Tessa enjoys her last snack before the beginning of food deprivation in preparation for magazine training and shaping.
Tessa loves her Cheerios - I used them to reward her after a successful handling session for two days in a row. She tends to hide her rat pellets under the sawdust when fed, but she immediately nibbles down any other snack! Since this video, Tessa has been deprived of food and reached her target weight of 203 grams in only four days! I will begin training Tessa on Wednesday. By the way, Tessa is now eating chocolate daily (chocolate sucrose pellets are used in our laboratory during training).
The current stats for Tessa's weight loss are below:
Target Weight = 203 Grams (87% Body Weight)
| Date | Weight (grams) | Food Given (grams) |
|---|---|---|
| 09/12/12 | 233 | 2.9 |
| 09/13/12 | 220 | 3.6 |
| 09/14/12 | 213.4 | 5.1 |
| 09/15/12 | 208 | 4.1 |
| 09/16/12 | 203 | 10 |
| 09/17/12 | 206 | 6 |
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