Piglet's mum
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi all, I have an 11 week old Guinea Pig who I've just weighed, 452g was the result. Anyone else got a young piggy who they weigh? Was just wondering about general piggie weights? 
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General Guinea Pig Weights.
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The individual weight range varies so greatly that any weight charts are only there to upset rather than help. I have currently three litter sisters. They are all perfectly healthy and good weights, but the difference at 8 weeks old was already 100g and has opened up further between the largest and the smallest of the girls as they have grown up (they are now 9 months old and already between 900-1100g).
Babies can weigh anything between 40-140g at birth, 70-100 is ideal, but this difference often carries through the next few weeks and months. A healthy adult weight can be anything between about 800-1400g; the average weight for well kept pet piggies is between 900-1300g. Guinea pigs usually reach their adult weight/size between 12-15 months of age; after that any extra is going into overweight. On a good general diet, youngsters have plenty of time to realise their genetically determined ideal size/weight. If you are too generous, they will stop growing quickly sooner, otherwise, they will keep growing more steadily for longer.
There is nothing you have to worry about with your youngster; the weight is OK. Please weigh all your piggies weekly throughout their whole life. Switch to daily if you are worried or dealing with an illness. Weighing regularly is an important instrument of picking up any developing problems early.
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/...or-a-balanced-general-guinea-pig-diet.116460/
Babies can weigh anything between 40-140g at birth, 70-100 is ideal, but this difference often carries through the next few weeks and months. A healthy adult weight can be anything between about 800-1400g; the average weight for well kept pet piggies is between 900-1300g. Guinea pigs usually reach their adult weight/size between 12-15 months of age; after that any extra is going into overweight. On a good general diet, youngsters have plenty of time to realise their genetically determined ideal size/weight. If you are too generous, they will stop growing quickly sooner, otherwise, they will keep growing more steadily for longer.
There is nothing you have to worry about with your youngster; the weight is OK. Please weigh all your piggies weekly throughout their whole life. Switch to daily if you are worried or dealing with an illness. Weighing regularly is an important instrument of picking up any developing problems early.
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/...or-a-balanced-general-guinea-pig-diet.116460/
There is a wide range of normal weights. My smallest pig never quite hit two pounds (she was tiny, very small bone structure!) Right now Linney (6 years old) is about 2 lb 3 oz (she used to be heavier, but has lost some muscle mass as she ages) and Sundae (4 years) is about 2 lb 10 oz.
Piglet's mum
Junior Guinea Pig
Thank you everyone, you've all helped a lot!
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