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Is my piggie fat?

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Hi

I just wondered what the average bore weight is? The books and info I have read aren't consistent and one of my piggies weighs more than any of the info states.

Sam is just over a year and weights 1500grams. He recently lost his cage mate and got a new friend called Dillon who is about 4 months and weighs 800grams.

They get plenty of hay and grass and I try to make this the majority of their diet. They get 2/3 small portions of veg a day (spring greens, celery, cucumber, carrot, lettace, and occasionally apple) and they get a very small portion of nuggets morning and night.

My pigs are "free range" they are never shut in a cage and have a whole room to themselves with toys and tunnels and when I am home they also get access to the rest of my flat. Although I don't have a garden I take them up to my parents for a run in their garden when I can (although they don't seem so keen outside now that the weather is cooler).

Sam was not that active recently when his cage mate was ill and as I was always tring to encourage his mate to eat I think Sam got a bit much but now he a lot more active as Dillon is very adventurous and Sam follows.

I wonder if any one had any tips? Does Sam need to lose weight?

I don't want to do him any damage by being over weight, he is still a happy pig and popcorns about.

Any info is much appreciated

Eilidh :)
 
my piggies were quite large when they were younger, I remember taking them for a health check and they weighed around 1500g and I was told that this was about the top weight for a male piggy and if they put on any more weight, they'd need to go on a diet. they just stayed around that weight and that was fine, apparently. they went down to about 1300g when they got older.
 
Boars can easily get to 1500g plus without being in the least overweight. You may want to keep an eye on the amount of veg and pellets you are feeding. You won't be able to find a "right weight for age" list - the differences are just too big!

Here is a thread from our reference section that will hopefully answer most of your questions. http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=38805
 
I thought our Daisy May was overweight, until someone on this forum said an overweight Piggle's tummy touches the ground when they walk and they can't reach down to clean themselves. I now realize she's not obese just a beautiful squidgy Piggle. She weighs the exact same as our Oscar, and her weight remains stable so I now know we don't overfeed them. It sounds the same for your boy. Although I'd be the first to stand corrected!
 
Adult piggies can weigh anything between 900g and 1800g and still be totally healthy and within the norm - it depends on the overall size!

Obese piggies usually combine longterm gross overfeeding/feeding lots of high calorie junk food treats with very little space to exercise. So far, I have come across of only very few decidedly obese piggies. A piggy on a normal, healthy diet with space to exercise will never become obese.
 
Hiya. :)

My Maisy who is about 5/6 years is about 1750g and Dotty who is 8 months was about just over 1000g 2 weeks ago. I do hope Dotty isn't over weight for her young age. I leave a very shallow Mason & Cole type dish in with them all the time. I'm not sure if that's right or not though, or whether I should weigh out a portion...........?
 
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