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    Is this skinny?

    Hello,

    Just need general opinion...is she considered skinny?






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    I think a photo from above of just her on a table would be better to tell. But from these, it seems like she could put on more weight.




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    Some better pics might help. She doesn't look "skinny" to me. Could she put on a few grams? Of course. But does she look underweight? I don't think so from what I see.

    What is her current weight?
    What prey and what size do you feed? and how often?
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    Re: Is this skinny?

    She looks on the thin side. Not horribly skinny but from these pictures she could definitely put on a little weight.

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    Is this skinny?

    I haven't weigh her in a month or so. I've had difficulties with getting bigger mouse size, it's been roughly a month. So for the last month I fed her small mice, 2 in a row per feeding every 4-5 days. She seems to be hungry every 3rd day. A couple days back I noticed that she looks skinnier, her backbone is more noticeable and her belly is a bit hollow(?) when she squeezes.
    Good news though, today I finally managed to get a new supplier and this time they have rats (i've been meaning to change her to rats). I bought weaned/small (maybe, I haven't get the hang of categorizing rats/mice) and just fed her one. She's now happily curling inside her hide, not even peeking
    So maybe in a day or two I'll weigh her properly & can take a pic of her from up above.
    In the meantime I just want to make sure that she's not overly skinny that she looks unhealthy or something.
    Pic of rats I got today:



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    Can't judge based on those pictures, your animal need to be on a flat surface and picture taken from the top.
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    Re: Is this skinny?

    here she is roughly 36 hours after her meal



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