Pet rat not drinking his water...HELP!!!?

[lara c]

I bought my b/f a pet rat last sunday (so we have had him 8 days now). Since we have brought him home he hasn't drank any water. I have refilled his bottle, exchanged bottles, and I've checked to make sure the bottle he has now works. He eats fine, but he hasn't drank anything in 8 days. I'm worried he's going to die from dehydration. Someone please help.
He knows how to drink, he had the same kind of bottle at the pet shop I bought him from and he was fine then.
He knows how to drink, he had the same kind of bottle at the pet shop I bought him from and he was fine then.

[sir readalot]

If the food has water in it, maybe he doesn't need to drink any. Squirrels are rodents too, and they can live in the forest far away from any body of water. They get water from the food and perhaps also by licking dewdrops from vegetation.

[Paximads]

Pet rat?!
Love to help you, but my pet centipede is fastidious.

[tbgnewjersey]

You have to give the animal water. Put it in a bowl so the poor thing can just lap it up, maybe it doesn't know how to use the bottle.