Do some piggies never stop growing?

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My Chocs is 4 in February and he seems to get bigger and bigger. My others are remaining pretty much the same now they have all reached 3 apart from Squeak whos only just 2 so still gaining quite a bit.

This am we had a nail clipping and weighing session and Chocs has gained another 42g since 12th December! I'm wondering if he will ever stop growing, not that I'm complaining as i love chunky pigs but i did think he might slow down a bit with him being my oldest piggy.

Has anyone else had a piggy that never stopped growing.

Here he is a whopping 1481g which is heavier than big pig that everyone guessed the weight of.

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Lindsay x)
 
He's very handsome, our big girl Panda is a hefty 1474g she has put on about 100g since September. We weigh her every 2 weeks her weight nows fluctuates around that mark with a small loss or gain depending on what time of the day she has been weighed. We took her to the vets because of the weight gain but nothing was found. She's just a large girl. :))
 
I already think Gilbert is heavy to the hand, and he's ... one sec let me check my weight book .... 1,155 grams the last time I weighed him. He's about two years old. I wouldn't really worry too much, just keep a close eye on Chocs. As long as he does not become obese! :o

P.S. He's cute....:))x)drool
 
I'm really not worried as i can see hes a healthy boy just wondered at what age they stop growing as my others are not gaining alot now and they are younger than Chocs. x
 
Choc looks like the piggy version of a large toblerone - utterly delicious! drool

Nerys and Taffy seem to have piled on more weight every time I turn around while most of the others have a stable weight after they reach about 15 months old.
 
Chocolate is a gorgeous boy and, I am totally unashamed about this, he is my favourite of Lindsay's piggies since seeing him wandering happily around the lawn last year. So go, my son, keep on growing! There can never be enough chocolate!
 
Oh me he is such a cutie! As long as he's healthy, that's all that matters. I think some piggies must just grow and grow.
 
What a gorgeous Piggy Lyndsey, he's such a hunk, maybe some Piggies grow for longer than others. Personally I think the 'guess the weight Piggy' is hollow boned, as the final weight seemed so out of character with it's physical size. AsSarah says, there can never be enough chocolate!
 
Midge&Panda said:
He's very handsome, our big girl Panda is a hefty 1474g she has put on about 100g since September. We weigh her every 2 weeks her weight nows fluctuates around that mark with a small loss or gain depending on what time of the day she has been weighed. We took her to the vets because of the weight gain but nothing was found. She's just a large girl. :))
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My ollie weighs 1474g as well... i swear everytime i pick him up he feels heavier
 
Our Flash weighed over 1600g, he was healthy, not over-weight, just very big! Well he was until he got poorly, then he shrunk as he was an old man:(
 
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