Swerds
Wendy
My little Zoe was a couple weeks pregnant when we brought her home, so I don't know if she's naturally a skinny chinny or not, but at the moment she has me worried.
After she had her kit she fed him, and fed him well. We separated them when the kit was 7 weeks old on the vet's recommendation, as we were worried that Zoe was getting too thin. That was 4 weeks ago, and she doesn't seem to have gained any weight, and at times seems even thinner!
She is drinking water, though not as much as either of my other chins. She's never been a big drinker anyway. She is eating some, but maybe 3/4 to 1 tablespoon of pellets a day. (We feed Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Chinchilla Food.) Our male goes through about 2 tablespoons per day and the kit does as well, more when he's in a growth spurt.
When she was weighed at the vet 4 weeks ago, she was 1.3 pounds. Some sites say this is a normal weight for an adult female, others say she should be closer to 2 pounds.
Can anyone offer some insight or suggestions? I, and Zoe, would really appreciate it.
After she had her kit she fed him, and fed him well. We separated them when the kit was 7 weeks old on the vet's recommendation, as we were worried that Zoe was getting too thin. That was 4 weeks ago, and she doesn't seem to have gained any weight, and at times seems even thinner!
She is drinking water, though not as much as either of my other chins. She's never been a big drinker anyway. She is eating some, but maybe 3/4 to 1 tablespoon of pellets a day. (We feed Kaytee Forti-Diet Pro Health Chinchilla Food.) Our male goes through about 2 tablespoons per day and the kit does as well, more when he's in a growth spurt.
When she was weighed at the vet 4 weeks ago, she was 1.3 pounds. Some sites say this is a normal weight for an adult female, others say she should be closer to 2 pounds.
Can anyone offer some insight or suggestions? I, and Zoe, would really appreciate it.
