The tail is a storage location for the Uros, since given the climates they natively reside in there will be periods where there is little or no food available, they would be able to stay alive given the fat in their tails. It would make sense that the tail would be the last but to fatten up, and that it would take quite awhile, since only nutrients that are EXTRA would go there. So be patient. I do not have any specific experience in that sort of situation, but the people who have are a wealth of useful tidbits.



Keep up the good work, and thank you for caring enough to bring your Uro back to health!



Elizabeth
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