Poops Have Got Smaller

[Mezzle2121]

Hi everyone. I have noticed in the last 48 hours my 2 little girls poops are smaller than usual about half their normal size.

I just read a post that this can be linked to dehydration. It has been unusually hot here the past couple of days. I have darkened their room and covered part of the cage.

My girls are only 10 weeks old and they are just ignoring the water bottle. I have put in a shallow water bowl and one of them is drinking a bit from it but I'm not sure which 1.

I am also wetting all of thier veg to try and get their water intake up.

Should I be concerned about the smaller poop and how can I get them to drink more water ?

Thanks.

 

[Wiebke]

Hi everyone. I have noticed in the last 48 hours my 2 little girls poops are smaller than usual about half their normal size.

I just read a post that this can be linked to dehydration. It has been unusually hot here the past couple of days. I have darkened their room and covered part of the cage.

My girls are only 10 weeks old and they are just ignoring the water bottle. I have put in a shallow water bowl and one of them is drinking a bit from it but I'm not sure which 1.

I am also wetting all of thier veg to try and get their water intake up.

Should I be concerned about the smaller poop and how can I get them to drink more water ?

Thanks.

Hi!

Yes, you should be worried and take the time to read this guide for hot weather care here to make sure that they stay OK. Just wetting veg won't be enough (the water runs mostly off anyway, not that there is a lot of it), not that any veg is mostly water anyway. They are not just not drinking enough, but they are not eating enough because they are feeling too hot. Even in this hot weather, hay should still make 80% of the daily food intake.

Keeping them as much out of the full sun and as cool as possible is much more important to prevent a heat stroke and loos of appetite! It is also important to keep their water cool. If you can, get hold of some water melon. Most piggies like that, but PLEASE read the guide for measures of how to keep them cool. We have got LOTS of a very useful tips in there!
Hot Weather Management And Heat Strokes
Feeding Grass And Preparing Your Piggies For Lawn Time