How much pellets to feed? (In grams)

[hrl20100]

I have a 2 and a half year old guinea pig (female) and two 10 week old guinea pigs (female).
They are all housed together, have a constant supply of hay and get veggies once per day. (Small handful each)

I was wondering how many g of pellets they should have each?

Normally, I just put 3 handfuls in the bowl, but at my college, they weigh out all the food specific to the animal. I would like to do it this way so they get the correct amount and so I am not overfeeding them

My babies weighed about 330g 2 weeks ago.
My adult weighed about 1.2kg 2 weeks ago.

 

[Jerrybelly]

The amount in grams will depend on the food you use. This is usually indicated somewhere on the package.

Nuggets should form a very small percentage of their daily food intake.

 

[hrl20100]

Its a pellet mix by Burgass. Orange packaging.

 

[Wiebke]

Pellet food producers usually recommend 40g per piggy per day, but they also recommend far less veg than most pet owners feed. Too much of both (especially pellets) can lead to overweight and a greater risk in operations.

Give a fast growing youngster unlimited pellets until the weekly growth rate is slowing down when he is a few months old (usually somewhere between 4-8 months depending on his background and your feeding regime). Then you very, very gradually reduce it to the 10-20g (half to handful) that fully grown mature adult piggies (from about 12-15 old) on a good veg/hay diet need.