Hi I am new to this board. On Tuesday of this week I got two beautiful baby girl guinea pigs that are 6 weeks old. They are getting on very well eating well and enjoying their time out in the run playing etc. I am abit concerned that their water bottle does not seem to be going down. I put a small bowl of water in the hutch as well which again has not gone down. They are eating plenty of fresh veg and grass whilst in the run. Is this normal?
Please dont worry, this happened when I got my piggies, it happens when everyone gets their piggies-they hav to be getting water somehow, dont they? They are probably too scared too come out, and are probably getting small amounts of water when they feel brave enogh to come out i the middle of the night. Also, if these are your first guinea pigs, you may be suprised out how little they drink, but I promise you theyll settle in soon
Please dont worry
Piggies do sometimes take a while to get use to a new environment and 'pluck' up the courage to use the bottle
silly i know but have you checked the water bottle is working ok? sometimes they can get clogged inthe spout and some new bottles need a shake to get them working!
Also do they have much veg yet? cucumber for example is very watery so they maybe getting alot of their water from veg.
Just keep a good eye on them and I'm sure they will use their bottle soon.
Yeah my girls never touched the water until yesterday and I got them last Saturday, it takes time. Just offer veggies like cucumber and also put loads of water on other veggies you give. They don't need a large amount of water anyway. Sometimes I think they'd like a nice cuppa tea!
Don't worry it's perfectly normal. They are eating lots of veg & grass you say so that is where they are getting their fluid from. O0
My boys don't drink. They used to when they were younger but haven't seen or noticed them drinking for a couple of years now. Gilbert has been with me six weeks now & he doesn't drink. They wee fine & aren't constipated so I am happy that they are getting the water from the veggies. I just change the water in their bottle every few days just incase they every want it.
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If they are having veggies they get water from that too 