Guinea pig weight for age

[Daisy&DelilahsMum]

My Delilah loves her food. She is five months old. Her second name is Dumpling because she has a tummy like a dumpling. On average she is putting on weight between 30-40grams a week. I’m wondering when or at what age a female guinea pigs growth stops and they reach an optimal weight that from then on I should regulate their diet so that they maintain a healthy weight. Can anyone offer any information that might enlighten me please?

 

[Piggies&buns]

You don’t need to do anything to regulate the diet - she should already be having a healthy balanced diet of unlimited hay, one cup of vegetables and one tablespoon of pellets and on that she will grow and reach her adult weight in her own time and then maintain a healthy weight from then on once she has stopped her growth. Adult weight is at around a year old albeit a few months either side of that (9-15 months of age).

The guide below will help with further information but do be aware weight alone is not an indicator of what is healthy for a piggy - it is their heft which tells you whether they are a healthy size.

Weight - Monitoring and Management

 

[Daisy&DelilahsMum]

You don’t need to do anything to regulate the diet - she should already be having a healthy balanced diet of unlimited hay, one cup of vegetables and one tablespoon of pellets and on that she will grow and reach her adult weight in her own time and then maintain a healthy weight from then on once she has stopped her growth. Adult weight is at around a year old albeit a few months either side of that (9-15 months of age).

The guide below will help with further information but do be aware weight alone is not an indicator of what is healthy for a piggy - it is their heft which tells you whether they are a healthy size.

Weight - Monitoring and Management

Excellent. Thank you so much for the information.