Frozen Water Bottles

[Scuzy 1]

Hello everyone,

 

We have had alot of cold weather up here recently and my ferrets (which are kept in a shed outside) water bottle has been freezing on a daily basis and i fear they are not getting enough to drink, im getting sick of defrosting it twice a day so i was just wondering what do you do?

 

Luke.

[Kay 3,709]

I just keep swapping them over for fresh ones

[allenblue 1]

just put an old sock over them, it works for me

[big d 1]

try insulating the shed a bit.

[stealthy1 3,964]

I have two bottles for each cage, I fill one set up and take them down the garden to my cubs, swap them for the ones on the cages every day, that way it makes no difference to me if they freeze up.

[ulverston moocher 60]

I have allways used a sock but my mrs winges because dogs pull the socks off and chew them and I use loads of socks so this year I have a couple of bottles in the house and swap them in the morning and eave the frozen bottles in the kitchen to thaw over night. some one also told me you can get something from chemist that is none toxic and prevents freezing think it was something gliserene maybe some one on here knows what it is because I wouldnt mind finding out again for futer reference cheers.

[Kay 3,709]

It worrys me if there little tongues stick to the metal bit when its really cold

[richie 1]

ive had the same problem, just started to use pipe lagging, seems ok now...

[ulverston moocher 60]

It worrys me if there little tongues stick to the metal bit when its really cold

Thats easily sorted kay just get a pair of scisors and snip the end off works wonders

[will.f11 24]

have you got any old roof insulation? the silver foil type? get a bit of that and tape it round with a layer of tin foil on the bottle first. Should keep it defrosted mate

[Rhodey 96]

My water bottles are freezing so brought a small poultry drinker wrapped then top part in a bag stuffed with straw and the bottom bit that they drink from if it developes and thin layer of ice my two dig away till it's broken and then drink.

[Kay 3,709]

It worrys me if there little tongues stick to the metal bit when its really cold

Thats easily sorted kay just get a pair of scisors and snip the end off works wonders

 

Thats just plain wicked

[ulverston moocher 60]

It worrys me if there little tongues stick to the metal bit when its really cold

Thats easily sorted kay just get a pair of scisors and snip the end off works wonders

 

Thats just plain wicked

:11: only joking

[andy s410c 61]

You can buy the insulated water bottle covers,got mine off Ebay £3.50 each,kept the bottles right up to now but the other ways the lads have put on here will do the same job

[fireman 10,927]

I have allways used a sock but my mrs winges because dogs pull the socks off and chew them and I use loads of socks so this year I have a couple of bottles in the house and swap them in the morning and eave the frozen bottles in the kitchen to thaw over night. some one also told me you can get something from chemist that is none toxic and prevents freezing think it was something gliserene maybe some one on here knows what it is because I wouldnt mind finding out again for futer reference cheers.

Your right mate glycerin(or how ever you spell it)just trial and error on how much you need to put in to stop it from freezing but not a lot from what i can remember,i swop mine every day if there frozen as i have loads of water bottles at the moment but have used glycerin before myself.