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Shannonmcn · 06-08-2019, 12:41 AM

He looks perfect to me! They can go up to 300g for nice chunky breeder hams so 210g isn't even that big.

A bit of extra fat is a good thing, for people and for animals! Especially for hams because they can go downhill so quickly when they're sick I would much rather have a ham be slightly chubby so they have that extra bit in reserve when they need it. If he's not too fat to be a proper hamster (lots of wheel time, out of cage activities etc) I wouldn't worry at all.

06-08-2019, 12:41 AM
Shannonmcn PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 3,192	Re: Is my hamster fat? He looks perfect to me! They can go up to 300g for nice chunky breeder hams so 210g isn't even that big. A bit of extra fat is a good thing, for people and for animals! Especially for hams because they can go downhill so quickly when they're sick I would much rather have a ham be slightly chubby so they have that extra bit in reserve when they need it. If he's not too fat to be a proper hamster (lots of wheel time, out of cage activities etc) I wouldn't worry at all.