Does anyone own a hamster?

[Steroid_Virgin]

I cant get mine to drink water out of the hang bottle thing, and I'm worried he's going to dehydrate.. I put a little bowl of water in the cage and he keep knocking it over.. any ideas?

 

[WODIN]

Grease him up and send him up the hershey Hiway! Then when you pull it out, say if you don't drink your water now you're going back in. Sure this may be fun for you but I doubt he likes it.

 

[HumorMe]

.. any ideas?

IV maybe?

 

[Y_lifter]

I think Wodin's comment is a prime example of this site going round and round down the toidie bowl of the web....

My Daughter has a Guinea pig and she did not drink for 2-3 days while she got used to her cage...

How many days since you saw it drink?
Are you watching it 24 hours a day or maybe it's drinking at night?
They don't drink a lot and maybe it seems like the bottle is staying full..

I would say if it's only been a couple of days and the pet is now to your house and it's cage give it another day.

 

[Y_lifter]

Also if you are really concerned about dehydration give it a couple of grapes or a carrot or cellery. Lots of liquid in those..

Not too much though..

 

[Steroid_Virgin]

Y-

Thats a great idea... I tried giving him a grape last night.. Well, I marked on the bottle where the water lever was before I left for work this morning.. So I can tell if he is drinking it or not.

I was thinking about buying another one to keep him company, but I dont know how territorial they are..?

 

[Steroid_Virgin]

Grease him up and send him up the hershey Hiway! Then when you pull it out, say if you don't drink your water now you're going back in. Sure this may be fun for you but I doubt he likes it.

That's a gerbil... not a hamster.. get your rodents straight young man..

 

[polarpixie]

You've gotta lure him. Take all the food out of its cage, put some peanut butter around the tip of the water bottle, and stick a few pellets of food on the PB. Make sure you rig it so that the water will come out when he goes for the food.

 

[Steroid_Virgin]

Polarpixie:

Ahh very good idea.. that's exactly the kind of advice I was looking for.. You are a doll!!!!

 

[polarpixie]

Polarpixie:

Ahh very good idea.. that's exactly the kind of advice I was looking for.. You are a doll!!!!

You're welcome, just call me MacGyverPixie, lol..