The Puffer Forum

No, not thin. He becomes more of a bowl shape. By flattening, I mean the lumps go away. He still looks like a fatty.

He's a very good-looking fella!

Pufferpunk wrote:He's a very good-looking fella!

Thanks

Here's what I mean about flattening:

Are you saying this is your puffer on a skinny day?

I love his fancy little spots!

allycat wrote:Are you saying this is your puffer on a skinny day?

I love his fancy little spots!

Reminds me of a lava lamp

And no, the picture I posted on page 1 was his lumpyness after eating. The pictures above are of him shortly after, when his food lumps go away.

Thank you all for the replies!

So earthworms from the bait shop are okay as long as they are clean first. I assume you mean to wash the dirt and crud off of them. What do you do with the rest of the worm? I can't imagine that this particular puffer is large enough to eat a whole earthworm in one feeding as he is pretty small.

And sleeping in a particular spot is normal. And the circling is just his way to get comfortable and positioned I guess. He does seem to like to sleep in the corner of the tank where he can see both the living room and the bedroom. He was quite excited to see us get up this morning. Probably because he knew he would be fed soon.

The picture helps a lot! That is what his belly looked like last night just a bit smoother. His belly does not shrink down very quickly as he was still pudgy this morning before I gave him something out of the seafood baggy. He does seem like a vicious little eater... but so cute!

I am glad you are all here to help me (and this puffer). Maybe I worry too much .... but he had a pretty poor life before I took him in and I just want to do the best I can for him.

Thanks again for all of your help!

@Fwoom ... how long is your puffer? I am wondering now if I am not feeding enough. He doesn't get that, ummm, "round" when I feed him.

I do love the pictures. Your puffer is beautiful! Such a pretty neon green in those pictures. And who ever said it ... the spots to look like a Lava Lamp! Had never really thought about their spots like that before.

Thanks again to you all.

zookey wrote:Thank you all for the replies!

So earthworms from the bait shop are okay as long as they are clean first. I assume you mean to wash the dirt and crud off of them. What do you do with the rest of the worm? I can't imagine that this particular puffer is large enough to eat a whole earthworm in one feeding as he is pretty small.

Try panfish trout worms, they are smaller

zookey wrote:@Fwoom ... how long is your puffer? I am wondering now if I am not feeding enough. He doesn't get that, ummm, "round" when I feed him.

To clear up confusion, Fwoom's GSP has a golf ball with tail body shape, so he appears to be fat when really that is his body shape. I suspect Fwoom is NOT over feeding. Zookey your GSP is probably younger and is on his way to developing that golf ball shape. In time with proper feeding yours will look as round as his.

zookey wrote:@Fwoom ... how long is your puffer?

Between 1.5-2 inches.

Yeah, mine wasn't in the best of shape either when I got him. Scroll down to the bottom of this page and that's what he looked like a week after I got him:
viewtopic.php?f=37&t=25321

purplecandle and Fwoom... thank you both for your replies. You are very kind and helpful. I will see what I can find as far as panfish trout worms... sounds more like angle worms vs night crawlers.

I hope that given some time, and me spending many hours here learning the proper care and nutrition, my puffer will look like Fwoom's one day. Thank you again for the help. I do appreciate it.

zookey wrote:purplecandle and Fwoom... thank you both for your replies. You are very kind and helpful. I will see what I can find as far as panfish trout worms... sounds more like angle worms vs night crawlers.

I hope that given some time, and me spending many hours here learning the proper care and nutrition, my puffer will look like Fwoom's one day. Thank you again for the help. I do appreciate it.

Glad I could help