Water Bottle Problem URGENT

[Cinnamon+Mocha]

Hey y’all so I have a problem. I bought this “no leak” water bottle from petsmart, picture included. This has a different type of nozzle *important*. It worked well for like 1 month until it started leaking. We decided not to spend more money, and just added a bowl underneath to catch the water. This has become very problematic with my new schedule. I bought a normal guinea pig bottle, but they DONT REMEMBER HOW TO DRINK FROM IT. I left them alone with their new bottle after showing them how to drink from it for 4 hours. They didn’t drink a single drop! Please help me find a way for them to know how to drink from the bottle!

 

[Lady Kelly]

Leave a water bowl in the cage with them as well until they get the hang of it. I'm sure they will figure it sooner or later

 

[Leafy Lou]

Yeah as Lady Kelly says put both in and they will be ok..we have one bottle and a small bowl now as we had a leaky bottle..they all take turns using each, all good! Xx

 

[VickiA]

Just leave the bottle and a small bowl in for them. They will find water when they are thirsty and will have a choice.

 

[Cinnamon+Mocha]

Yes, but they like to tip over the bowl

 

[Leafy Lou]

Yes, but they like to tip over the bowl

Use a heavier ceramic bowl, we use 150ml kerbl make ones, you can get larger sizes..they are un-knockoverable

 

[Cinnamon+Mocha]

Not knock over, but like stand on the edge so some water spills out

 

[DMS260820]

Not knock over, but like stand on the edge so some water spills out

With the heavier bowl mentioned, they won't even be able to tip its slightly, it will stay put

 

[Helen82]

(I'm sure they'll have taken in some water from either the bottle or the bowl, but if you are really, really worried you can always give them a small piece of cucumber - not too much as it's not a good idea to have too much watery veg - and they won't dehydrate. This may slow down their learning process with the new/old water bottle though!)

 

[VickiA]

If you are that worried about bowls then you can buy a stayput bowl that won’t tip Amazon.com : STAYbowl Tip-Proof Ergonomic Pet Bowl for Guinea Pig and Other Small Pets; 1/4-Cup Size; Sky Blue : Pet Supplies
You can get them from many suppliers on the internet