Water Bottle versus Water Dish

[shadow29]

I just took my two chins home last night. They've both been drinking out of a dish for months, but originally were drinking out of a bottle. I'm using a bottle now and I marked the level of water last night so I could be sure they were drinking. It's down only about 10ml in the last 12 hours which worries me as I've only seen the one chin drinking from it.

What do you think? Should I go and get a water dish or wait a little longer to see what happens?

 

[tunes]

That's plenty of water overnight. Chins really don't drink all that much unless they have had run time or there is a weather change. I would not put a dish in their cage. It ends up getting tipped, the cage gets wet, the chins get wet, it gets filled with shavings and poop so you have to change it every 10 minutes. That's too much work and too much mess. I'd stick with the bottle.

 

[nicky]

Yeah, bottles are alot better of a choice. Chins don't generally drink too much anyway, so don't panic. They're fine.

 

[grace]

Hello Shadow29!
I am a new chin owner (Parent myself - I agree very much with using a water bottle. However, my chins are so very active, the bottle drips a lot ! Sooooo I put a small tray under the cage flooring with a folded paper towel to collect the excess moisture (Changed daily) - I find the beding stays cleaner, moisture free, healthier ! Again, I am a new owner, just thought I would give you what works for me.
By the way, CONGRATS !!! Enjoy your new "kids" ! And..... The people in this forum are most friendly and fantastic ! Finest, Sincerely, Grace

 

[shadow29]

Thanks for the welcome and the advice! They both seem to be very content after the first day of excitement. Lia's still a little shy, but Koda loves exploring (I let them loose in the bathroom with the toilet lid down and everything dangerous moved safely away). Lia may be shy, but once she's comfortable she can be very playful. lol I guess you can tell I love these guys?

Oh btw, the bottle is working fine for them.