Apple Cider Vinegar Question

[VStillman]

I have been putting ACV in my water bottles and mold starts to grow. I change the water bottles daily and by the next day, there is mold spots on the inside of the bottle. Also, I have a 5 gal Automatic watering system and mold grew in there also. I stopped using the ACV and no more mold... I want to use it, but dont want to make my rabbits sick and i dont want to keep cleaning mold! Does anyone else have this problem? I am using a small amount, like recomended above....

 

[karl e. lutz the great]

I just passed a kidney stone and a friend told me to use this stuff for my stones ! ever heard of that?

 

[VStillman]

no...sorry, but maybe some search online might help you...i know it is sometimes hard to find the right search term, so dont give up....good luck!!!!!

 

[rabbitlady4433]

Yes, it does help with stones! I don't know how, but comming from someone that used to pass stones regularly to only once a year it works. I put a splash in a water glass at night.

 

[rockdoveranch]

I have been putting ACV in my water bottles and mold starts to grow. I change the water bottles daily and by the next day, there is mold spots on the inside of the bottle. Also, I have a 5 gal Automatic watering system and mold grew in there also. I stopped using the ACV and no more mold... I want to use it, but dont want to make my rabbits sick and i dont want to keep cleaning mold! Does anyone else have this problem? I am using a small amount, like recomended above....

Try plain ole Distilled Vinegar. It works like a charm and is much cheaper.

 

[Genipher]

Reading this thread has covinced me to put some ACV in my doe's water. Still need to get the buck a new water bottle and then I'll do him too. Didn't realize ACV was such a good preventative for illnesses, etc. Thanks to everyone for the info!

 

[Hickoryneck]

I mix it in my goats feed it prevents the buck from getting stones and helps the does with kidding so I will have to try it on my rabbits

 

[bluemini]

At the moment I am too lazy to look up vinegar benefits, but I put about 1 teaspoon to 1 1/2 teaspoons of distilled vinegar in my rabbit's 32 ounce bottles. I don't actually measure. Most people recommend apple cider vinegar, but distilled is cheaper and has worked for me.

It keeps the bottles clean and sanitized, will clear up weepy eyes and keep them healthy. It is also good for promoting healthy skin.

I started using vinegar in the dogs water after spending a small fortune on vet produces and antibiotics when my last Boxer started having skin problems. Once I started putting the vinegar in the water his skin cleared right up and stayed healthy until he died. No more vet visits for skin problems.

I know pigeon fanciers who put apple cider vinegar in their birds water and say it helps keep the birds healthy.

my dog has skin problems also,how much do I put in a dogs water ?

 

[oneacrefarm]

I add 1Tblsp of ACV to 1Gal of water. I don't really measure, just splash some in. I have a 2Gal Water Pitcher and I add two splashes to that and then fill it up. I have noticed the extra mold growth myself with the ACV I bought...I wonder if it has to do with it not being the unpasteurized kind?

Shannon

 

[Beekissed]

If you are using distilled or even pastuerized ACV, there shouldn't be any mold spores in it, so it may be that you have mold spores already in your water bottles and the sugar/acidic addition of the ACV just increases growth. Used ACV in my rabbits bottles for years and never had mold formation from it.

I'd try letting some bleach water stand in those bottles for a little while, rinsing well and then seeing how it goes when you use vinegar.