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Post by kaitlynmoore2007 on Jun 15, 2018 9:57:17 GMT -8
Help my two male gerbils are looking really fat. How do you weigh gerbils I dont know what to do. Does this look fat or is it just they are getting older?   |
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Post by catnut on Jun 15, 2018 13:52:52 GMT -8
What food are you feeding them(brand)? a kitchen scale with grams and a dish(some come with it), put in a treat. Can't really tell by the pics, do they use a wheel and are active?
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Post by flora7suzy4ever on Jun 15, 2018 14:00:33 GMT -8
They do look a little chunky even for males, since it is summer they should have a lighter thinner coat.
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Post by kaitlynmoore2007 on Jun 15, 2018 14:12:48 GMT -8
I will weight them tonight I feed them small world gerbil and hamster food I take out the sunflower seeds from there daily diet. I only feed sunflower seeds as rare treats.
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Post by flora7suzy4ever on Jun 15, 2018 14:16:10 GMT -8
Hmm sunflower seeds are an important part of a gerbils diet, unless there is an excessive amount (in which you should probably try another brand) then you should probably leave some in.
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Post by kaitlynmoore2007 on Jun 16, 2018 0:08:05 GMT -8
Both weigh 2 onces
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Post by flora7suzy4ever on Jun 16, 2018 6:41:20 GMT -8
I think your scale isn't very accurate, two ounces (about 56 grams) for a male gerbil is very light. How old are they? If they're under a year, thats understandable, if they're older, I'd say 2 1/2 (about 70 grams) to 3 1/2 (about 99 grams,chunky) ounces is good.
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Post by livingwithgerbils on Jun 17, 2018 7:12:21 GMT -8
One of my gerbils looks like that in the picture, and yet later on in the day, they lose weight. My gerbil has lived quite a long time and has continually done this, do your gerbils do the same?
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Post by kaitlynmoore2007 on Jun 17, 2018 8:08:30 GMT -8
I think your scale isn't very accurate, two ounces (about 56 grams) for a male gerbil is very light. How old are they? If they're under a year, thats understandable, if they're older, I'd say 2 1/2 (about 70 grams) to 3 1/2 (about 99 grams,chunky) ounces is good. Not sure jow old they are we adopted them two monyhs ago they dont know ecaxtly how old they are but they are young |
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Post by kaitlynmoore2007 on Jun 17, 2018 8:09:18 GMT -8
One of my gerbils looks like that in the picture, and yet later on in the day, they lose weight. My gerbil has lived quite a long time and has continually done this, do your gerbils do the same? Exacty what they did it freaked me out at first that they were fat but no. |
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Post by flora7suzy4ever on Jun 17, 2018 10:07:42 GMT -8
They'll go through a lot of weight changes (little ones) while they are growing up.
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Post by livingwithgerbils on Jun 18, 2018 11:33:11 GMT -8
They'll go through a lot of weight changes (little ones) while they are growing up. I think it might be down to that. Maybe put in a little less food for a while but make sure they are still getting food. |
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