Re: Is he getting too heavy?
Doesn't sound like too much, I guess it depends how small of a mouse, mice are not very big to begin with. At 350 grams that boy still has alot of growing to do so you sound fine.
Re: Is he getting too heavy?
if you can see a significant amount of space between his scales then hes over weight other than that be happy that hes eating like a champ :gj:
Re: Is he getting too heavy?
At 350 grams a lot of people are already feeding small rats in the 45 to 65 gram range.
If that just looks impossible for him to handle. I'd at least be giving him weaned rats.
I'd say you could up his amount.
Re: Is he getting too heavy?
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andwhy6
if you can see a significant amount of space between his scales then hes over weight other than that be happy that hes eating like a champ :gj:
Agreed.
Re: Is he getting too heavy?
True True
Also if you notice after you feed him that he starts laying on his side. Or goes off and soaks in the water bowl. Thatd be a sign of overfeeding.
They're trying to relieve the pressure off of they're bellies.
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West Coast Jungle
Agreed.
Re: Is he getting too heavy?
His scales look fine, no spaces. The problem is, I can't find small rats at school and I don't have the room to breed my own. That being the case 1 mouse isn't enough, at least I don't think it is.... would it be bad to feed him only one mouse instead of two?
Re: Is he getting too heavy?
I'd try and give him an adult mouse. Like 25 grams and up. Thatd be your best bet
Otherwise have you considered frozen thawed? I love it. I get consistently 60 to 65 gram smalls from rodent pro. They also have mice.
Good luck to ya.