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    does he look healthy, weight wise.

    I adopted this guy three weeks ago. He was a bit dehydrated when I got him, his belly was sunken in too so it had been awhile since he had eaten..I went ahead and fed him the day after I got him because it was feeding day and he was acting very hungry. He has eaten 4 small rats since I got him.
    Does he look okay, should I bump him to medium rats? Being a male I didnt think it would be necessary but he is still acting pretty hungry. Hopefully the pics will work since Im still trying to figure out imgur after switching from photobucket.

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    http://imgur.com/KgqGN81

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    None of my males get anything bigger than a small, even my big males. Your boy looks ok to me.
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    Re: does he look healthy, weight wise.

    good looking!!! medium rats are not necessary for adult males; smalls on a consistent basis are perfect. that's what my male is on and he's almost 1000g.
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    Some BPs will simply pig out if given the chance, most likely since they're animals that are used to periods of fasting in the wild. Feeding response can continue for a bit after the feeding.

    You may just have a wannabe porker on your hands.

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    He looks great, good job! A way to tell if he should be moved up to medium rats is if the rat is a bit bigger then the widest part of his body. But if he is thriving right now I think he will be alright. Keep up the good work!
    ~Kit


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