FFGuineas
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Hello! I'm new to the form and have a question about one of my guinea pig's health. She is a female crested guinea pig. She was adopted about two-three years ago and is about 4 years old. She was adopted overweight.
I heard that guineas usually weigh 1-1.5 pounds (correct me if I am wrong), and she weighs 2 pounds (or 2.5 pounds, the scale sometimes will change). I am worried that she is too overweight and it's unhealthy. She gets the same amount of food as my other guinea pig that is a male, and the same amount of water and right after my male guinea pig gets play time, I'll set her down on the floor and she won't do anything but sniff around and take a step. Literally, ONE step.
She is not like my other male piggy, Fergus, who is slimmer and walks around a lot more. I wonder if there is a way to loose weight or make her more active or something.
Thank you in advance!
I heard that guineas usually weigh 1-1.5 pounds (correct me if I am wrong), and she weighs 2 pounds (or 2.5 pounds, the scale sometimes will change). I am worried that she is too overweight and it's unhealthy. She gets the same amount of food as my other guinea pig that is a male, and the same amount of water and right after my male guinea pig gets play time, I'll set her down on the floor and she won't do anything but sniff around and take a step. Literally, ONE step.
She is not like my other male piggy, Fergus, who is slimmer and walks around a lot more. I wonder if there is a way to loose weight or make her more active or something.
Thank you in advance!
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