only 50mls water a day!!!

[emilybun]

My big girl Daisy may which I accquired last week from a lady who takes in unwanted bunnies, is only drinking around 50-75mls of water a day - probably 100mls at the very most in 24 hours. my other buns drink at least double that in 24 hours, and they are alot smaller! i rang the lady that i got her from and she just said that she didnt drink that much when she had her and it was normal for her.

the lady i got her from wasnt very reliable so i dont want to take her advise too quickly!

any suggestions?

 

[LoopyLouie]

I don't know about others but the amount my buns drink varies greatly from day to day. Do you use a bottle? If you do it might be worth switching to a heavy bowl as she will be able to get a better drink

 

[emilybun]

well she has always had a bottle and whilst i am concerned about her fluid intake i thought it might be best to continue with the bottle as it is easier to see how much she is drinking??

 

[shay]

She may still be settling in. I make sure Pebbles has lots of high-water content foods, like cucumber and celery.

But her drinking differs from day-to-day too. Sometimes she doesn't seem to touch her water bowl at all, and her bottle leaks, so I can't be sure that she's drank all that's missing from it :roll:

As LoopyLouie suggested, try her with a bowl.

 

[Amy104]

Does she get a lot of watery veg? They can get quite a lot of fluid from that and don't need to drink so much.

 

[dbu13mr]

Peach barely knows what water is!

And before anyone shouts, yes, she has a bottle when she's outside, a bowl inside, but rarely touches either. She gets plenty of fresh greens so I'm not a all bothered.

TBH the one time I saw her drink from her bowl in the house other than when she'd just come round from anaesthetic I was worried! But she had just been gorging on pellets. I do sometimes offer her the bowl when she's indoors (rather than leaving it in one place) but invariably she tips it up onto the carpet!

M

 

[Ambience]

I hate drinking water- i'll drink it if i have too- i think some buns are the same. Most of my buns are fine water drinkers- but paws has never drank much ever. Just the way some are- i do think it can be medical though- so worth getting your bun checked over by a vet.

Ambience xx

 

[*lily*]

Peach barely knows what water is!

And before anyone shouts, yes, she has a bottle when she's outside, a bowl inside, but rarely touches either. She gets plenty of fresh greens so I'm not a all bothered.

TBH the one time I saw her drink from her bowl in the house other than when she'd just come round from anaesthetic I was worried! But she had just been gorging on pellets. I do sometimes offer her the bowl when she's indoors (rather than leaving it in one place) but invariably she tips it up onto the carpet!

M

Louie never ever drinks water.

 

[Diddeen]

Louie never ever drinks water.

does he drink something else??

I have one 500ml water bottle up for my 3 bunnies.. they are quite small bunnies but they rarely drink more than 150mls a day between them all which works out as about 50mls each.. sometimes its alot less than that gone :shock: Two of them are 6yrs old and the 3rd one is 4yrs old and ive never known them drink any mpre than that.

 

[emilybun]

thanks for your advice guys!

 

[*lily*]

does he drink something else??

I have one 500ml water bottle up for my 3 bunnies.. they are quite small bunnies but they rarely drink more than 150mls a day between them all which works out as about 50mls each.. sometimes its alot less than that gone :shock: Two of them are 6yrs old and the 3rd one is 4yrs old and ive never known them drink any mpre than that.

No :?

 

[biscuitblossom]

One of my bunnies , Bruce , doesnt seem to drink anything at all....he has a bottle and the water level doesnt seem to move between changes at all,I've tried giving him a bowl but he just tips it over .

He seems fine so I don't worry about it.