weird? Maybe they have been chewing at it and their saliva has affected the metal.

It sounds like it is just calcium/mineral buildup from your water (like in the inside of your tea pot). Mine does that too since we have hard water. I think you can soak it in hot vinegar and then scrub it off. It should be fine.

your guys bonded?

good point Iwayne. It could be that.

oh, well good luck then!!!

Yes, switch to a bowl. It’s bad for their teeth to bite the spouts, or get a very large bottle with larger spout that gives lots of water per lick; I found sometimes rabbits bite the spouts out of frustration when they can’t get enough to drip out.

Bunnies like bowls

I get the calcium build up on my water bottles occasionally, that sounds exactly like what you are describing. You can still offer the bottles but I also like to offer the crock too, just in case.

So how do y’all keep your guys from dumping their water. No matter how heavy the bowl, they still manage to tip it over. They do the same with their food. I’d have a mess and thirsty rabbits if I used a bowl :-/

Ashleyyy, smart crocks and quick-lock crocks are great because they come in different sizes & they’re hard plastic bowls that twist and lock into a bracket that mounts on the cage or pen wire. To remove them for refilling and cleaning, you twist the bowl one way and it comes out. To lock it in place, twist the other way tightly into the bracket and it’s snug and they can’t tip it over, rock it, or anything. They’re also transparent in pretty colors like pink, turquoise, blue, etc. or clear so you can easily see how much food and water are in there. There’s one that’s a corner crock and they have stainless steel cups on brackets as well. They’re at the DrsFosterSmith.com store. They come in different sizes so you can get one for your veggies too.

I find that Fern digs the water if it is in a bowl, maybe I’ll try one again and see if she still digs it.