dumping over food

[Wynters.sorrow]

is it normal for rats to dump their food over?

 

[Melissa's ZOO]

If the bowl is not sturdy, then yes. You should buy a bowl that attaches to the cage or one of the ceramic dog bowls. You can usually get those from a Dollar General or any place that sells dog bowl. Just make sure it is heavy enough that he cannot dump it, but it doesn't have to be huge.

I have stainless steel bird bowls that attach to the cage. I got them at Petco. Plus they come right out of the holder so they are easy to clean.

 

[jorats]

Yep... mine do that too. :roll:

 

[Melissa]

I have no problem with them dumping over their food as it is only pellets. They usually empty it out and stash it anyways, lol.

 

[Moon]

My girls run around so fast that they use their bowls to spring off of... often with the bowls ending up askew. But I'm with Melissa, it all gets stashed anyway.

 

[Melissa]

I was cleaning out the girls cage yesterday and took out one of their straw hidey balls and pellets fell all over the place, ha.

 

[lilspaz68]

To cheat the food dish dumpers in the past I have taken their plastic foodbowls and drilled 2 holes thru the top/side and then I feed a twist tie thru to fasten to the cage bars. :nyahnyah:

Now I use heavy dog dish bowls from the dollar store for their food and water (mine also devour plastic waterbottles as well). :roll: