nikkicreatesart
06-07-2023, 09:26 PM
Hi everyone!
I am trying really hard not to be a helicopter parent to Picasso, I'm really not...
In the past couple of days I have noticed he's peeing less. Same very clear, hint of yellow color, no odor. He's his normal active self, getting very rambunctious as a teenager (I am estimating him to be around 10 weeks old now- climbing upside down, running and jumping everywhere. Staring to actually eat the healthy blocks and trying a little bit of new veggies every day. He has gone from about 80 grams to 290. I still give him milk- he gets 15 ccs a meal, and I feed him three times a day. Pooping tons. I just noticed there are less puddles occurring. I checked his bedding for dampness, there isn't any. Genitalia looks fine. Is there anything I should be looking for? Do they just pee less as they get older? I do have a water bottle in his cage, tried to demonstrate it but his attention span is lacking. It does leak a bit onto the lowest level of the cage which is a plastic pan, so he also has that, and I have a very shallow amount in a little bowl.
Thanks in advance if anyone had any advice, tips, or assurance to share!
Edited to add, I try to check for dehydration with the skin pinch test, very hard to tell as he's constantly playing with my hands and he's gotten a little plump so not much skin to grab
I am trying really hard not to be a helicopter parent to Picasso, I'm really not...
In the past couple of days I have noticed he's peeing less. Same very clear, hint of yellow color, no odor. He's his normal active self, getting very rambunctious as a teenager (I am estimating him to be around 10 weeks old now- climbing upside down, running and jumping everywhere. Staring to actually eat the healthy blocks and trying a little bit of new veggies every day. He has gone from about 80 grams to 290. I still give him milk- he gets 15 ccs a meal, and I feed him three times a day. Pooping tons. I just noticed there are less puddles occurring. I checked his bedding for dampness, there isn't any. Genitalia looks fine. Is there anything I should be looking for? Do they just pee less as they get older? I do have a water bottle in his cage, tried to demonstrate it but his attention span is lacking. It does leak a bit onto the lowest level of the cage which is a plastic pan, so he also has that, and I have a very shallow amount in a little bowl.
Thanks in advance if anyone had any advice, tips, or assurance to share!
Edited to add, I try to check for dehydration with the skin pinch test, very hard to tell as he's constantly playing with my hands and he's gotten a little plump so not much skin to grab