my piggys are getting very chubby!

[kelly-m-e]

Hi all,
Since I seperated johnny from my girls they have almost doubled in size! Not any longer/taller just fatter (don't tell them I said that ) I'm still feeding them the same (well taking away johns portion) and they seem so chubby!

They have a bowl (1 pet scoop) of p@h pellets in the morning, a breakfast bowl of mixed fruit and veg mid day with a constant supply of hay.

Veg normally consists of garden herbs, cucumber, carrots and maybe some grass on a nice day.

They get daily exercise in a 6x4 run for a few hours in the evening.

So why the sudden weight gain? I had to help brandy out of her tube last night because she was stuck!

Am I feeding them wrong?

 

[Wiebke]

Lack of stress can lead to weight gain.

How old are your girls, anyway?

 

[kelly-m-e]

Maybe I should add they get a rotation of fruit/veg such as water cress, cabbages, broccili, orange, apple, banana, and a few others (normally what evers safe on the 'cheap tray' at morrisons!)

 

[lovelygirl]

carrots can be quite fattening as they have lots of sugar in them..... maybe try something else and only give carrot 2 or 3 times a week. I am assuming that they are definitely NOT pregnant

 

[kelly-m-e]

They are 5/6 months old now. And I should hope not! Or else some1s got some explaining to do! They have been with johnny for 6 weeks (there abouts). I had him from a local guinea pig person who said he was deffo neutered by his old owner!

I had to take him away because he was bullying them though, so they are deffinately not pregnant!

 

[Wiebke]

At that age they are simply growing - first sideways and next lengthwise.

If you are worried that they are overweight, cut back on their pellets - but only after they have reached their adult weight and size at 12-15 months! WAY to go yet!