Skinny Uro

[DoubleZ]

Alright, so when my neighbor went off to college I inherited his two Uros. According to him they are a male and female, the male an egyptian and the female a mali, Bonny and Clyde. I have suspicions that Bonny may be a male, but that's not the issue. They get along perfectly and I've never seen any signs of aggression between them. The problem that I'm having is that Clyde just seems a little thin to me. Not anything dangerous, just a bit scrawny. He has a normal activity level and is completely healthy. Bonny on the other hand loves food, especially green beans, and is a bit of a pudgester. I was wondering if anyone knew how to maybe entice Clyde to eat a bit more.

 

[T&KBrouse]

I would say try him on a few waxies and offer him some squash, lentils, split peas and (believe it or not) bird seed. That seemed to have helped my most reluctant eaters.

 

[DoubleZ]

Thanks.

 

[DoubleZ]

Here's a size comparison.

 

[T&KBrouse]

Oh my!! That is a difference, isn't it!
Now, I know Malis are normally stocky little porkers like that. Could Egyptians just have a smaller frame maybe? (My ornate has a different body frame than my Mali, thats why I'm asking)
Another thing to think about is maybe a dose of dewormer, just to be sure.
Do they eat in the same enclosure? She wouldn't be bullying him, right?

 

[DoubleZ]

They eat in the same enclosure but she doesn't bully at all, she adores him. She is a bit older than him. If you offer her a green-bean she will take it quite happily, but he doesn't show any interest when directly offered a variety of foods.

 

[Gecko]

Those BOTH seem to be Malis. The one on the left is probably a male. The one on the right is probably a female.

Egyptians do have a different body type, but not like that.

 

[2bacop]

I would have to agree that they are both Malis because I have seen both colors of these at work. As it was metioned earlier bird seed is good try canary/finch that is what we use at work it helps there digestion.