Re: Fat 8 week old grey
Originally Posted by
Freja
Just curious, my baby girl Reba is getting quite fat. She's active and plays, we take her out to play "jumping" several times a day, she's in a 3'x2'x6' cage and has lots of climbing toys. I'm feeding her according to the "Squirrel food pyramid" I found on this site, and she likes every food we give her. She's at 215 grams as of this morning, and takes 20ml of Esibilac 3 or 4 times a day,
sometimes she doesn't want her noon feeding. Should I be concerned, or is a fat baby just a healthy baby? She seems in good health overall, and if she was a kitten I wouldn't be concerned, just want to make sure she will be in good shape for a Spring release.
With weight suggesting she could be somewhere around 7-8 weeks 3X a day is plenty, at 8 weeks she should be cut down to 2X.
At 215 grams feeding recommended between the 5-7%, 7% of body weight would be 15cc's.
How old is this baby?
With following the food pyramid, what type rodent block are you feeding, HHB's or other?
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