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Hi ,
I have noticed my guinea getting overweight recently so I'm trying to put him on a balanced diet. He always has science selective food out and plenty of hay and water. Just wondered if anyone knows how much veg I should be feeding a day? So say I cut up a carrot how much of that a day should he have.
Any replies would be great thanks :)
 
How much does he weigh? Guinea pigs come in all different shapes and sizes. How much pellets do you feed?
 
carrot is very sugary so not much and if you do feed that, then maybe only a small amount a couple of times a week. try to introduce leafy greens and fresh herbs. then the other things just smaller amounts.

it is probably the pellets if they're out all the time. they really don't need many, so maybe start by reducing them slowly and see if that helps.

what does your piggy weigh? does he look too big for his frame? :)
 
He weighs around 800 grams is thus right? When he walks he seems to be carrying a lot of weight he does have quite a big belly?
 
Hey,

Many sites recommend adult male guinea pigs can way anything between 900-1200 grams but I'm no expert, i have six piggies and they all weigh different, but are all healthy.

My boy is a year old now and he weighed in last week at 946g...

:)
 
Taylor said:
He weighs around 800 grams is thus right? When he walks he seems to be carrying a lot of weight he does have quite a big belly?
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i'd say this is healthy for an adult. and probably at the mid-lower end of healthy aswell. i wouldn't worry. he would have to be a very short frame to be too heavy at that weight. :)
 
Guinea pigs should have a Diet of 80% hay 15% vegetable and 5% pellets. So Hay should be unlimeted veggies should be 1 cup per pig per day and pellets should be 1/8 of a cup per pig per day

Hope This Helped :)
 
Gizi said:
Guinea pigs should have a Diet of 80% hay 15% vegetable and 5% pellets. So Hay should be unlimeted veggies should be 1 cup per pig per day and pellets should be 1/8 of a cup per pig per day

Hope This Helped :)
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Thanks for your help everyone ! Can I ask when you say one cup a day how big would that cup need to be? :)
 
MushiiPeas said:
Hey,

Many sites recommend adult male guinea pigs can way anything between 900-1200 grams but I'm no expert, i have six piggies and they all weigh different, but are all healthy.

My boy is a year old now and he weighed in last week at 946g...

:)
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Thankyou :)
 
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