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Post by moletteuk on Feb 18, 2011 17:41:58 GMT
My three degus of nearly 5 months old are drinking 100ml of water a day, which works out at double what degutopia says they should drink. Should I be worried or do you think this falls in the normal range?
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Post by degus123 on Feb 18, 2011 18:32:29 GMT
Do you feed them any food/treats that could be making them drink more?
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Post by Jaiye on Feb 18, 2011 18:51:22 GMT
Do you use a standard roller ball bottle like those advertised for hamsters / rabbits etc?
If yes, how much is dripping out rather than being drunk? It might not be the goos drinking 100ml, it might be leaking.
If no then please ignore this post =)
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Post by degus123 on Feb 18, 2011 19:12:03 GMT
jaiye has a good point  |
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Post by moletteuk on Feb 18, 2011 19:52:21 GMT
I don't think I feed them anything that would especially make them thirsty, they don't get anything salty, and everything else is standard degu stuff. They don't get much moist food though, they aren't keen on fresh veg, so they aren't getting much moisture through food.
The water bottle is a Superpet glass one, I don't think it is dripping.
How much do your guys drink?
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Post by moletteuk on Feb 20, 2011 11:50:08 GMT
Hmmm think the bottle might be dripping a bit after all - hope so!
I'd still like to know how much everyone elses degus drink?
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Post by Jaiye on Feb 20, 2011 12:07:48 GMT
Not sure as the bottle drips quite badly but its never more than 50ml emptier after one day.
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Post by nuttz on Feb 21, 2011 11:05:35 GMT
my boys have two water bottles that i refill everyday, one holds 140 mls and the other holds 250 mls and every day its half empty so like yours mine are drinking atleast 100 mls a day possibly 150 and have done ever since ive had them... plus, the bottle definitely is not leaking!!
i guess it could be something due to the heat, in our front room the log fire burns constantly through out the day so this may be the reason but to be honest... im not worried by this as they both seem healthy running about chewing on anything and everything plus they run in their wheel all the time.
i also have a hamster that also drinks alot, i think its his favorite pastime...lol
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Post by moletteuk on Feb 26, 2011 13:02:43 GMT
thanks.
Does anyone else know how much theirs drink because I'm still concerned about this?
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Post by deguconvert on Feb 27, 2011 5:08:57 GMT
I have no idea how much our boys drink, but I am often surprised to see how much is gone so quickly. However . . . it is always about the same amount . . . so you'd think I wouldn't be surprised anymore. LOL! Anyway, unless it is a marked difference from anything you've noticed or known about them before, I really wouldn't worry about it.
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Post by moletteuk on Feb 27, 2011 19:13:44 GMT
the amount has just gradually risen as they have grown. I've diabetes tested 4 random wees done on the tile floor in the play area and all were negative, so i'm not too worried about that now. I'm trying to keep an eye out to see if they all drink about the same or one drinks more than the others, but I still can't tell Alice & Molly apart very well.
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Post by gumama on Mar 2, 2011 20:38:50 GMT
Our two bottles go down by about 150ml a day but they drip a fair bit and there's 4 of them so I reckon they're actually drinking about 25ml each...
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