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Post by w1lk1nson on May 2, 2008 11:28:58 GMT -8
Hi!! I recently got a gorgeous PEW from a pet shop. He was normal size and everything, but he had a stick of treats (know what i mean? a stick about 10cm long, made of treats stuck together). he had been eating it and his proper food, but i noticed that he is getting really fat. I have a piccy of him when i firts got him and a piccy of him now (soz cant load it up), only a week later. He is rather fat - is it him or his fur or something? Any suggestions as to what to do?
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Post by ttlol22 on May 3, 2008 17:38:58 GMT -8
Does he have a wheel? If not maybe that would help him be more active or some nice free runs. But don't remove anything from the food that you give him as it will mess with to nutrition content. Also if he doesnt have a wheel, if you get one make sure its wire mesh.
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Post by janis on May 3, 2008 21:26:35 GMT -8
Are you sure he is fatter? Maybe his fur is just fluffier. Sometimes our gerbil looks really fat but she really isn't.
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Post by w1lk1nson on May 4, 2008 0:36:58 GMT -8
Well, he does have a wheel - actually my other gerb doesnt! Im getting her one soon and her cage is smaller than my males! He does use it regularly and also uses it as a toilet because i have to clean it out regularly. I have a piccy of him when i first got him then a piccy of him a week later - he is larger, but im not sure if he is fluffier. he does seem it, but why would he get fluffier? Any reason? At one point i thought he was pregnant! When he stood up i thought i saw nipples and he is drinking and eating a lot, but i decided to keep an eye on him. I hope he isnt preggo - i have nothing for the babies! Il see if he gets any bigger over the week
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Post by ttlol22 on May 4, 2008 5:20:44 GMT -8
Some times their fur just gets a little fluffy, its normal. Also he might not be fat but just a big gerbil, my males gerbils are very large but not fat. Are you joking about the preggo thing?
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Post by w1lk1nson on May 4, 2008 7:05:11 GMT -8
No - i seriously thought that the pet shop had mis sexed him and he had gottn preggo at the shop! You know how they only really show in the last week or so, well i though that that had happened!
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Post by ttlol22 on May 4, 2008 7:20:07 GMT -8
So you think he is pregnant? Have you double checked his gender?
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Post by ohmylokix on May 4, 2008 7:56:52 GMT -8
Well, you should ALWAYS double-check sexes. The lady tried to tell me that Taki was a boy. She wasn't.
I have helped the local PetCo sort out the gerbils dumped on them, and it takes only minutes to sex an 8-pup litter.
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Post by w1lk1nson on May 4, 2008 8:18:26 GMT -8
Well, hes not quite tame yet, so when i did hold him, i did try and look, but he wasnt too happy with me touching him. He was looking a little pear shaped, but im really not sure. He may just be fluffy. I looked in books and websites and i know what to look for - ive tried to hold him, but he just gets too scared. I decided from then to start from scratch with taming him - but he is rather scared of me. Today i saw him reach up and i thought that i saw 2 small circles on his belly and i thought they were nipples, but im really not sure!
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Post by ohmylokix on May 4, 2008 8:37:03 GMT -8
Put him in a clear bowl/vase/etc. His testicles should be VERY obvious. My Kyo's touched the floor.
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Post by w1lk1nson on May 5, 2008 7:25:38 GMT -8
Ill try. I have a clear ball and i looked then. I thought i saw 2 tiny balls, they were like 1mm in diameter! Should they be bigger?
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Post by Jill on May 5, 2008 8:35:20 GMT -8
Yes, they would be larger.
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Post by w1lk1nson on May 5, 2008 9:06:20 GMT -8
if i can get hold of him then ill look, but i cant promise anything. Any time i go near him he attacks me
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Post by ohmylokix on May 5, 2008 12:05:32 GMT -8
Good thing you decided not to breed if you can't even sex the(mean!) parents!
Just put him/her on a table(wear gloves if you must), and lift their tail.
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Post by ttlol22 on May 5, 2008 15:08:03 GMT -8
Also from the side you should be able to see bulge. All my males have it. Even Arlo who is missing a testicle.
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