Heather, I had the same problem myself. I used the trick of having a dish underneath the water bottle and it was ideal for my girls. Minerva prefers the bottle and Frumpstiggle prefers the dish. I started out with a ceramic dish - too light and they didn't like it. They pushed it all the way down all three levels and left it in the litterbox. Then I tried a heavier ceramic dish. They didn't like that one either. What I ended up using was just a regular plain plastic cat food dish with two sides. You can buy these for $2 at the grocery store. They have two holes on the side that are perfect for attaching twist ties to the cage. And twist ties are sure alot easier to take out (for cleaning) than having it wired to the cage. I left the water drip into one side and put their treat for the day in the second side. Beth, Minerva & Frumpstiggle the marsh wiggle in Denver, Colorado [Posted in FML issue 2485]