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Kazzaboobers
Egg

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Posted - 17/06/2010 :  19:41:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi all

Sookie has got blue eyes again so I know she will shed next week sometime but I'm just wondering if this is too soon after her last shed - looking back on here it was around 16th May - she definitely looks bigger now especially around her middle section - she will be 1 on 23rd June. Could we be over feeding her? or does this seem normal? Today she has had 1 Fuzz, she was still on 2 pinkies once a week before that so now she has 1 fuzz once a week. any thoughts or is this fine?

Cheers Karen x

mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!

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Posted - 17/06/2010 :  19:49:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
There is nothing to worry about, sometimes they just grow fast and need to shed more.
Personally though, I would feed 2 fuzziesa week.

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HannahB
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Posted - 17/06/2010 :  20:00:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
before you got her she was probably still on a maintainance diet - shops give their reps the bare minimum to survive to cut down on spending, since you got her and changed her diet accordingly you will find that they do shed more frequently than before


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Kazzaboobers
Egg

United Kingdom
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Posted - 17/06/2010 :  20:13:25  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Gosh - 2 fuzzies - they look double the size of the pinkies so that would be like having 4 pinkies at once? It would make sense with the pet shop diet and she isnt round still an arch shape so fingers crossed.

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HannahB
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Posted - 17/06/2010 :  20:25:03  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
how long has she been on 1 fuzzy for? personally i always waited til one fuzzy didnt leave a big bump before moving up onto two


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Kazzaboobers
Egg

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Posted - 17/06/2010 :  20:58:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
She has been on 1 fuzzy for 3 weeks including today and we still have a curve in her tummy - will see how she gets on - almost feel like it should be 1 fuzzy and 1 pinkie then 2 fuzzies lol as she astounded me when she fit the fuzzy in her mouth so 2 fuzzies - i know she wouldn't do them at the same time but what she has eaten tonight looked huge lol!!

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HannahB
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Posted - 17/06/2010 :  21:26:11  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
some people do it like that, i used to feed some smaller ones and then move up to bigger ones but saving some smaller ones to double up on if that makes sense
leave her on just one a week for a little longer and you'll know when to move her up


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