Guinea pig not drinking

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Fozzy44

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One of my boys (7 months old) has suddenly stopped drinking water. I noticed yesterday that I filled his bottle up first thing in the morning and it hadn’t moved by the time I went to bed. Same today too. I normally see him at his water bottle quite a bit so it’s a bit weird.
He’s other wise very happy in himself, coming to the bars for treats, popcorning, doing zoomies round the play pen when I get him out, eating his hay/veg/pellets all fine. No problems when I weighed him and did his health checks today.
His bottle is definitely working and when I put a drop on my finger he licks it up. I even put a second (different) bottle in this morning to see if he was just being fussy, but that one doesn’t really look like it’s been touched either.

Any advice is greatfully received as always. I’m a bit baffled!
 
Not really advice, but once my young boar got a bit older, he didnt drink nearly as much as he did. But he gets alot of hydration from his veg
 
If you are worried, I would advise a visit to the vet. Better safe than sorry!
But, you shouldn't worry to much, if he is still eating his vegetables he is getting plenty water from that!
And if you want, you can rinse the vegetables and leave the droplets on it so your piggy gets extra water.
 
Eva121 said:
If you are worried, I would advise a visit to the vet. Better safe than sorry!
But, you shouldn't worry to much, if he is still eating his vegetables he is getting plenty water from that!
And if you want, you can rinse the vegetables and leave the droplets on it so your piggy gets extra water.
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He’s absolutely fine in himself so I’m not too worried, just find it a bit strange. I gave him a bit of extra cucumber and pepper at feeding time because I thought they’re a bit more watery than the various lettuces (I don’t know if it made any difference at all, but it made me feel better!)
He’s definitely not having any troubles with his water works seeing as hes just fell asleep on me and done a massive wee all over my T-shirt! :oops:
 
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