Mysterious weight gain question

Hey all. I've got a normal girl who's been off feed for over a month now...she was a rescue found in someone's yard with some open cuts and weighing about 1400g while she was longer than my 2400g girl...anyways, she'd been eating wonderfully till breeding season came around and it was on and off. Usually she'd eat though, up until early May when she absolutely refused--of course, that was around the same time my male pastel finally 'figured things out', too. I wasn't worried since she was a solid 1950g and had been since early May. I weighed her three weeks ago and she was still at 1950g; I don't weigh her too often because she stresses so much when she's handled, and I'd rather just let her do her thing. I was cleaning cages today and weighed everyone else and figured, what the heck, I'd weigh Lara Croft, too. Turns out that after not having been fed in over a month, Lara Croft has grown to 2200g in three weeks.

I would have never thought she'd gained any weight at all unless I weighed her; she doesn't look swollen or like anything is wrong with her; she actually looks a little bit thinner than I like, but my scale is accurate (weighed her on two different scales, one digital and one mechanical). I can't figure out how or why she would have gained the weight so suddenly.I don't think she's gravid, but I suppose it's a possibility, though I never observed an ovulation. She was observed locking with my male three times, but it could have been up to 4, if they locked at nighttime when I was asleep. Does anyone have any ideas why? Anyone experienced this before?

Thanks for your help and time,
Brandi

Well, in my experience she may have a fecal build up, when was the last time she had a poo?

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Originally Posted by llovelace

Well, in my experience she may have a fecal build up, when was the last time she had a poo?

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3 weeks ago--She pooed, so I weighed her. She hasn't been fed since then, though, so I had eliminated fecal build up as a cause. She also doesn't have the sometimes telltale swelling above the vent which might indicate the need to pass fecal material.

I have some who fluctuate in weight, it's only a 210 gram increase nothing to worry about. I hope she gets back on feed for you though

Lol, I'm not worried, just a bit puzzled. As long as she looks and acts healthy, I'm not too concerned--now, if it was a 200g drop, I'd be concerned. It's just a bit odd is all! Thanks, though!

I have a girl that was 650g when I got back in Dec. who started gaining rapidly, I was a little concerned at first, she's around 1500g now, she's a garbage disposal, will eat anything I throw in her tub lol

Does anyone else have any insights?

It could be water. My girl weighed in at 1013g a few days ago, then two nights ago she peed like a burm. When I was cleaning her and her tub out in the morning I decided to weigh her. She was 942g. That's about 70 grams of pee. Considering how much larger your girl is, it could be a ton of pee in her lol.