I had a connection between two water hoses damaged quite a few times last year. I think that only during the worst droughts would it happen like that. Of course, I was putting out water then (both in the yard and outside) and checking it twice a day...but there were times when in spite of multiple containers, I'd find the containers empty outside the yard...usually when they were knocked over by animals (perhaps the feral hogs during the night). So I figure that desperation on the part of late-comers caused the damaged hose connections when they couldn't get water any other way. Ironic...the two connected hoses were set up so I could supply water to the feeding/watering area outside the yard two times a day.
