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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2015 19:41:14 GMT -5
I gave Bruce 1oz of soupie this morning. Took about 45 minutes for him to eat all of it. I gave him another ounce tonight, with half an egg mixed into it. He hasn't been super energetic today, and isn't sleeping in the places he normally does. He had some funky poop earlier, but nothing really concerning. I attribute that to the new food. His weight has gone up, to 1.31kg, from Thursday. I will upload pictures of him tomorrow.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2015 7:03:30 GMT -5
So this morning, i was surprised when Bruce woke up, came out of the cage, and went to eating the soupie i haf put on the floor while i ate my own breakfast. He ate a large spoonful all by himself before he walked away. I realize that on a regular day, i won't be able to feed him, then wait a couplr of hours before putting his kibble back(or maybe i'll just have to suck it up and get up really early). I guess the other option is to leave enough soupie for him all day while i'm at work. How should i proceed?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2015 20:56:51 GMT -5
Bruce was sleeping in his dig box tonight when I gave him his soupies. He ate almost the entire ounce right away from my finger, then a spoon while in his dig box. I'm thinking a feeding den will be good for him. I'm finding that he will not take from a spoon right away most of the time, but if I give him some from my finger, then lower that to a spoon, he will then take it from the spoon. I weighed his kibble before giving it back to him, and will weigh it again when I take it away in the morning. I don't think he's been eating very much kibble. His poops look fine, and he's back to sleeping in his regular spot(the dig box) and he was playful today.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2015 19:58:14 GMT -5
Bruce had 1oz soupie this morning. Again, he ate some straight from the plate when i let him out of the cage. I fed the rest from my finger and spoon. I had to give him some tough love to get him to finish it, but he did. He only ate 0.3oz of kibble during the day(from 8am-3:15pm) I gave Bruce 1.5oz soupie this evening. I fed him some from my finger, then a spoon until he walked away. I let him eat it at his leisure while i went to work at the barn. He ate some from the plate while i was gone(about an hour), but not much, so I fed him the rest from my finger. He's had some slightly mucousy poop, but nothing i'm concerned about, as his energy has been fine.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2015 9:14:17 GMT -5
I gave Bruce 1.5oz of soupie this morning. He wasn't interested in taking any from the plate, and would only eat it from my finger this morning. Even that he wasn't super interested in really. He didn't eat any kibble overnight.
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Post by fretki on Oct 28, 2015 13:10:25 GMT -5
How is he now? Any change in energy?
How are his poops?
Has he eaten meanwhile?
Sent from my SM-G900F using proboards
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2015 13:21:24 GMT -5
How is he now? Any change in energy? How are his poops? Has he eaten meanwhile? Sent from my SM-G900F using proboards I haven't been home since a stopped in to put his kibble back. I haf to put him in the cage for the day becausr the landlords were going in to check smoke detectors. I think he's been sleeping more because of the change in season. Losing Spaghetti could have a part in him sleeping more as well. He's generally in good spirits. He plays with me regularly. I may have been reading into that too much. I will post a picture of his poop tonight. It's formed, and sometimes a bit mucousy.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2015 18:45:56 GMT -5
Sorry I didn't post like I said I was going to yesterday. It was hubby's birthday, and like a true procrastinator, I waited until after work yesterday to get his present and cake.
Bruce didn't eat any kibble during the day yesterday. I gave him 1.5oz soupies as soon as I got home(at 3:15pm) because he hadn't eaten any kibble anyways. he ate half of it right away, but I had to sit with him to get him to eat the rest at 5pm. His energy was fine while I was home.
He didn't eat any kibble over night.
I gave him 1.5oz of soupies, which he ate half of from the plate himself, but I sat with him and fed him the other half from my finger.
Today, he ate 0.3oz kibbles during the day.
I gave him 1.5oz of soupies at 5:30pm. He ate about an ounce from my finger and a spoon before he walked away. I fed him the last 0.5oz from my finger about a half hour later.
The picture is of his poops today.
