fat guinea pig?

[saeedeh]

hey everyone! I have a female 8-9 months old Peruvian piggie. she weighs about 930 grams. do you think she is overweight?

 

[Piggies&buns]

Guinea pigs come in different shapes and sizes.
this link should help you Weight - Monitoring and Management

 

[Claire W]

I wouldn’t say she is fat. My Elizabeth is weighing in at nearly 1200g. We don’t know her exact age other than she’s a young guinea pig.

As mentioned above, like humans animals come in different shapes and sizes

 

[Wiebke]

hey everyone! I have a female 8-9 months old Peruvian piggie. she weighs about 930 grams. do you think she is overweight?

Hi!

No, that is a very average weight. By that age, most piggies are already very close to their eventual adult weight

However, like humans, guinea pigs come in all shapes and sizes. While a large piggy can be underweight, a small piggy can be overweight at at this weight. That is why we encourage our members to not just weigh once weekly as part of the regular health monitoring and body once-over but to also check the 'heft' around the ribs to work out whether your piggy has a good weight/size ratio and is not too fat or too thin at any stage in its life.
There are also some conditions like ovarian cysts or bloating where a piggy itself is actually losing weight while the scales tell otherwise - but the feel of the 'heft' will tell the truth.

Weight management and understanding what weight changes can mean can be a very valuable and potentially life-saving tool.

Please take the time to read our weight guide, which explains in detail how you judge the heft, how weight changes throughout a piggy's life and what you are looking out for during the weekly weigh-in; when to see a vet and step in with syringe feeding support etc.: Weight - Monitoring and Management

 

[saeedeh]

Hi!

No, that is a very average weight. By that age, most piggies are already very close to their eventual adult weight

However, like humans, guinea pigs come in all shapes and sizes. While a large piggy can be underweight, a small piggy can be overweight at at this weight. That is why we encourage our members to not just weigh once weekly as part of the regular health monitoring and body-onceover but to also check the 'heft' around the ribs to work out whether your piggy has a good weight/size ratio and is not too fat or too thin at any stage in its life.
There are also some conditions like ovarian cysts or bloating where a piggy itself is actually losing weight while the scales tell otherwise - but the feel of the 'heft' will tell the truth.

Weight management and understanding what weight changes can mean can be a very valuable and potentially life-saving tool.

Please take the time to read our weight guide, which explains in detail how you judge the heft, how weight changes throughout a piggy's life and what you are looking out for during the weekly weigh-in; when to see a vet and step in with syringe feeding support etc.: Weight - Monitoring and Management

thank you so much

 

[Freela]

There's a very wide range of normal weights for guinea pigs... right now I have two adults, one very large and one very petite, both healthy adult weights. The most important thing is to keep an eye out for sudden weight loss, which can be an indication of a lot of health issues, so best to weigh regularly so that any problems are caught early.

 

[anyar.dris]

My current two piggies weigh 1300g+! One is 1yr. 4mos. and the other is around 1yr old. I don't think they are fat though coz they both can run a marathon!

 

[Claire W]

Also watch out for the the guinea pigs belly touching the floor. If that happens, then yes, they’re overweight