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Originally Posted by Sweet Apple  To be honest, if he seems healthy, and doesn't have any health issues, I wouldn't worry about him being on the thin side...It's absolutely proven that very thin humans live much longer than heavier ones...If he, gradually, starts gaining weigh, because he's on a new diet, then that's cool, as long as he's still healthy...I, totally, wouldn't worry about him being thin...Just let nature take it's course, with the diet you feed him, and see how he does... |
I see where you are coming from and I've read similar that for humans and rats, being slightly on the underweight side can corrolate with longer lifespan. I'm planning to tone down on the extras and phase them out now that I know he's gaining and is healthy. I am just so relieved to find that he
is in fact healthy and to know that he will put on a healthy amount of weight in time- it's hard to describe in words to others without seeing and touching him, but it was really upsetting to even pet him he was so boney before and a good amount of his hair was coming out- probably from poor nutrition.