Pigglemama
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My one year old boar weighs 1270g - he has fresh veggies once a day, nuggets in eve and fresh hay throughout the day. Is he overweight? Thank you!
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My one year old boar is 1570g
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Weight alone isn’t an indicator of what is healthy for each piggy - they come in all shapes and sizes.
Please check his heft as this is your guide for what is healthy for himself.
Weight - Monitoring and Management
Please check his heft as this is your guide for what is healthy for himself.
Weight - Monitoring and Management
Bill & Ted
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Aw he’s such a handsome lad 
like a chunky piggie x
like a chunky piggie x
Hi
Since piggy sizes vary individually a lot so you cannot go just by weight alone. I've had piggies who very bordering on overweight at 800g and a large boy who was bordering on underweight at 1500g - my dinky pair of sisters as well as big Pioden both lived to around 8 years, so as long as your boy is healthy for his size, he has the same chances in good care as any other piggy.
You feel around the ribcage for the 'heft' (or if you want, the Cavy BMI) as to whether your piggy is overweight or a good weight/size ratio - this method works for ages, genders and sizes of guinea pig and does not condemn half of all piggies to being called 'not right' just because they fall outside an arbitrary human 50% average. Checking how much or little fat your boy has on his ribs is a much better way of assessing whether he is fine or whether you want to feed less pellets and veg (especially fattening ones).
Please take the time to read this link here, which talks you in detail what you look out for when feeling for the ribs, what you can do for overweight piggies in terms of diet review re pellet amount and why not all veg and the amount of veg fed is actually equally good for a guinea pig; exercise tips etc. with lots of very practical and proven tips and advice: Weight - Monitoring and Management
Since piggy sizes vary individually a lot so you cannot go just by weight alone. I've had piggies who very bordering on overweight at 800g and a large boy who was bordering on underweight at 1500g - my dinky pair of sisters as well as big Pioden both lived to around 8 years, so as long as your boy is healthy for his size, he has the same chances in good care as any other piggy.
You feel around the ribcage for the 'heft' (or if you want, the Cavy BMI) as to whether your piggy is overweight or a good weight/size ratio - this method works for ages, genders and sizes of guinea pig and does not condemn half of all piggies to being called 'not right' just because they fall outside an arbitrary human 50% average. Checking how much or little fat your boy has on his ribs is a much better way of assessing whether he is fine or whether you want to feed less pellets and veg (especially fattening ones).
Please take the time to read this link here, which talks you in detail what you look out for when feeling for the ribs, what you can do for overweight piggies in terms of diet review re pellet amount and why not all veg and the amount of veg fed is actually equally good for a guinea pig; exercise tips etc. with lots of very practical and proven tips and advice: Weight - Monitoring and Management
What a handsome boy he is. 
He looks stunning.
I have had a couple of piggies including females, who have weighed this much (and in the case of our sweet but large girl Oreo, even a little more).
I have had a couple of piggies including females, who have weighed this much (and in the case of our sweet but large girl Oreo, even a little more).
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What a handsome chunk 
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I've a piggie that is 1.2kgs....but he is skinny.ive piggie at 760 grams who is the correct heft..piggies come in all sizes.your broar is very handsome.