Keith Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 One of the male hissers I raised since birth is 2 and he has always been the largest of the bunch. However it's strange because he is twice the size of the rest, and his abdomen has always been very large. He is fairly lazy but otherwise normal. Except eating, he always is hungry and devours food until literally it feels like his stomach will burst that's how swollen it gets! It reminds me of obesity or an eating disorder. Any idea what causes this, whatever it is isn't fatal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cornelius Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Maybe you should feed him less food. Some animals will eat as much of available food as they can. In the wild, the animal doesn't know when the next meal will be available, so it'll eat as much as it can whenever it can. Meaning that if you feed it more food, he's going to eat larger portions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Maybe you should feed him less food. Some animals will eat as much of available food as they can. In the wild, the animal doesn't know when the next meal will be available, so it'll eat as much as it can whenever it can. Meaning that if you feed it more food, he's going to eat larger portions. The rest in the same tank don't eat as much so it's not a survival tactic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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