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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A How much is too much water for a rabbit?

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    • shelmstr1
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        I took in two new rabbits to foster on Friday evening.    Brown/White is Lucky, 2 yr old neutered male.  Brown is Sadie, 2 yr old spayed female.

        They seemed to acclimate quickly and are eating fine, playing, binkying, coming for cuddles, etc.  Compared to my mini Rex and Netherland Dwarf, Sadie, the female, is drinking tons of water and eating tons of hay.  This may be ok due to her size but I’m concerned regardless.  She has probably consumed 450ml in 48 hours and eaten two huge piles of hay.  I’ve attached pics and would love to hear opinions on breed.  They are both around 2 years old and are BIG LOL.  My little ones eat much less hay and drink much less water so I just want to know if I should be concerned.


      • Kokaneeandkahlua
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          Very cute!

          I think I read that rabbits drink the most water per gram of body of weight of any animal! I would think as she’s larger and eating lots of hay the water use sounds about normal. Especially as she’s likely settling in and was warm/excited at first. It’s hard to give hard and fast rules on how much they should have-generally you just give any animal free choice clean water and if there is change (increase/reduction) then that may indicate an issue.

          You could call the shelter you are fostering for and ask if that’s normal. Note any other odd behaviours. But sounds like a sort of reasonable amount to me.


        • LongEaredLions
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            Yep, if they are larger breeds they will drink a lot! (and eat a lot)
            Another think to watch would be the variation in ratio between water and food. If they both eat and drink a lot, it should be fine. Only if they drink way more (proportionally) than they eat would I suspect a problem.
            That really made no sense, did it?


          • CheriB603
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              The more hay they eat, the more water they need to “wash it down”. Seems pretty normal to me.


            • LopNessMonster
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                I wouldn’t worry too much as long as you are using good quality foods for them. Changes in how much they drink can depend on food or on weather. Mine usually drink a lot after they eat pellets or hay and in warmer weather.


              • Sarita
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                  Do you know if they lived outside previously? Outdoor rabbits do usually consume much more water than indoor rabbits where their temperature is regulated. At least that is what my vet in the past has said….so I wonder if that is the case with your fosters.

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