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worried my buns not drinking UPDATE she is drinking

sally1974

Wise Old Thumper
I have a 10 week old doe who I got on Sunday, however im worried she isn't drinking. She is eating fine and pooing fine, but her water level never seems to go down. I cant tell if she is drinking enough or not. I was going to mark her water bottle but it occasionally drips anyway so it may not be accurate. Any advice?
Sallyx
 
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I have started putting warm water in their bottle in this weather. Is she outside? Also, make sure the tip of the bottle is at a good height for them to drink from.
 
Check that it is not blocked in any way, also try putting a few drops of apple juice in to it entice her to start drinking again :D also try a bowl and see if she will take a drink from that. x
 
I have started putting warm water in their bottle in this weather. Is she outside? Also, make sure the tip of the bottle is at a good height for them to drink from.

She is in my shed which is fully insulated and I have been checking on the bottles and none of them have froze, also I made sure it is at her height:D
Sallyx
 
Check that it is not blocked in any way, also try putting a few drops of apple juice in to it entice her to start drinking again :D also try a bowl and see if she will take a drink from that. x

I checked earlier and it's not blocked, I will also try a bowl. It's so difficult to know if she is drinking enough:cry:
Sallyx
 
I had the same issue when I first got Piper, I swear she didn't drink for the first week I had her! I did what everyone is suggesting and put a bowl and a water bottle in her cage as I wasn't sure what she was used to drinking from.
 
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