Does Scout have food and water in the cage while you're not there? I suspect, and am almost sure, that if he does, then he's drinking and probably eating too and you just don't see it. That may be why he's not taking a drink, because he's not REALLY thirsty. And he may not be hungry either....just looking for attention.
I know that occasionally I'll wean a baby that I KNOW is eating and drinking, but as soon as I walk in the loft, it's all over me like it's starving to death and I know that's not the case.
I know that occasionally I'll wean a baby that I KNOW is eating and drinking, but as soon as I walk in the loft, it's all over me like it's starving to death and I know that's not the case.