Mavryc is FAT!!!!!!

[Mavrycs Mommy]

idk what happened! i just woke up one day and he was fat :dono hes HUGE we follow the healthy diet... i hardly ever give treats he just eats sooo much!! should i start limiting his block intake? (we use kaytee btw, which we free feed) im at work now but will post pics of my fat boy shortly!

[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

Simon needs some lessons on how to eat, he turns his nose up to everything.
Can't wait for pictures:multi
Love chubby babies!!:D

[Milo's Mom]

Ellie, who is also a Foxer gets uhm rather "fluffy" (aka fat/large) in the winter. Last year I was so upset...I thought I was feeding her WAY TOO MUCH, I did change her diet slightly (and I do mean SLIGHTLY) but come Spring, all of her fluffiness went away and she was quickly sporting her bikini body. I made a mental note of this process and she did it again this year. Her current diet is the Henry's Healthy Diet and she gets 2 HHB's per day and it is still the slightly modified version from last year. Maybe it's just the way Foxers are??? Maybe???

I am anxious to see pics of Mavryc to see if he's all puffy like Ellie was last year...cause I think Mavryc is about as old as Ellie was last year at this time.

[JakesLittlePrincess]

Not that I know anything about foxers but they do seem to get fluffier in the winter like MM said...have you seen Tomcics' foxers???

[astra]

yeah, what everyone said.

Foxers tend to become chunkier in winter... rather chunkier, I'd say, than other tree squirrels :)
If he follows the Healthy Diet for Pet Squirrels and eats his daily allotment of blocks, I would not change that. If some slight modifications are due, that's ok, like Milo's Mom did. But overall, if he eats the Diet and has the correct number of blocks per day - that should not change.

Another thing you could do is add more exercises to his daily routine.
It's always good, for any species, including humans ;)

[CritterMom]

I had gray squirrels that weighed at LEAST 3.5 - 4 pounds this winter...

[astra]

I had gray squirrels that weighed at LEAST 3.5 - 4 pounds this winter...
how were you able to weigh them, CrM?:poke ;)

[CritterMom]

how were you able to weigh them, CrM?:poke ;)


I weigh myself, then I pick up the squirrel and weigh myself again. Then it is just subtraction. What's the big deal?:dono :shakehead





I know how much P weighs (2 pounds +/-) and knew I was looking at at LEAST twice that. When I am in the basement and they jump down onto the deck from the 2nd floor it sounds like someone has dropped a bowling ball...:rotfl

[astra]

I weigh myself, then I pick up the squirrel and weigh myself again. Then it is just subtraction. What's the big deal?:dono :shakehead





I know how much P weighs (2 pounds +/-) and knew I was looking at at LEAST twice that. When I am in the basement and they jump down onto the deck from the 2nd floor it sounds like someone has dropped a bowling ball...:rotfl
ok, so it's Dr P.... b/c I thought you meant wild squirrels

[CritterMom]

Um...Mister P (he doesn't have his doctorate...yet) weighs 2 pounds. I had a bunch of big bruiser wilds this winter that were easily half again to twice his size! They look like woodchucks...

[astra]

Um...Mister P (he doesn't have his doctorate...yet) weighs 2 pounds.just a matter of time


I had a bunch of big bruiser wilds this winter that were easily half again to twice his size! They look like woodchucks...
with all the rodent block soaked in peanut butter - is it any wonder ;)

[jo_schmoe]

MM...it is completely normal for your foxer to look rather plump in the winter. I have a large digital scale...so once in awhile I can manage to get a foxer weight....if he stays still long enough that is. Rockys last weigh in was 3 weeks ago or so....and he's at 3.4 pounds. In the spring and especially summer...he stays right at 3 pounds. Thats almost a 1/2 pound difference depending on seasons. He is by no means the biggest squirrel I have seen here. Remember that the animals size will vary with their natural climate....ie....generally the colder the climate...the bigger the animal. I think foxers tend to be more plump than greys or reds just naturally. Im my observance...they seem a bit lazier than the greys I've seen....and are no comparison for reds.

Interesting about the block and peanut butter CritterMom.....I bet the wilds appreciate the nutrition with the added protein and fat...to help boost them through hard times...I'll have to give this a try! :grouphug

[SammysMom]

Huh...maybe I'm a foxer? I like the "getting chunky" being so acceptable! :jump :jump :jump

[Mavrycs Mommy]

ha hes got ROLLS lol and thanks guys its comforting to know its just a foxer thing...

