If you have recently adopted a chinchilla as a pet, you may have doubts about its behavior or habits. The chinchilla is a somewhat secretive and skittish rodent, especially the first few days.
If you have noticed that your chinchilla is not drinking water, don't worry, here are some possible causes and what you should do to solve this issue.
Keep reading this article on our site to answer your questions:
Getting to know chinchillas
To begin with, you should know that Chinchillas don't drink a lot of water, on the contrary, they tend to take small sips occasionally and especially in the morning. night. If you see urine your chinchilla is probably drinking.
our site advises you to mark the water line in the drinker with a marker to find out if it is really drinking or not.
In any case, it is essential to explain that these animals are especially suspicious when they arrive at our home. Excessive noise and stress will keep him from eating or drinking in your presence for at least a week or two (sometimes even longer).
Check the drinker
Chinchillas are really smart animals and usually figure out how to drink water from a new container easily, but It can happen that the drinker is clogged To solve it, move the ball until water comes out and make sure it works correctly.
Another situation that may occur is that your chinchilla doesn't know how to use the drinker Check with the place of adoption how the chinchilla lived before arrive at your home. If you have doubts, it is better not to waste time and place a small container in his cage with clean and fresh water.
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