blade100
Junior Guinea Pig
Wiggy is 1.3kg at 12 months and teddy is 918g at 6 months.
Is this ok?
Is this ok?
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Good Weights?
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Sounds fine to us too, Piggie weights can vary considerably even between brothers and sisters. The important thing is to get to know what your piggies feel like. If you are weighing them weekly you will soon get a feel for your piggies, its all about trends, a weight loss of 30grms can be the difference between a full or empty bladder. A weight loss of 60grms or more is cause for concern and a vet visit is recommend as piggies are very good at hiding illness and a large weight loss is a good indicator that all is not right...
ASTRID
Teenage Guinea Pig
That is good to know !
sharonS
Adult Guinea Pig
We as humans are all different weights, so it will be the same for piggies. As has already been said if it is a constant weight I wouldn't worry.
blade100
Junior Guinea Pig
I was wondering in general, there not related. Just wanted to make sure for there age roughly if they were of good weights.
When I got wiggy last September him being the same age as teddy now wiggy was 1.1kg
When I got wiggy last September him being the same age as teddy now wiggy was 1.1kg
Pound Shilling & Pig
Adult Guinea Pig
I agree it is important to wiegh piggies weekly and that a constant weight for an adult pig is what is important, so long as he is not over or under weight. over weight piggies are more common than people realise, some being thought to be big when in truth they are fat. Most piggies are pretty much fully grown by 12 months so you dont really want your 1.3kg piggy getting any bigger. It is possible, without seeing him, that he may have alittle more wieght on him than he needs. 
blade100
Junior Guinea Pig
I think he is overweight, he feels a little flabby. 
Pound Shilling & Pig
Adult Guinea Pig
I would cut back on his nuggets and high calorie veg such as carrots.
blade100
Junior Guinea Pig
They get one carrot between them (2 boys) and its cut in 4.
Nuggets they get a small bowl filled everyday. Sometimes it all goes in one day or it lasts over 2 days.
Nuggets they get a small bowl filled everyday. Sometimes it all goes in one day or it lasts over 2 days.
Pound Shilling & Pig
Adult Guinea Pig
For the most part my piggies have a hay and veg diet (plus grass when available), only getting nuggets once a week or less as a treat. They eat loads of hay and plenty of veg, including 30g of carrot per pig per day. I have found that any new pigs who are over weight slim down on this diet and any that are under weight gain a little.
Pound Shilling & Pig
Adult Guinea Pig
This is not a worrying weight loss in two weeks. Did you weigh them at the time of day? ie at the same point in their feeding routine. If they are steadily losing this amount week on week then it would be a worry.
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