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Offline zooluv

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Meerkat problems!
« on: January 16, 2007, 02:59:12 PM »
I have a problem with meerkats. They will not drink! I keep putting them right in front of a water dish but they will just walk off.:pout:
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Offline jakeeh11

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« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2007, 03:06:39 PM »
Try putting in a natural body of water. They normally go for that. Don't worry, meerkats can swim.
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Offline Zookeeper91

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« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2007, 03:34:47 PM »
Make sure that the water dish is not directly next to a fence or another object.  If it is like that, they sometimes won't go for it since they are somehow unable to reach it.
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Offline Mistysun978

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« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2007, 03:36:38 PM »
If this is for a whole mob of meerkats you may need 2 to 3 bowls of water for them. For some reason mine don't like to share. Though the natural water seems to work even though I never see mine drinking from it. It works great to keep them from digging out of their exhibit :D
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Offline eye_of_the_tiger

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« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2007, 05:12:59 PM »
i had the same problem, with about 14 meerkats, i do so sincerely wish i could get it to work.
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« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2007, 05:15:43 PM »
Yeah a few of meerkats died from dehydraition or so it seems...:crying:

I just can't get them to drink:sign_help
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« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2007, 08:44:11 PM »
You can sell off the water dishes, make a pool of water for them, and put them in it. Sometimes they won't drink from pools until they've been 'baptized'. If there are water dishes, they will go for them rather than for the pool.

Another thing is that whenever you get the message "X is really thirsty!" the animal's action will automatically switch to 'Looking for something to drink' even if it was going to drink before.

Meerkats are also really social. Check their actions. If they have other basic needs to fulfill, let them. But if all they can think about is hanging out, you may have to quarantine them.
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Offline shecrock

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« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2007, 11:36:56 PM »
Meerkats Are real social but they live in little gangs, and are very protective of their land so make sure that each gang has their own water.
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Offline zooluv

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« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2007, 05:31:15 PM »
Ok I will try all the solutions and see which works best for me.
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Offline horse_23

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« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2007, 03:08:28 PM »
Yeah, this happened to me one time... I put in some (shallow) water and they were fine.
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Offline germanwolf

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« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2007, 02:49:17 PM »
This seems to happen to me too, ocasionally,- but only to the females. Usually if I put in a body of water they seem fine, but water dishes always seem to have them be unable to drink.
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Offline zoo_tycoon_person

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« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2007, 03:16:46 PM »
 :surprise:I had the same exact problem!But i think i did have a little lake in there exhibit....or maybe not... :wacko:Glow glow glow!sorry...
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