Loose skin?

[RedSidedSPR]

My adult hasn't been eating, (I'm goin to be deworming him this week) and I was holding him this morning...

I'm not at all concerned yet, but I was feeling him I felt how his skin was loose-ish... Obviously that's normal, but as paranoid as I am right now it made me paranoid. How loose it too loose? I dot ever remember it being this loose... but again that's me being paranoid. How loose is too loose? How would I know? Why would it mean?

[d_virginiana]

My older one gets loose skin when he goes only a few days without eating, but it goes back to being tight again as soon as he eats something. idk, but I'd say that being able to move the skin around with your finger isn't anything to worry about, but if it gets to the point that you can actually pull out some of the skin or push it really far from the body then maybe it's a little more serious.

I'm terrible at trying to describe what I'm talking about, hopefully someone else will be able to put it better..

[guidofatherof5]

I don't think loose is a problem.
When you start seeing folds in the lateral skin or along the spine then you've got a problem.

[RedSidedSPR]

You explained it fine Lora. (I have the same problem)

After you guys said that, i just felt my babies, and I was being paranoid as i thought.
Thanks!


But here's another question.

The whole two months of not eating, he was fat like he just ate.
Is that normal? Was in some kinda "reserve mode"?

[Mommy2many]

As long as he is acting normally and appears to be pooping every now and then, I wouldn't worry.

[RedSidedSPR]

I don't know when the last time he pooped... another concern, but I often don't see them for awhile...

[RedSidedSPR]

UPDATE: HE JUST ATE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2 MONTHS!!!

Ate the babies leftovers, then two worms!!

[Mommy2many]

Probably just messin' with you like mine like to do.

[RedSidedSPR]

Wow, he went to great measures... Almost 3 months.. The little punk..

[Mommy2many]

What goes around....