Why You Need to Clean Your Ferret’s Water Bottle
August 31st, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets
When your ferret drinks from her water bottle, the vacuum inside the bottle sucks up food particles and saliva from her mouth, trapping them in the spigot and holding chamber. If the water bottle isn’t cleaned and these things remain in it, they build up over time, creating dangerous bacteria buildup. When you introduce bacteria into your ferret’s system like that, it can cause illness or leave them more susceptible to developing health problems.
So what should you do to prevent bacteria buildup? It’s easy - just wash your ferrets’ water bottle with soap and hot water at least once a week, more as needed if you have a large number of ferrets. Products such as a // can help with this. With its extra-long, flexible handle and the smaller tube brush for cleaning inside the spigot, you can easily clean the entire water bottle and provide your ferret with fresh, clean, safe drinking water.
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