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Hello (yet again!)
I seem to be a one-woman question machine at the moment - sorry!

The vet that looked at my male yesterday said that his weight gain may have been too fast since hibernation. I know to take what he says with a pinch of salt but I wanted to know whether you guys agreed.

He's basically gained approximately 100g in 4 - 5 weeks. I was so pleased that he'd been eating well after hibernation (and with the drama yesterday!) that I wasn't really worrying about whether he was gaining too much weight post-hibernation. Does this seem too much?

thanks
Nancy

Hi Nancy: Does he seem fat to you? Does he pouch out around his upper legs? More than likely, most of the 100g is water-weight gain. They use up their water during hibernation, then start putting it back when they wake up. If he's eating and acting normal...and if you are not over-feeding him, I wouldn't worry about it.

Yvonne

It is water and filling up his digestive system with food thats gained most of that weight Nancy. It's perfectly fine.

Danny

Thank you both
He definitely doesn't seem fat so I'm sure you're right and it's just water and food - just good to know that's normal.
thanks again