Quote Originally Posted by evan385 View Post
Well that's a bit of an exaggeration. She's only eaten two of them and before that she ate two small gerbils. Which give her a very good sized bulge. She's about as big around as your first finger touching your thumb just past the knuckle, and the rats are as big around as same thing but first finger on your thumb nail. She's actually grown quite noticeably since the first gerbil. I'm thinking Critter Barn was wrong about how the rat should be slightly smaller than the biggest part of her body and that it should give her a good sized bulge. Oh boy how much will that cost? It cost me $65 from the petsmart vet (starts with a B can't remember the name) just for the exam and some antibiotics when she broke her jaw. Know any good vets in the Knoxville area that won't cost me an arm and a leg?
Well, I wouldn't go rushing off to the vet just yet then. Watch her growth over the next month, mine typically gain 100-150g a month, but I feed 10-15% of their body weight every 5-7 days. If you don't see much growth next month then consider the fecal. Most vets will do a fecal exam with out a vet visit and where I live they cost about $25.