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Hamster is not drinking water

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Question
My hamster doesnt seem to be drinking water, I have both a water dish and a water bottle in his cage for him, but he doesn't seem to be drinking very much if any at all from either, i change them both every day and I use normal temperature water (not too warm or too cold). He just doesn't seem to want to drink it, is there anything I can do? Thank you.

Answer
I'm sure the hamster is drinking the water, even though you don't catch him doing it. I know my hamster drinks, yet I only see him do it about twice a week. He's probably doing it while your asleep, the noise a water bottle makes is not enough to wake you up.