S_N
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Just out of curiosity, would you buy used kangaroo skip/feed bowls?
Would you buy used feed bowls?
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Evil_Cookie
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Hmm I wouldn't but if you were to they'd have to be submerged in boiling water and thoroughly disenfected. The risk of strangles or some other virus is to high in my opinion.
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showjump2003
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personally no.
RachelB
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Well I suppose we do sometimes buy used dinner plates, and wash them thoroughly... those Kanguro ones are meant to be able to stand up to extreme heat and disinfectant etc.
But personally, no!
But personally, no!
fizzer
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no personally, i try to make sure at home all mine keep to their own bowls, just me being fussy
Irishcobs
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As in a bowl a kangaroo ate from?
No I wouldn't.
No I wouldn't.
kayleigh_and_rocky
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Not a kangaroo bowl definately not - wouldnt like to risk it
Iestyn
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Why not?
Ours came out of a rubbish bin at our first yard (someone was throwing them cos they had broken handles - didn't want handles anyways) and are still with us. They're washed every day and look as good as new!
dwi
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I can't see the point really. Compared to everything else you spend on your horse the cost of feed bowls is tiny so why scrimp and risk disease?
Malibu
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no
S_N
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I can't see the point really. Compared to everything else you spend on your horse the cost of feed bowls is tiny so why scrimp and risk disease?
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Not true - Kangaroo skips can be as much as £12-£19.
I can't see the point really. Compared to everything else you spend on your horse the cost of feed bowls is tiny so why scrimp and risk disease?
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Not true - Kangaroo skips can be as much as £12-£19.
RachelB
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Isn't it spelt 'Kanguro'??
As in http://www.ascott-dairy.co.uk/acatalog/SM60.jpg
But I definatley wouldn't feed my horse from a bowl that a smelly kangaroo ate from first
As in http://www.ascott-dairy.co.uk/acatalog/SM60.jpg
But I definatley wouldn't feed my horse from a bowl that a smelly kangaroo ate from first
jemima
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Yes if they were cheap enough - and then they'd go through the dishwasher!
charlie900
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Have done , I got ome real cheap from a farm sale. £3 for 5 what a bargain! I washed them with milton sterilizer and never had a problem. A few quid saved cant be a bad thing
PapaFrita
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I would. I might soak with bleach for a while to kill any residual bugs, but it wouldn't worry me.
henryhorn
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Of course I would!
Like anything else second hand you have to steam clean them or soak in disinfectant, but giving anything from a strange yard a really good power wash removes virtually all risk.
We have bought all sorts of things at farm sales, and never had a problem.
Like anything else second hand you have to steam clean them or soak in disinfectant, but giving anything from a strange yard a really good power wash removes virtually all risk.
We have bought all sorts of things at farm sales, and never had a problem.
PoppyPony
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My old feed bowl was the first thing to be sold at a boot sale!
And yes I would buy used feed bowls, obv cleaning thoroughly before using them.
And yes I would buy used feed bowls, obv cleaning thoroughly before using them.
S_N
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Isn't it spelt 'Kanguro'??
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Probably - spelling is not my strong point!
Isn't it spelt 'Kanguro'??
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Probably - spelling is not my strong point!
Tia
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Yes I would.....and I did. I was given 3 from my neighbour who had used them for his cattle. They were in good order so I took them. I brought them home and soaked them in Povidone Iodine (kills all known germs and all
), then I thoroughly rinsed them and washed them in a dishwashing agent and then rinsed again thoroughly......voila! Saved myself $50.
When you have to buy as many kanguro's as I have had to, being given them free starts to sound very attractive.
When you have to buy as many kanguro's as I have had to, being given them free starts to sound very attractive.
puddicat
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you bet, especially if it was cheap... and then throw some household disinfectant in it neat and swish it around a bit - I reckon nothing worth worrying about will be alive after that.
puddicat
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Infact, I've got one I don't need but it looks as if I'm going to have difficulty giving it away at this rate
Tia
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Does it float?? Send it my way.
jemima
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Well I'd make space in my dishwasher for it!
puddicat
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I'll check how much it would be to post... its a bit difficult to wrap.
Alibear
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hell yes although I would buy them of ebay or similar but if I saw some at a tack sale and I need some then yes I'd buy them. It's what disinfectant was made for
MillionDollar
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Have done , I got ome real cheap from a farm sale. £3 for 5 what a bargain! I washed them with milton sterilizer and never had a problem. A few quid saved cant be a bad thing
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I did the exact same thing!
Have done , I got ome real cheap from a farm sale. £3 for 5 what a bargain! I washed them with milton sterilizer and never had a problem. A few quid saved cant be a bad thing
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I did the exact same thing!
Theresa_F
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Yes I would and give them a good scrub with disinfectant or put them in the dishwasher.
Have also taken haynets, rugs etc - as long as they are well cleaned cannot see the problem.
Have also taken haynets, rugs etc - as long as they are well cleaned cannot see the problem.
meandmyself
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Yup, I would! They;ll be fine after a good scrub.
the watcher
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I will buy used/secondhand anything - with 3 to keep I make every saving I can!
MagicMelon
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No I wouldnt, they're pretty cheap anyway. I use Tub Trugs as feed bowl, excellent!