How Much Would You Pay for a Glass Waterer?

[paneubert]

I know this thread is old but I've been searching for a waterer that doesn't use plastic but isn't insanely expensive for a long time. Any progress? Ideally, I'd still like to use nipples as I think they are much cleaner. I've found one stainless steel waterer with nipples but it was insanely expensive.

Any reason why you can't just use a food grade bucket to make your nipple waterer? It won't be leaching anything into your water. The nipples on the other hand would be the weak link since I would be VERY surprised if any on the market certify that the plastic or metal pin/springs are "safe".

 

[Kacey Elle]

Any reason why you can't just use a food grade bucket to make your nipple waterer? It won't be leaching anything into your water. The nipples on the other hand would be the weak link since I would be VERY surprised if any on the market certify that the plastic or metal pin/springs are "safe".

I do have a food grade bucket but I have my doubts about whether or not it leaches. This summer, even though my waterer is out of direct sunlight, I noticed that it gets very soft and flexible in the heat. I've been playing around with using a cooler and nipples that have the cooler adapter but coolers all come with plastics that seem to be pretty bad.