Drinking So Much Water!

[joannejuliewow]

Hi there, It's been a while since I posted.

Basically I have 8 guinea pigs 6 girls and 2 boys, boys and girls housed separately.

About 6 months ago I adopted two of my girls, they didn't have any info on them at all they were abandoned. But by the size of them I reckon they are around 4 years old. Straight away I noticed they drank a hell of a lot of water compared to the others and over time it gets worse. The girls are in a huge set up with 8 bottles of water in there so I know its not cause they aren't getting enough access but the 2 girls literally sit at the water bottle day and night constantly drinking, they are eating and haven't lost any weight, I'm just wondering is there a reason for it?

 

[Wiebke]

Hi there, It's been a while since I posted.

Basically I have 8 guinea pigs 6 girls and 2 boys, boys and girls housed separately.

About 6 months ago I adopted two of my girls, they didn't have any info on them at all they were abandoned. But by the size of them I reckon they are around 4 years old. Straight away I noticed they drank a hell of a lot of water compared to the others and over time it gets worse. The girls are in a huge set up with 8 bottles of water in there so I know its not cause they aren't getting enough access but the 2 girls literally sit at the water bottle day and night constantly drinking, they are eating and haven't lost any weight, I'm just wondering is there a reason for it?

It can be just them and there is nothing wrong, but if in doubt, please have them vet checked for kidney issues or diabetes. I have done that with persistent big drinkers of mine that went through 300 ml in a day.
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