I will be giving him half an egg tonight, as I have designated Thursdays(and Sundays) egg day.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2015 16:31:37 GMT -5
I had asked on facebook when i should takr Bruce's kibble away, and was told i could do it now. So, GOODBYE KIBBLE! I gave him 1.9oz soupies this morning at 6:30. I had to feed him from my finger to prompt him to eat, but then he eats right from the plate. We did that a few times and he was done all of it by 11:30am. I made a rubbermaid container into a feeding den for him, for two reasons; 1.I think he actually prefers eating in an enclosed space 2.My cat will eat his food if she has access to it, which she always does since Bruce has free roam of the upstairs and I can't stop the cat from going upstairs. Excited to see how that works out I also bought those balls for a ball pit today to put in his dig box. I have to wait for the hubby to get home to do that because he doesn't want to miss it lol
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2015 7:55:49 GMT -5
I gave Bruce 2oz of soup at 7pm last night. I picked it up at 2am, and there was maybe 0.1oz left. I am now giving Bruce the soup that didn't get 100% pureed because it killed my blender. He's eating it without problems. He already knows to go to his feeding den for food. He's such a smart boy!!! This morning I gave him 1.8oz soup because that's all that was thawed. I must have made a mistake when I weighed the bag that I took it from. His energy level has been great. His poops are smaller, and perhaps a bit soft. I will post a picture later today or tomorrow. I can't believe how much he pees! Lol I expected it to pick up, but wasn't really prepared for how much. On kibble there was more poo than pee, but now it's reversed.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2015 20:10:43 GMT -5
Quick update for today; There was 0.5oz soup left when I picked it up at 3pm. I gave Bruce 2oz soup for dinner at 7pm
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2015 8:41:45 GMT -5
I gave Bruce 2oz soup last night, and ehen I picked it up at 3am, there was still 0.7oz left. So he ate 1.3oz, to make his total for yesterday 2.6oz. I feel like Bruce has gotten thicker though. He's always been a bigger boy, but he feels even bigger, even after only just over a week on raw. I will weigh him later today. Should I be making sure he eats at least 3 oz everyday, or is 3-4oz a guideline, and as long as he's not too far off of that i shouldn't worry? I am still prompting him to go eat. Once im a while i'll check to see if he's eaten, and if he hasn't, i'll lure him over to the feeding den, then he'll eat from the plate.
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Post by Heather on Nov 1, 2015 17:39:00 GMT -5
3 to 4 oz is a guideline and fairly standard for a hob/gibb. If he's a smaller gibb then he might eat a bit less. I don't think Atreyu (a Marshals gibb) eats 3 oz per day...he might. I hand feed him once daily. Once you weigh him you will have a better understanding if he's eating enough. How much or how liquid is his soupy? Once he's eating comfortably it's going to be time to start moving forward and either thickening it up (if it's very liquid) or adding some tiny chunky pieces or both if he's good with it. It's all about your ultimate goal...eating whole meats ciao
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 11:02:38 GMT -5
3 to 4 oz is a guideline and fairly standard for a hob/gibb. If he's a smaller gibb then he might eat a bit less. I don't think Atreyu (a Marshals gibb) eats 3 oz per day...he might. I hand feed him once daily. Once you weigh him you will have a better understanding if he's eating enough. How much or how liquid is his soupy? Once he's eating comfortably it's going to be time to start moving forward and either thickening it up (if it's very liquid) or adding some tiny chunky pieces or both if he's good with it. It's all about your ultimate goal...eating whole meats ciao He's a fairly big guy. 1.35kg/2lb15oz when I weighed him this morning, which js actually up fron the last time I weighed him. He's eating anywhere from 2.6oz-4oz daily, although I think today he'll eat more than 4oz. I gave him 0.5oz at 4am(i meant to put more down before i went to sleep because he finished his dinner last night by 8:30, but I fell asleep), which he finished, so I gave him another 1.5oz at 7am. He had pretty much finished right away, so I added another 0.5oz for him while I'm at work. His soup is pretty thick now. There are small chunks in it because the blender died before it was totally pureed. I had been pureeing it each meal as I thawed it, but stopp that a few days ago. I'll be making another batch of soup today, so I was thinking that i'll make one recipe of soup, and one of slivers, and mix it each meal. I could also make grinds instead of soup. Not sure which is better.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 11:20:39 GMT -5
Heather, Since I'm making another batch of soup, should I try making it with pork chops instead of chicken thighs, to introduce a new protein?
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