of materials and tools. Usually you can do with what is at hand.
Vacuum
To produce the simplest vacuum-type automatic drinker, you only need to stock up with a plastic bottle that is suitable in volume and height, as well as a bowl or other container with a wide bottom and sides of 4-5 cm in height. 
Going design as follows:
- A swirling bottle of water with the neck down is attached to the cage with the help of a wire.
- A bowl (or other container from which the rabbits will drink) is placed under the neck of the bottle so that there is a sufficient distance between the bottom of the bowl and the stopper to unscrew it.
- When the bottle and bowl are installed, the cork is unscrewed, some of the water is poured to the level of the neck edge.
Animals drink water, its place is filled with liquid from a bottle - that’s the whole principle of the drinker.
Did you know? The rabbit is blind from birth and has no coat, while the hare is born sighted and with fur. Rabbits live in burrows and hares live in nests.
Nipple
For the manufacture of the simplest nipple drinker at home, we need:
- plastic bottle, suitable for height and volume;
- screwdriver or drill;
- 8 mm drill bit;
- knitting wire (30-40 cm).
We will assemble the device as follows:
- With the help of a screwdriver, drill a hole in the cork, which is in a twisted position.
- Pinch the nipple into the screwdriver and screw it into the hole in the plug.
- We heat one end of the wire and by burning we make 2 diametrically located holes in the wall of the bottle near its bottom.
- We thread the wire through the holes, leaving the ends of equal length on both sides. Bend these ends toward the bottom and twist between each other with a pigtail.
- With the help of cutters, we remove the sticking out remaining piece of wire (if necessary), and bend the braided pigtail into a hook, for which we hang a feeding bowl.
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It is possible to slightly modify the design: insert a tightly fitting diameter tube of 25–30 cm in length into the hole in the stopper, at the other end of which a nipple drinking bowl is fixed.
In this case, it is necessary to take into account that the end of the tube should remain 2-3 cm long inside the bottle. It will prevent accidental debris from entering the tube, preventing it from clogging.
The advantage of this method is that it is suitable for low cells in which a water bottle does not fit. Capacity can be placed in any suitable place, and the hose to choose the right length.
Important! Bottles need to be changed periodically, as the greens start in them, the same goes for the tubes - they should not be transparent, as they begin to bloom over time.
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Drinking bowl for rabbits with heating
For winter, a heated drinker is needed. We will tell how to make a nipple-type heated device with your own hands.
For its manufacture we will need the following materials:
- plastic or metal container;
- good quality nipple (so that it does not freeze in the frost as long as possible), metal is better;
- tube made of thick rubber or high-quality plastic;
- coupling;
- hose clamps;
- gasket and locknut to connect the coupling and the water tank;
- water heater and thermostat;
- self-regulating heating cable.
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When all materials and devices are ready, you can begin to assemble the device:
- In the wall of the water tank, drill a hole that will be connected to the tube. The opening in the tank and the diameter of the coupling must match.
- Using the lock nut and gasket we connect the coupling to the hole.
- On the one hand, we connect the hose of the required length with the coupling, and insert the nipple into the hole on the other side.
- The heating cable is fastened with hose clamps to the flexible tube and drinking capacity.
- Pour water into the tank, lower the heater with the thermostat there.
Everything, the winter rabbin feeder is ready, you can use.Did you know? A rabbit at home can live up to 10-12 years, while in natural conditions its average age of life is about 1 year.
Should I make a drinker yourself?
In that case, if we are talking about a decorative animal, you can purchase a factory-made drinker by finding a device in the pet store, designed for your budget.
If you are dealing with a rabbit farm and you have several dozen or hundreds of animals, you should pay attention to the homemade design. After all, the acquisition of factory drinkers on all the inhabitants of the rabbitcher can be a big hit.
Now you know how to independently, without making large physical and financial costs, you can collect avtoyilku for rabbits. Its production, with the exception of the fact that the device is heated, does not require any special skills or abilities.
And perhaps you will take the device we recommend as a basis, be smart and come up with something of your own, the main thing is your desire.
