my girls only want pedialyte

[dreardon]

My girls have weaned off the formula and are drinking water but they only want pedialyte. They will not drink tap water at all. I've given them dasani which they will drink a little but they love pedialyte. Is this normal or are they spoiled?

[foxsquirrels]

Too much Pedialyte is not good for them. Unless they are dehydrated I would not use it.

[digiandchipper]

What Fox said, and GB! They will eventually drink the water, and by then they may be interested in formula again, as well - I know that is what happened with D&C.
Try giving them foods with a higher water content. Have you tried celery on them yet, and plenty of leafy greens? Or perhaps mix a teeny drop of apple juice in with the water?
I am sure there are other ways to get water into them, too, but don't know off the top of my head. Hopefully this will give you a place to start until someone else posts.

[4skwerlz]

OMG, your squirrels can get sodium poisoning from drinking that much Pedialyte. Pedialyte should NEVER be given for more than 48 hours!

Remove all Pedialyte immediately and provide fresh water only.

[island rehabber]

The drop of apple juice in the water is a good one -- I had a squirrel who wouldn't touch formula OR water unless a drop of apple juice was in it.....eventually he got over this weirdness and drank both of them without a problem.

[squirrelsrule&bunniestoo]

I have had a few squirrels that wouldn't drink their formula unless I added a little pedialyte. They wouldn't drink it any other way. When they went off milk, they would have loved pedialyte in their water, but I gave them just regular water. They will eventually drink it. If you are giving them plenty of fruits and veggies, they shouldn't really need the water anyways. You always want to give them a water dish or bottle, but as long as they are eating plenty of fruits and veggies, they shouldn't get dehydrated. When they get thirsty enough, they will decide the water is OK.