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Water not drinking water anymore?

sofieguineapigs

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Hi guys,
as I have posted recently, I've moved my guinea pigs into a new cage (indoor).
now it seems they aren't drinking water, i've noticed the water is still the same amount roughly, I've never seen them take a drink since I've put them in the new cage. This is what the kitchen area looks like:
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Do you think the bottle isn't protruding enough, or I should move it, or is there just something wrong going on with the pigs? They eat fine, plenty of hay and veg. Since I realises they haven't been drinking much, or at all, I've given them cucumber as well to make up for any water they need.
what should I do?
 

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I would double check that the nozzle is working. Sometimes they break and that happened to us before.
 

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Try moving the pellet bowl. It looks like it could interfere with the pigs being able to reach the water bottle.

If that doesn't work, try moving the water bottle up one bar on the cage. My Tigger is very picky about what height her water bottle is at. If it is too low, she won't drink from it.
 

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Try moving it around. There's one corner of my cage where I can't hang the water bottle -- they completely ignore there. They go in that corner, but won't drink. Sometimes they just get weird idea in their heads about things.
 

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Try moving the pellet bowl. It looks like it could interfere with the pigs being able to reach the water bottle.
Uhh that's not a pellet bowl, thats their litter pan. I saw Millie drinking from it so it definitely works but Maisy still isn't.
 

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Does Maisy possibly prefer a water bowl?
 

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I would not recommend a water bowl.

Have you changed the diet? More greens usually means less water.
 
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