Yea his size was mentioned to us when we got him. We have only had home for about 3 months he was relinquished to the store we got him from and very under weight. They said his growth may be stunted because of the neglect. He has a very healthy appetite and havemt had any issues with feeding. The more research I do the more angry I get with the pet store. A lot of what they told us seems to be just nonsense. The tub idea intimidates me as well for some reason.