Scott199
Regular Member
So as per normal I managed to worry myself again, ive been concerned about Bert's weight/health for no other reason than because I read to many horror stories and scare myself into believing im not doing right ( I know other here feel the same way )
Any way I managed to weigh him a few times, mostly around 6pm time, not ideal I know but its the best I can achieve at this point.
Tonight I also managed to feel his keel, now he was on the indie of the cage, on the side with his keel/belly towards me and for the first time he allowed me to touch it, so to gauge weight/body size, I can feel his keel bone, I assume i'm basically feeling it between his "shoulders" and I can feel it running downwards for a few inches, is this the correct place ? or should I be feeling it lower "belly" type area ?
I wouldn't say it was prominent but I can certainly feel a slight ridge, am I feeling in the correct place and would it still work with him hanging on the inside of the cage like that ??
(oh I know really a vet check would be right, but I need to learn this info and also we have kind of just became proper friends and I don't want to towel him for a vet visit unless needed)
Any way I managed to weigh him a few times, mostly around 6pm time, not ideal I know but its the best I can achieve at this point.
Tonight I also managed to feel his keel, now he was on the indie of the cage, on the side with his keel/belly towards me and for the first time he allowed me to touch it, so to gauge weight/body size, I can feel his keel bone, I assume i'm basically feeling it between his "shoulders" and I can feel it running downwards for a few inches, is this the correct place ? or should I be feeling it lower "belly" type area ?
I wouldn't say it was prominent but I can certainly feel a slight ridge, am I feeling in the correct place and would it still work with him hanging on the inside of the cage like that ??
(oh I know really a vet check would be right, but I need to learn this info and also we have kind of just became proper friends and I don't want to towel him for a vet visit unless needed)