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this site is fab i love it, could i please ask nust i weigh my girls? an where can i find out how much they should weigh? there are 9 weeks old x
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Hi and welcome!
I would weight your girls weekly - it's a great way of keeping an eye on their health. Guinea pigs, like other prey animals, tend to hide their illnesses as long as possible; sometimes you think you see piggies eating, but they are not eating enough.
Weight in guinea pigs can vary a lot all the way from puphood to adulthood. At that young age, it also depends on how many babies were in their litter, how well deveolped the babies were at birth and what kind of care mum and pups had. Adult piggies can weigh anything between 800-1800g, normal is 900-1400g.
It is more important that your girls put on about 20g per week on average (it can be up to 50g or it can be less, but they should never lose any weight); that means they are growing as they should and you do not need to worry. They will grow quickly until they are about 6-9 months old and then more slowly until they will be fully grown adults between 12-15 months old. Because there is such a wide margin, smaller pups can make up ground later on by growing just for that little bit longer until they, too, reach their optimal weight as adults.
Here is more information - it also helps you to decide when to see a vet:
http://www.guinealynx.info/weigh.html
I would weight your girls weekly - it's a great way of keeping an eye on their health. Guinea pigs, like other prey animals, tend to hide their illnesses as long as possible; sometimes you think you see piggies eating, but they are not eating enough.
Weight in guinea pigs can vary a lot all the way from puphood to adulthood. At that young age, it also depends on how many babies were in their litter, how well deveolped the babies were at birth and what kind of care mum and pups had. Adult piggies can weigh anything between 800-1800g, normal is 900-1400g.
It is more important that your girls put on about 20g per week on average (it can be up to 50g or it can be less, but they should never lose any weight); that means they are growing as they should and you do not need to worry. They will grow quickly until they are about 6-9 months old and then more slowly until they will be fully grown adults between 12-15 months old. Because there is such a wide margin, smaller pups can make up ground later on by growing just for that little bit longer until they, too, reach their optimal weight as adults.
Here is more information - it also helps you to decide when to see a vet:
http://www.guinealynx.info/weigh.html
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Hi, Welcome to the forum 
Its a good idea to weigh them regularly (eg weekly) - that way you can keep an eye on their progress and spot any problems early.
If you notice weight loss it could be due to a health problem (eg teeth etc) and the sooner any problems are spotted the easier they are to treat,
Around that age my girls were between 560g and 620g (cant say if that was what they should have weighed but they were and still are all good eaters)
Hope this helps a bit though not sure it will tbh
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Its a good idea to weigh them regularly (eg weekly) - that way you can keep an eye on their progress and spot any problems early.
If you notice weight loss it could be due to a health problem (eg teeth etc) and the sooner any problems are spotted the easier they are to treat,
Around that age my girls were between 560g and 620g (cant say if that was what they should have weighed but they were and still are all good eaters)
Hope this helps a bit though not sure it will tbh
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