new boys: drinking habits??

[adoptaratcanada]

I haven't noticed (that I can recall) Locutus
drinking from the bottle, whereas I have noticed
Hugh. Occasionally I hear drinking but don't get
to the cage quick enough to see who it was.

How concerned should I be?

Maybe (hopefully) he's doing it when I'm not around. Granted I don't see them eat all THAT often, but there sure go through the food overnight!

He seems ok otherwise and I've just added a smaller bottle, too (for sake of the spout size). That's what they had before, but I had given them a large one.

Linda

[Die Fledermaus]

Set up a cage cam! Or move it close enough to you so you can see it where you usually sit.

I doubt very much if an animal does not drink, and if that is the case the first signs of dehydration will be in the eyes which will start to look a little dull and sunken. If neither is lethargic I personally would not worry.

I have a spiny mouse who drinks way too much - a sure sign of diabetes.