In the past couple of weeks, our little friend has become an eating machine. She previously ate very little - some days not eating at all - and has been fairly inactive for some time now (which I am guessing is still mostly to do with the fact that it's Winter). What worries me though is the combination of the two- she is only up for about 4 hours each day (7-11am), and in the moments that she's not busy stuffing her face, she's either sleeping or sitting still near her basking lamp. The remaining 20 hours she sleeps in her hide. In the last 3 weeks she has gained 35 grams, about 20-25% of her body weight. I've re-organised her enclosure in the hopes of making it more interesting for her, but that didn't stimulate any activity either.
I'm wondering, is this rate of weight gain likely to cause problems? Is there anything else I can do to encourage more activity? I'm guessing the weight gain will taper off soon, but I'd really like to see her return to being her active self! Thanks in advance for any help.
I'm wondering, is this rate of weight gain likely to cause problems? Is there anything else I can do to encourage more activity? I'm guessing the weight gain will taper off soon, but I'd really like to see her return to being her active self! Thanks in advance for any help.