My breeder held back the female I was getting, as she was underweight initially, too. So we waited about another two weeks and she hit the "100g" mark. My breeder I went through said she gained about 5 grams a day. Not sure if this applies to most generic babies, but, all information is valuable information.
Needless to say, she's always been rather small until recently, (she's about 6 1/2 mos) she's gotten insanely big, and appears more normal. She literally eats like a hog.
But yeah, you may have a point. If somethings wrong, they're obligated to take the animal to the vet. I mean, that's just morality for everyone, but a breeder not only has a reputation to hold up (I probably wouldn't link her site, if it was me, as most will be judgmental about this situation, good or bad), but should maintain a level of respect for the animals that they've decided to breed. Just like Ahava said, it's the breeder's responsibility. Everyone says people shouldn't breed for money, yet some are more willing to risk one little baby animal, than pay a $50 dollar check up fee. Idk.
She could just need more time. Wait the ten days, and make a decision? Ask her to set a target date, and to record her weight daily. That way you can shuffle in an exact weight gain per day, and perhaps find the median, and determine when she would reach the right day, whilst weighing 100 grams. Simple math.
Needless to say, she's always been rather small until recently, (she's about 6 1/2 mos) she's gotten insanely big, and appears more normal. She literally eats like a hog.
But yeah, you may have a point. If somethings wrong, they're obligated to take the animal to the vet. I mean, that's just morality for everyone, but a breeder not only has a reputation to hold up (I probably wouldn't link her site, if it was me, as most will be judgmental about this situation, good or bad), but should maintain a level of respect for the animals that they've decided to breed. Just like Ahava said, it's the breeder's responsibility. Everyone says people shouldn't breed for money, yet some are more willing to risk one little baby animal, than pay a $50 dollar check up fee. Idk.
She could just need more time. Wait the ten days, and make a decision? Ask her to set a target date, and to record her weight daily. That way you can shuffle in an exact weight gain per day, and perhaps find the median, and determine when she would reach the right day, whilst weighing 100 grams. Simple math.
