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I have two young chinchillas that I've had for about a month. When I was setting up their cage, I bought a water bottle for them to use, but since their setup at the rescue where I got them from included a bowl of water, I put a water dish in there just until they found and got used to drinking from the bottle. Problem is, it's been a month, and they still haven't found the water bottle. I'd really like to get that water dish out of there, because I'm afraid that one of the times when they're rough housing they're gonna end up landing right in it. Any tips on getting them to use the water bottle instead?
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Dec 10, 2007 07:16
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RazorBunny posted:Or they might just not be enticed to figure it out, since they have dishes. I've never kept a chinchilla, but we had a rabbit who wasn't bottle-trained. I think my folks picked him up and bumped his nose against the bottle until it wet his face a little. He figured it out pretty well. I bet you anything the various chinchilla websites will have advice on this. And if they never take to it, Housecat's crock idea is good. See, I considered that, but chinchillas really seem to dislike being held. They're both quite happy to jump into my hand and stay there while I pet them, but if I actually need to pick them up by putting a hand around them, they freak out a bit, so I don't know if I'd be able to have enough control over them to get them to notice that the bottle has water in it and isn't just there for decoration. The good news is that other than the occasional piece of alfalfa, they don't really get anything in their water dish. And no, I checked various chinchilla websites before posting here. Maybe if I registered at one of their forums and asked someone would have a clue, but no luck just browsing faqs and tips.
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Dec 11, 2007 17:28
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