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Bunny loves dogs water bowl

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Question
We have Peter, the cutest male mini-lop, for about one week.  He doesn't like drinking from the water bottle in his cage, but instead runs to the dog's water bowl as soon as we let him out of his cage.  I'm wondering if there is a problem with this habit, since he ignores the bottle in cage. I'm afraid that he might not be getting enough water as he appears to only drink when he is at the dog bowl.  Do you see a problem with this?

Answer
I think he is trying to tell you that he prefers a bowl to a bottle.  Some rabbits do have a preference, and he prefers a bowl.

I wouldn't encourage him to drink out of the dog's water bowl, since they could pass germs to each other.

You can leave a bottle and a bowl in his cage, and let him decide which one he would prefer to use.

Kim