My rabbit is eating, but she’s not touching her water. Helllppp!!

[AunnaMaximus]

So I’ve noticed that my mini lop, Lumos, hasn’t been drinking her water for the past day and a half. I’ve mostly been feeding her Timothy hay and she’s been gobbling that up like there’s no tomorrow, and I don’t give her pellets because they give her gas, but she hasn’t been drinking much. And I’ve noticed that after eating her hay she’ll drink a little bit of water, but not enough to make a sizable dent in the bottle. She normally goes through half a bottle a day. She seems to be pooping fine, but I’m not seeing as much pee as I’m used to. I’ve read that putting Apple cider vinegar in the water helps. So I’ve done that as well as giving her a handful of washed kale and a bowl of water with the apple cider vinegar in it too. She seems to be munching on the kale, but hasn’t gone over to the water yet. I’m hoping that by the time I get home tonight, she’ll have drunk a good amount of water. Do you guys know of any way to get her to drink? ?

[Vienna Blue in France]

Hi. Maybe try water in a bowl but without the ACV. Bunnies sometimes prefer drinking from a bowl but they also have extreeeemely sensitive noses, so maybe she can smell the ACV.
Giving wet veg as you are doing is also a good way getting some liquid into a bun.

Mine eat primarily chicory veg which are very high in water and they dont drink at all !!! But my golly they pee, so I know they’re getting enough hydration !!! Lol

[Bam]

II agree with Vienna. If you absolutely want to try the ACV, give her one bowl with and one without. And wet greens are good. Hay tea (steep hay in water, let cool, serve) can sometimes get a bun to drink more.

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