Hi Barbara,
Difficult to know what is going on with your male at 620grms – but we had a similar situation last year – and in fact the male that we had was about the same weight and had been doing very well – but then suddenly stopped eating and that went on for a couple of weeks. In a state of panic I contacted our local expert contact and she took him back off me- swapped for another one who was in good shape so she could accommodate him. he didn’t eat in her care either for many weeks, but didn’t hibernate either. he did eventually start eating again, but she did end up putting him on a few things in the meantime to keep his fluid levels up. I’m glad I swapped him out as its a nervous time when they do such things in your care. He eventually came back to me and I released him locally – he made a very healthy hog in fact and was the only one who ever managed to escape my soft release enclosure by tunnelling under the sides of the cage! Little Houdini! he was about to be released anyway – but decided he wasn’t hanging around.
Is there another carer who could help you out here with yours – or swap him out so at least he’s getting the attention he needs for now? It would be a shame to lose him now after the time and effort put it. Never straight forward are they………
