Not Drinking

[Thelove4piggies]

Noticed that Oreo or sunshine are not drinking. Have giving cucumbers to help to pee but haven't been drinking their water. We have a water bottle for them and I just put a dish of water in there but haven't seen them drinking form either one.

What do I need to do?

 

[helen105281]

Some pigs don't drink much at all. Are they eating the cucumber? how long have you had them?

 

[Swissgreys]

Are they still peeing?
At the moment my lot don't seem to drink a lot during the day but I hear the water bottle clacking at night. Maybe yours are just drinking when you are not around?
As long as you give them access to water they will drink when they are thirsty.

 

[tabelmabel]

I notice mine drink loads when the heating is on but hardly ever otherwise. Even though i always put water bottles up when they are in their run outside, no matter how warm it is i have never ever seen them at the bottles.

I'm sure they get a lot from grass and veggies so as long as your pigs look well, i wouldnt worry. Just keep checking your bottles are working though

 

[Thelove4piggies]

I have a bottle and also a bowl of water in there for them. The bottle didn't seem like they were drinking as the water level never moved. Lol but yes the bottle works as it drips at times. I just started giving them cucumber (since I wasn't sure on the water intake) and they love them wich is a good thing and away to get fluids in as well. I still think though Oreo is the chow hound and Sunshine is a grazer-so if sunshine don't get to the bowls right away Oreo eats all the goodies. Lol