Habitrail OVO Water Bottle

okkai so I review this product as 5 starts and thought it was brilliant but that was before I got my hamster (whoopi) and now relies that there's a few issues with it which to be honest doesn't really bother me that much but the biggest problem I have is that even though I brought two cages it's still too small and can't even fit her toys in so know that means she bored and keeps scraching&biting the plastic. even though she hasn't gotten out ( fingers cross she doesn't ) the box does say that it's escape prove But honesty if she tries hard enough there's a 50/50 percent chance she could get out those are my biggest problems with this product. There are other issues with it but they don't really bother me but every ones opinions Are different and it's only fair that buyers know. the bed or hidie hole is to small for a Syrian hamster so whoopi never uses it , it's also very difficult and really awkward to get at the feeding bowl due to the fact the back cage door doesn't lift high enough and sticks every time you try to close it and you can't reacher the bowl from the front because the wheel is too awkward to disconnect it from the stairs so it just blocks the feeding bowl but whoopi only moves it all in to the den any ways lol ,she also had trouble finding and drinking from the water bottles but after putting them on a slant she quickly figured it out , the cage does get over heated but that's only when it's in direct sun lite which it shouldn't be any ways because hamsters like to be kept in dull lighting as you can see in the pictures .( I've added photos of whoopi and her cage so buyers can see how it looks once it's all put together.also you can see where she kicked all the bedding on the one side because it's where she been biting at to try to get out plus also though that it didn't have bars the bedding and food wouldn't get kicked every where how wrong was I ) 🙄

After reading other reviews on this product I had some concerns fitting one to my gerbil's cage. Sadly, I have an old version of habitrail's tank, and the bottles to fit it are no longer manufactured. I was left with no option other than to give this product a chance, or face buying a completely new set up.A frequent critisism I have come accross is that the bottle leaks. This is true, most especially when the bottle is being filled and fitted initially. Once in place and secure the problem is not as bad as I had feared, and soaking up any excess water with a tissue once a day or so deals with the issue well. I have never seen my gerbil looking wet or at all distressed because of this excess moisture. On the other hand this water will soak into the bedding your pet may push into the tube below the bottle. For this reason I have found it sensible to raise the bottle up with two corner or T junctions before attaching it.The bottle has a large capacity, more then is really justified by the size of hamsters and gerbils. This may lead to some owners failing to replace the water as often as is desireable. Additionally the weight of the water will strain your cage set up unless it is supported from below or located close to the opening to the main cage. I initially set it up several twists away from the cage, and the weight caused the entire section to break away and fall on the floor, which could potentially result in injury or escape.On a positive note this bottle deals with one flaw that effects more traditional designs. We have used a conventional bottle on a wire cage previously, and once our gerbils became quite distressed when the ball inside the spout became stuck and they were unable to drink. We did not notice this problem for a while leaving them thirsty. This will never happen with the habitrail bottle, as it relies on gravity alone to allow the animal to drink. Unless you are planning a trip to a weightless environment this bottle should work reliably! The bottle is also attractive to look at and fits in well with other habitrail equipment. It is easy to clean.On the whole I am happy with this product. However, if I had my gerbil in a cage with bars allowing me a choice, I would certainly swop to a different one.

My parents have 2 cats, and we were going on holiday for a week. These cats are outdoor cats that love to chase ad catch little furry things, and I didn't want my hammy to be their next meal!After doing some research (and the fact that our hamster loves chewing metal bars) we decided that this would be a really great alternative, and be cat safe!The house comes with a cardboard liner, which gave hammy some holes to climb through and something to chew, the little wheel is pretty silent, unless the hamster is running full pelt!The fact its plastic meant she couldn't chew the bars and keep the whole house awake, and when we bought her downstairs for some attention, the cats just simply sat and watched her run around the wheel, and I felt good knowing she was safe.The only issue we had is the water bottle, its a circular ball that drips water, our hamster couldn't figure out how to use this, and we noticed that the bottle constantly dripped so we were left with a huge wet puddle in the cage. We ended up using a smaller animal water bottle from pets at home, and cello-taping it to the cage (we stuck the silver nozzle through the hole where the originally bottle was sat) and she drank away no problems.The cage is easy to clean, transport and was a great purchase to take our hammy on her holidays!