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Post by vexorg on Jul 14, 2015 9:41:47 GMT -8
Or posing unnaturally
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Post by zic890 on Jul 15, 2015 11:17:20 GMT -8
Fair enough. I'll have to take more pics from different angles to show you guys. Also, not completely sure if that was just how I was holding him or not...
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Post by zic890 on Jul 15, 2015 12:33:15 GMT -8
Sorry, something's acting up in my computer, and it won't let me import any new pictured onto it from anything... While we wait, does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can get Cloudy's weight down while letting Twilight and Peanut Butter maintain their current weight?
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Post by betty on Jul 15, 2015 12:37:10 GMT -8
If he is just fat, then you either need to exercise him more or feed him less, ideally a combination of both.
But if it is a lump of something other than overall weight gain, this won't be possible of course.
However, until he gets a big fat hump on his neck, I wouldn't be too bothered about his weight. Did you ever actually get a base weight from him in the first place?
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Post by zic890 on Jul 16, 2015 12:50:16 GMT -8
No, I don't think we have anything to weigh him with other than a bathroom scale, which weighs things in pounds..
But how would I feed him less when he has two other cagemates who's weights seem to be fine?
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Post by betty on Jul 16, 2015 13:06:37 GMT -8
If you were desperate to save a grossly overweight gerbils life, you would only put in treats when he is not in the tank, or just stop treats for all of them for a month and see what happens. It's difficult to ration when there is food enough for 3, that's why I suggested more exercise also. You could get a gerbil out more and walk him about your hands a bit more than the others if he was ginormous.
However, until you confirm whether he is all over fat or whether that was just a giant tumour on his side then there is no point doing anything. Over exercising or under feeding a sick gerbil is really not advised. Get some more pictures of him normally and from above and or below first, or take him to a vet to see if it is a growth.
And like I said, there really isn't any need to put a gerbil on a diet unless it is grossly overweight.
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Post by zic890 on Jul 16, 2015 16:46:34 GMT -8
I haven't given any of them treats for awhile... Sorry if I sound snotty, obnoxious or rude at all, I really don't mean to.. :/ I'm just kinda concerned. I don't think he had a tumor on his side. Is there any way other than visibility-wise to know if a gerbil has a tumor?
And I'll have to continue trying to get another picture up soon, I wasn't at home all day today, so I wasn't able to try again. I'll see about trying again tomorrow..
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