Rattie weights :)

[SoA]

I weigh everyone monthly (sometimes more), just to keep up with how they're doing. Here are the weights from tonight. I'm really quite happy with this weigh-in! The ones who needed to lose some weight did so, and the ones who needed to put some on did so also.

Nigel - 580 grams
Widdershins - 485 grams
Hazel - 410 grams
Russia - 460 grams
Squee - 445 grams
Polka - 475 grams
Emma - 330 grams
Fergie - 325 grams
Maddie - 370 grams
Faroe - 330 grams
Encephalon - 285 grams (growth spurt!)
Fyn - 220 grams (he's almost 5 months old - so tiny!)
Eva - 395 grams

And just so you can see the difference, here's what they weighed last month on 9.16.07

Nigel - 595 grams
Widdershins - 515 grams
Hazel - 445 grams
Russia - 455 grams
Squee - 455 grams
Polka - 495 grams
Emma - 345 grams
Fergie - 340 grams
Maddie - 375 grams
Faroe - 335 grams
Encephalon - 235 grams
Fyn - 215 grams
Eva - 430 grams

 

[jorats]

Looking good!!
I'm going to weigh all mine today too.

 

[LA]

I need a scale, I am just interested in find out how much mine weigh.

 

[SoA]

Hey Jo, post everyone's weights when you get done weighing them, I love seeing what other ratties weigh compared to mine For instance, on the rat community I'm part of on LiveJournal, a few members saw that I was calling Polka chubby at 475 grams, and so they told me how much their biggest boys weighed - one was nearly 900 grams! :shock:

 

[jorats]

Last time I weighed them was September 10th and today October 13th.

The nursing home:
Loki 41m 360 grams - 358 grams ~good weight maintained.
Flea 30m 372 grams - 350 grams ~weight loss, not good. Flea has PT.
Couscous 30m 310 grams - 298 grams ~ weight loss, not surprising she has myco.
Mielle 30m 290 grams - 267 grams ~weight loss do to myco/dyspnea.
Neela 30m 328 grams - 258 grams ~weight loss do to severe lung disease.
Pascal 31m 467 grams - 469 grams ~good weight maintained.
Vincent 31m 421 grams - 441 grams ~ good weight gain for age.
Dallas 29m 385 grams - 300 grams ~ weight loss due to severe lung disease.
Andy 29 m 415 grams - 420 grams ~ good weight maintained.
Simon 29m 407 grams - 450 grams ~ bulking up due to extra foods given to the sickies. But still a good weight for his age.
Archie 19m 570 grams - 600 grams ~ bulking up due to extra foods in the cage.
Fred 19m 503 grams - 504 grams ~ good or bad… good weight maintained but did not bulk up due to all the extra nummy foods in the cage. ?
Bobby 22m 530 grams - 530 grams ~ good weight maintained even though suffering from severe lung disease.

The lovers:

Radar 24m 459 grams - 472 grams ~ good weight gain for post surgery. (neuter)
Isabelle 17m 420 grams - 430 grams ~ some gain… but she’s a princess, she can do what she wants. ….just kidding. Both Radar and Isabelle have been having extra nummies to encourage good intros.

The Dirty 10:

Sebastien 11m 465 grams - 458 grams ~ slight loss, will keep an eye on him, post surgery (neuter) but now in a rambunctious crazy dirty crew which could explain weight loss.
Cande 11m 300 grams - 288 grams ~good weight loss.
Sophie 11m 322 grams - 317 grams ~good weight.
Nessie 6m 258 grams - 264 grams ~ healthy weight growth.
Jorge 6m 372 grams - 400 grams ~healthy weight growth.
Rylee 6m 363 grams - 379 grams ~healthy weight growth.
Davis 6m 381 grams - 410 grams ~healthy weight growth.
Captain 4m 294 grams - 310 grams ~healthy weight growth.
Boo 3m 202 grams - 333 grams ~healthy weight growth.
Treat 3m 215 grams - 338 grams ~health weight growth.

 

[rainbowbrat23]

580 grams?? Holy Sh** that's a HUGE rat!

My biggest tops out at like 380 I think that's what it was last vet check

 

[jorats]

My Archie is at 600 grams right now. He is a big guy, not obese yet.
But I don't have much choice. He resides in the nursing home and I can't pull him away from his buddies and I have to free feed higher fat foods to the sick/old ones.

 

[rainbowbrat23]

I JUST saw that!

WOW you guys! What are you feeding them?! LOL

ooo...should I be feeding higher fatty foods to strider with his back end degeneration thing?

 

[jorats]

My vet has always told me that if only we could keep all our ratties thin until they reach 20+ months or if they become ill, then start them up on high fat diet, but keep the protein low. I would give Strider a higher fat diet.

 

[rainbowbrat23]

k, I will satrt doing so thanks!

 

[chicky82]

how do you guys weigh your rats?
I want to weigh my guys but I don't have a scale, It's Chimo I want to weigh because I know he's lost weight, at the vet's the last time he was 414g at 6 months but he looks thinner now it might be his constant use of his spinner
Coal was about 420g but he looks fine, they are 10 months old

 

[jorats]

I bought a scale at Costco, a postal scale, it was only $12 at the time.

 

[SoA]

I bought a postal scale on eBay for only $16 shipped! I love it.

Jo - just out of curiosity, do you have weights on your rats from before you started the low-fat/-protein diet? I think that'd be interesting to see!

 

[jorats]

Just went through my journal... I can't exactly remember when I switched over to just blocks but..

Back in Feb 04...

Niko 650 grams
Lex 730 grams
Oliver 683 grams
Sully 705 grams

:wasnt: