January diet for festively plump armadillo twins
Patsy and Eddie put on 2kg between them over the festive season
A pair of armadillo twins at Drusillas Park in East Sussex may have enjoyed Christmas a little too much, and as a result have been put on a diet!
Patsy and Eddie put on 2kg between them over the festive season and are now taking on a new fitness regime, featuring more exercise and less treats.
Zoo Section Leader, Helena Farley, spoke about the pair’s new diet: “Patsy and Eddie arrived in Summer last year, and of course being young we do expect them to put on a little bit of weight, but it seems our girls have over-indulged over the festive period, and they have put on around 1kg each.”
Helena continued: “A lot of it will be due to them being very sleepy and not moving around much during colder months - being nocturnal animals, they tend to choose to stay in bed a bit longer most mornings, I suppose like many of us over the Christmas break!”
“We are monitoring their weight closely, and we have introduced an exercise regime with added physical enrichment activities to get them moving, and a little diet reduction to help with their new year resolution of getting a bit trimmer. Once the warmer weather kicks in, they should start being a lot more active, and this will bring their weight down too.”