Will the cap hold up to a 6 year old chewing on it or will it end up deforming or getting all scratched and chewed up looking? Or would it split?
66406
No, it would not hold up. The cap is soft and slightly pliable so it would get chewed up.
66407
The plastic portion is very sturdy however a child could possibly tear the rubber spout off if gnawed on long enough, then you may have a chocking hazard. Don't mistaken this for a sippy cup.
66408
I will say that the spout & cap are made of very think rubber. In my opinion, I don't think that even a dog could chew through it but don't really know.
859037
My son is 10yrs old and had it since March. So far it's still going strong. But it does look as if you gave intentional force that it would break. My opinion only.... Hope this helps�
1903066
I used them for my son who is 30 and has crohn's, so I am not sure about younger kids. I just went in and tried chewing on it for 5 minutes and the spout did not break. It is tough.
1490379
No. I have a 4 & 6 year olds who have abided it for as long as we have it and no breakage.
1318332
I have squirrels in the yard but they have not bothered it as of yet. I don't see them chewing through the stainless steel mesh, but if they knock it down of course it would spill out. It is not a screw on cap. Just goes down onto feeder. I will certainly update when and if a squirrel attempts to dislodge this feeder.
987007
my son who is 2 uses the pull-sports-top and my 6 year old the regular cap. they will use them for years to come. and I have the larger size for myself.
202159
A 6 year old would probably be at the tail-end of playing with this set. I think their imagination would be going forward to something more interactive for that age. Would probably play with it at first out of curiosity, but don't see it lasting long as approaching 6 1/2 or 7.
1733025
My experience with this dome, it works very well for me have used it for 2 seasons . Not a hard plastic but a some what flexable plastic , if you push on it with a finger it will give a bit but retains it's shape . I could see if a person was too rough with it , it could damage the dome , with my dome I haven't had any durability issues .
1159470
sorry cant help much, just opened it a week ago. But I would imagine like any other resin toy. Keep it out of the elements and rinse it down after each use. My thoughts are the tube in the center might start to catch some mildew, but the child could never reach to that part since it is screwed together and a cap is on top preventing it.
1144540
This has a hard spout. My son just turned 2 and the only draw back I see so far is that he's a "chewer" and he chews the hard plastic spout. Otherwise, great cup!
913114
I have found it to be durable so far. We have had it for about 6 months and my toddler has been jumping/sitting in it and have shown no signs of wearing. Besides needing to fluff it up every couple of days we really like it.
782875
Both my son and myself are ASD and while we didn't chew on it, we were not gentle on it and has held up well. It is very thick on the corners.
2113518
Yes, it won't be as protected, but it's just a cap. It doesn't hold anything together.
1453747
It actually holds up pretty well as is. I haven't tried recovering it as I haven't needed to. My only issue with it, other than normal wear and tear (and it's holding up well to claws), is that my guy has started to bite it and rip pieces of it off on the side. I figure I have seven more ways to flip it until he's done destroying it.
2229295
Only if it starts falling apart...especially if he/she chews on it. Otherwise, no need to replace.
1437629
My son chews on everything and he likes the little patch of hair on the dolls head. I think it could be chewed off, so that is a potential choking hazard.
726494
14 months in, both 4 oz and 9 oz (with a 80% bottle fed baby) None have broken, one got chipped right on the lip (in a place that would have been covered by the cap, so no danger to baby.) Chipped while washing. When the cap and nipple are on, they are nearly impossible to break, because of the sleeves. Sleeves are not great for use in dishwasher, though.