How much apple juice to add to water?

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- 04/17/2015 at 9:23 PM
  JackRabbit
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  Still trying to get the buns switched from bottle to bowl but they love their bottles so I want to try adding a little apple juice to the bowl on the gravity waterer to entice them to drink from it. How much apple juice is enough to get them to try the bowl?
- 04/17/2015 at 11:01 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  I would do 50/50 or less, lots of sugar in apple juice. Good luck!!
- 04/18/2015 at 7:17 AM
  Sarita
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  I would just try a few spoonfuls…is it unsweetened?
- 04/18/2015 at 12:30 PM
  JackRabbit
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  I got Minute Made no sugar added apple juice. Put a little on my finger for them to taste — I thought they would lick it but both tried to bite my finger! I practically had to wrestle them away to get the apple juice in the water so I was sure I had a winner. I couldn’t pour it in a spoon without being tackled, but was able to pour some in the water — maybe two tablespoons? They acted crazy and smelled all around the bowl looking for it but didn’t drink. After a few hours I did see Moshi drink a little from the bowl but not Marlee. This morning I put one bottle (plain water) back in and Moshi practically sucked on it — even had one paw on the spout like a baby.
  
  Maybe try a little more juice in the water bowl?
- 04/18/2015 at 6:41 PM
  mitch
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  Try adding a second water bowl. Ive heard this will get them to drink more. My bun always has 2 going. Hes not much of a drinker tho. If theyre getting fresh wet veggies I would say they get plenty of water and could probably keep the dripper.
- 04/18/2015 at 8:13 PM
  JackRabbit
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  Our vet has suggested that we get them off the bottles because they are drinking over 40 ounces of water every day (this has been going on for months; bloodwork show fine right now). The vet thinks Moshi may be obsessed with the sipper tube! We’re trying to switch them to a gravity water bowl so that they always have water but don’t have the sipper tube. Its a pretty big bowl!
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