Name: Melissa
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Ive looked up weight for caiques. Does the weight they said like 170g is that b4 or after they eat? Loke zorros 126g b4 he eats, afters around 140g. I know hes only 4 months. Just not sure if hes on track or not. Online only has weights of adults.
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tielfan
Post subject: Re: Weight
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:52 am
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Wow, he really eats a lot to have that much difference in the before and after weights!
Has he been vet checked at all? If he has, and the vet said his weight was OK, then I wouldn't worry about his weight being lower than the internet figures. He might just be smaller than average in which case it's appropriate for him to have a lower weight. He probably hasn't quite reached his full adult weight either. Babies are almost adult size when they leave the nest, but they continue to fill out for some time after that.
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Mel
Post subject: Re: Weight
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 12:47 pm
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Yah he was checked 2 days after i got him on oct 21st. He eats mostly veggies, nuts, fruits. Sometimes he will nibble on pellets n he gets a lil seed.
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Post subject: Re: Weight
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 2:11 pm
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Are you checking his weight regularly to make sure he isn't losing weight?
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Mel
Post subject: Re: Weight
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 10:30 pm
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Yah use scale i used to weigh my lizard on. He was 120g when got him.
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Post subject: Re: Weight
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 11:10 pm
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So he's actually gained a bit of weight since you got him. It sounds like he's OK. Your vet approved of his original weight and he hasn't lost any weight since then.
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Post subject: Re: Weight
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:34 am
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She said he was healthy. N his blood test just showed he needed more calcium n some probotic. Which he gets. N calcium was told to give more veggies which he has tons of now.
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Post subject: Re: Weight
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:28 pm
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Vegetables aren't the greatest source of calcium because they tend to contain a lot of antinutrients that interfere with calcium absorption. A mineral block or cuttlebone would be a better source. Probiotics are beneficial bacteria that live in the gut, and I don't think there's any blood test that can check that. Scoping out a poop sample would do it though.
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Mel
Post subject: Re: Weight
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:14 pm
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He has cuttle bone but not use it yet. He had poo test at vet too n mouth twst.
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