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Pregnant Female??

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Question

Pigture taken 3 wks ag
Hello. I think my GP phantom may be pregnant, but im not sure. I have two, and my unpregnant one (chrissy) is a small little thing, They are both about 3 and a half months. Phantom is sooo BIG! not that pear shaped, but still huge, she eats lots, manly veges, and is a lazy little thing. I got her from a petshop, so its pretty likely shes pregnant.
What do you think?

Answer
well the pair shape is the more definitive sign but she still is likly to be. if she has quite soft and or fluffy or long fur then that might make her appear to be fatter than she is, it also might hide her pear shape. laziness is a sign o pregnancy although obviously fatness is a sign of being lazy, try gently feeling on the underside of her belly, if she is quite far along like it sounds then you should be able to feel slight bumps in her which are of course the babies. by the looks of the photo i would say that given her hair type she would be able to mask a pear shape, gently run your hands down her sides and see if you cna detect a pearness to her.

best of luck.