You want to weigh them and maintain as much trend analysis on weight, appearance,shedding, activity, food consumtion, etc..as possible.

The more information you have, the better off you will be if you DO have a problem.

Fecal examines are not too much $$ if you choose that route.

That said, I tend to think your female is just a slow grower. I have a couple females that are picky eaters - what can you do?

Well you can sell her as a well started mouse eater, being honest with the person you sell her to that she is a slow grower. You can then buy a new animal that will grow faster for you..hopefully? I bought this (pic) female 66% het Albino going on two years ago because I liked her look - still do! She was only 65 grams and wouldnt eat when I got her. Going on two years later, she is still only about 450 grams, but I really like her look and I grow attached to them so I still have her...LOl!

How much does your girl weigh exactly?

Rats, do have higher protein and fat (I believe) contents, so if she gets to a certain size, they sometimes become less timid and begin to eat rats. At this point she might really take off size wise?

I believe it was Tosha maybe, who posted a breakdown comparison between the nutritional values between rats and mice. You can try searching back through old posts - 2006 maybe and find the information, or search on google for it...its out there if you really look.

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