Softening the bottle teet

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How do you soften the teet for a bottle? I've got a 3 week old lamb who is good a sucking. He has a good go but now he's drinking too much from his bottle so I'm going to be using a proper lamb bottle (originally using a soft drink bottle with a teet). The only problem is this teet is tougher and he can't get enough out of it. Is there any way I can soften the teet up myself instead of just waiting for him to do it himself?
 

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Using soft nipple with smaller hole...also can work.

If you already have tougher one, try soaking in hot water. May take several times depending on material.
 
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