Latex Teats
Product Details
Latex nipples have a soft “teat-like” feel that newborn animals readily accept. Latex resists tearing and piercing, but is less durable than rubber over time.
Choose from natural or red color. For use with Premier’s Bucket Teat Units.
Instructions/Diagrams:
Bucket Teat Assembly Instructions 
Benefits
Our goat kids prefer the long style latex nipples over the short.
Specs
- Dimensions: 2" x 1-3/8"
- Choose from natural or red color
- Easy to clean
Common Questions
- What’s the difference between these latex teats and Flat Back Latex Teats?
- Both nipples offer a soft “teat-like” feel. Advances in latex manufacturing allow for a “flat-back” design, which attach flush onto Bucket Teat Units. Some producers prefer the original design, so we offer both.
Tips
If the milk flow seems too slow, take a Pocket Scalpel (or other sharp knife) and enlarge the “X” slit in the end of the teat. Be careful! Do NOT cut the end too large or the milk will constantly leak out.
Precautions
Cannot be used on soda pop bottles.
Do NOT leave empty bottles or bucket feeders in the orphan pen. Lambs and kids will chew on nipples (in an attempt to feed) and damage the teats. A habit that is not easily reversed.
Listed below are recommended optional components or related items. Your particular situation may require alternative recommendations. Please call and talk to our consultants if there are any questions at 800-282-6631.
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Teats and Nipples
Bucket Teat Unit, red/blue
Item #565500 -Turn any bucket into a milk feeder. Attach a rubber or latex teat for animals to nurse. Use with orphan lambs, goat kids and calves.
$3.50 -
Teats and Nipples
Bucket Teat Unit, gray
Item #565000 -For feeding orphaned lambs and goat kids via milking buckets. Attach a rubber or latex teat for the animals to nurse.
$3.50 -
Feeding Orphan Lambs and Kids
Shepherd's Choice® Lamb & Kid Milk, 25 lbs
Item #780002 -Veterinary-formulated milk replacer that provides total nutritional requirements for baby lambs and goat kids.
$72.00 -
Feeding Orphan Lambs and Kids
Shepherd's Choice® Kid Milk, 45 lb bag
Item #780004 -Veterinary-formulated milk replacer with citristim that provides total nutritional requirements for goat kids. 50 lb bag.
$123.00 -
Treatments
Premium Colostrum Replacer, 1.1 lb (500g)
Item #621610 -Colostrum replacer for lambs, goat kids and calves. High levels of immunoglobulin (150g IgG per 500g). Up to 12 feedings.
$49.00 -
Feeding Orphan Lambs and Kids
Sheep & Goat BlueLite, 6 lb
Item #780013 -Feed and water supplement for periods of dehydration in sheep and goats. Includes electrolytes, vitamins and energy sources.
$35.00 -
Lambing and Kidding Aids
Tooth File
Item #558210 -For filing the teeth of sharp-toothed lambs and goat kids. Smooths the tips of “needle-like” teeth to prevent dams from rejecting their offspring.
$27.00 -
Docking and Castrating
Pocket Scalpel
Item #888001 -Economical, disposable pocket scalpel with a user-friendly grip. Handy utility blade for precision applications around the farm.
$1.30
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Charles S from Florida
Work great! The lambs take readily to them, no issues with leakage or stoppages. You do have to pull the ends open as the 'X' doesn't get cut 100% on all of them.
As for the fellow that had a problem, it sounds like he used them without the teat unit. No way they will work by just sticking the nipple in a hole in a bucket, they have to be used with the teat unit.
It helps to have a little soapy water when assembling everything.
John C from Illinois
A total waste of time. Doesn’t fit well on the bucket at and thus leakes milk, the lambs can pull it rhrough the pail — wasted my money on this!
Ronnie M from Oklahoma
I always have several kids to feed each year and the bucket feeding makes it easy and fast. I love the latex nipples and so do the babies.
Karla S from Texas
I ordered the bucket unit from another source and knew that others had trouble with the hard rubber nipples so I ordered these to replace them. I assembled the unit according to the directions and these nipples leaked. No matter what I did they leaked everwhere.
Natalya L from Kansas
In desperation, I tried stretching one onto a pop bottle when I only had one Pritchard teat between two hungry twins. Worked great for the stronger twin...and with a little practice from me switching bottles, the weaker one got the idea pretty quickly, too. Then there was absolutely no lost time in getting them on the bucket, because the teat was familiar. In the future, I'll keep a Pritchard around for really weak ones, but will use the latex teat on the pop bottle a lot more. Easy to wash, too.
