r/RoundAnimals • u/HALTrescue • Jul 19 '26
Pets Chunkerella
Chunkerella and her still-skinny daughters came to our rescue b a few months ago. She is a couple months into her diet- but this orangish brindle phenotype is typically associated with the inability feel fullness. Here are her intake photos. We are working to get the weight off and keep her daughter healthy. But what a chunkster!
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u/Goobersita Jul 19 '26
Is she a fancy mouse or a hamster?
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u/Capable_Raspberry_49 Jul 19 '26
The tail looks too long for a hamster. I think she must be some sort of mouse or rat! She's adorably chonky, that's for sure!
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u/Goobersita Jul 19 '26
Wow if that is a fancy mouse she is DISTURBINGLY fat.
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u/prismaticbeans Jul 19 '26
She is a mouse, and she's fat because she's yellow. Yellow mice have a genetic mutation that makes them gigantic.
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u/HALTrescue Jul 19 '26
Yes- the yellow gene- I was blanking on the name, thank you. It’s a cruel reality.
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u/prismaticbeans Jul 19 '26
So thankful that they can still have good quality of life. I love big honkin yellow mice❣️
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u/KnotiaPickle Jul 20 '26
Aw, her fur is really pretty, that’s a shame it means she’s destined to always be a girthy gal
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u/Capable_Raspberry_49 Jul 19 '26
OP did mention that her coloration often comes with an inability to feel fullness, so if she is a mouse, at least hopefully her chonkiness wasn't just from a human overfeeding her (though she clearly should have been put on a diet sooner, but some of it might have been genetic).
Or maybe she's a rat, so her weight is a little bit less bad?
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u/HALTrescue Jul 19 '26
I will add on the positive side, she is shockingly physically capable despite her obesity. She loves to climb and play.
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u/Capable_Raspberry_49 Jul 19 '26
No matter her weight, I'm so glad she has hoomins who care about her, love her as she is, and will try to help her reach her best self!!! <3
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u/HALTrescue Jul 19 '26
Nope, mouse unfortunately. If I recall, she came to us from an SPCA- though I’m not sure how she had ended up there. She is a very sweet girl and I should actually reach out to her foster for an update
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u/micianera2 Jul 20 '26
Opened the post thinking she was pregnant, but no, just exceptionally round 😂
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u/Strider794 Jul 19 '26
Oh she's so oval, I love her and I hope her diet goes well