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I just got a 10 wk old hedgie about 1 1/2 wks ago. She's definitely underweight, as she only weighs 102 grams when I got her and a few days ago when I weighed her, she was 110. She is smaller than most 10 wk old hedgies too though. I can post a picture of her by something to show her size, but she's definitely underweight too. She is slowly gaining, but I'm worried its not enough and now I'm starting to see more and more of her food still in her dish the next morning. (before it seemed she ate most of it every night!! I did see obvious markings (saw little baby food foot tracks on her fleece after walking through her baby food :roll:
) and maybe a few pieces of kibble are gone, but not much at all. Before she was eating maybe 10-15 pieces of kibble soaked in chicken broth (doesn't seem interested in it, if its still hard) and maybe some of the baby food gone. Now its just a few pieces gone. What else can I offer her that she might like?? We bought some crickets yesterday and are going to try them today. Next time I get to the pet store I'll look for the canned insects too, because right now crickets are the only thing you can get because they've been back-ordered w/ mealies for months.
Any thoughts on how much she should be eating and what to offer her to encourage her to eat??
Jessie
Jessie