Fat? Flabby? Just alot of skin????

[Sky14]

Ok my Nezume's got a LOT of extra skin and is a little on the chubby side but WHAT is with all the extra skin? She's got like a inch or more of skin if you pinch and pull (it doen't cuase her any obvious pain) and it's a bit creepy... Is somthing wrong??

Just a reminder I don't have a camra to post pics.

[Rodere]

Well, dehydration can cause something like that, since the cells shrink, so make sure the water bottle works good enough for her to be getting enough water. With dehydration, you can lift the skin and it won't snap back quickly.

But other than that, I can't think of anything being wrong. As long as there isn't so much extra skin that she's having trouble getting around.

How old is she? It might be that she is still growing. That and skin stretches and so on, so you'll always be able to pinch a little.

[Poppyseed]

Yeah, if the skin doesn't snap right back she could be dehydrated. Try givieng her open water as well as bottle water to see what is happens.

[Sky14]

I check the water every day and have to refill it every 2-4 days (only 2 rats in the cage) and they can easily get it out of the bottle.

I don't know how old she is I got her from a pet store at a later age so I'm not sure. Best guess she's 5-10 months....

[Wench]

You should be replacing the water every single day, whether or not it is used up. Bacteria builds up in standing water and it can harm your rats.

Also, have you ever tried drinking from a glass of water you left by your bed overnight while sick or something? By the morning it tastes gross. It tastes just as gross to rats.

Once every day at the very least, I'll do once in the morning and once in the evening usually.

[Stephanie]

LoL my boys get water three times a day the are little water hogs LoL i asked the vet about it he said that there is nothing wrong with them they just like their water (fizzgig alone drinks about 10 oz of water a day)

[KayRatz]

Perhaps you have a new breed of Shar Pei/rat hybrid? o_o

[Poppyseed]

Hehe, I know Bert has lots of wrinkly skin but from what I've seen with hairless it's a norm XD

[KayRatz]

I'm a shar pei fan, so of course any mention of loose skin or wrinkles makes me think of the breed XD

[Nazarath]

My moms chinchillas name is Fizzgig :P, sorry all i had to say. My guess would have been dehydration as well.