[island rehabber]

Um...Mister P (he doesn't have his doctorate...yet)
:jump Dr P is a famous NYC squirrel vet... and he's skinny as a rail. :D

Mavryck looks like a normal foxer plumping up in winter.

[Mavrycs Mommy]

thanks lol i do find the rolls quite adorable so im glad its normal lol

[astra]

:jump Dr P is a famous NYC squirrel vet... and he's skinny as a rail. :D

Mavryck looks like a normal foxer plumping up in winter.

:jump :jump
it's just that one time CrM shared an article about him, but a few of us, including me, thought it was about Mister P, so hence, Dr P (I am sure, the human Dr P would be flattered ;))

[astra]

Mavryc looks so like a regular winter foxer
Besides, sitting on one's haunches does not make anyone look slim (please, find a more flattering angle ;))

[jo_schmoe]

Rocky said..."No Problem...but be careful who you're calling fat...." :nono
( He's so mad in this pic!! HATES the camera) This is from today....if that gives you an idea of his size.

[jo_schmoe]

Great pics MM!!! He looks perfect!! If it makes you feel better...he's not as fluffy as my two....:Love_Icon :tilt
Wait until his little arms rest on his "Moobs"

[Mavrycs Mommy]

awe rocky is a cutie!!!!! and i never call mavryc "fat" in front of him (not that hed care lol but its the principle of the thing, its just not nice! lol) i call him my chunky monkey and daddy gets an ear full if he lets the fat word slip so hes taken to calling him "king Henry VIII" lol he swears hes just waiting for someone to come pay him his weight in gold

[Mavrycs Mommy]

Great pics MM!!! He looks perfect!! If it makes you feel better...he's not as fluffy as my two....:Love_Icon :tilt
Wait until his little arms rest on his "Moobs"

:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl "moobs" love it! he has mini moobs lol

[Mavrycs Mommy]

btw the laudry pile where those photos were taken is his favorite hang out lol he eats there sleeps there (when hes allowed to nap outside his cage) plays there AND watches tv there lol he really likes tv... hes lazy :dono

[Milo's Mom]

Have you had a chance to weigh Mavryc?

In the beginning of September Ellie was 775 grams and yesterday she was 922 grams...she puffed up like this last year too.

She is 1 1/2 years old.

[Mavrycs Mommy]

HAHAHAHA! i would if i could :rotfl that little bugger wont sit on a scale for anything lol... and hes 7 months old :jump

[2ndHandRanchRescue]

you guys are great!! I have to dig up more photos of Ginger.....at least when folks visit you they don't gasp and tell you your squirrel needs a "Squazeer" for her heaving boozum! LOL
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[island rehabber]

:rotfl:rotfl Squazeer! :rotfl:rotfl:rotfl

[Mavrycs Mommy]

you guys are great!! I have to dig up more photos of Ginger.....at least when folks visit you they don't gasp and tell you your squirrel needs a "Squazeer" for her heaving boozum! LOL
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[jo_schmoe]

Is it just me.....or is anyone else waiting to see when Stosh will fashion an acorn squoob holder in photoshop for our viewing pleasure......:hyper

[jesse1535]

Oh wow how cute! He reminds me of this guy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eC1dM_s2js&feature=related) XD

[Milo's Mom]

HAHAHAHA! i would if i could :rotfl that little bugger wont sit on a scale for anything lol... and hes 7 months old :jump

Do you actually think that Ellie sits on a scale for me? :rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl Funny Girl!!! There is NO WAY ON GODS GREEN EARTH that Ellie will ever sit on a scale for me.
I wrap her up in a big piece of fleece and stuff her and the fleece into a little bucket (the bucket is one that I got 8lbs of FV in) then I place the bucket on the scale and record the weight. Then, I allow her to escape and she gets a treat & a kiss, and I weigh the fleece and bucket then subtract the weight of the fleece & bucket from the weight I recorded earlier...thus leaving me with her weight.
This is the only way I have ever been able to weigh her...she always gets stuffed into a little bucket! But, Shhhhhhh, DO NOT tell the Princess that her Mommy stuffs her into a bucket.:rotfl

[island rehabber]

This is the only way I have ever been able to weigh her...she always gets stuffed into a little bucket! But, Shhhhhhh, DO NOT tell the Princess that her Mommy stuffs her into a bucket.:rotfl

....don't tell Squirrel Protective Services, either.....:nono :D

[Milo's Mom]

....don't tell Squirrel Protective Services, either.....:nono :D

:rotfl

if the Princess knew that I stuffed her into a bucket, she'd call them herself...only she calls them the PPS...Princess Protective Services...:rotfl:shakehead