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Our piggy Millie who was only 240g when we 'rescued' her from a pet shop has put some weight on, she's now 340g and shes 9 wks old now.She still feels thin though, should she be putting more weight on than this?

I try to hand feed her but she just calls out for Bonnie and Lottie-and they call her so she's too distracted to eat.

Any suggestions on how I could fatten her up more?
 
An average of 33g a week is a little on the low weight gain side. Try giving her some oats into her mix/pellets. This can help. But providing she isnt losing weight i wouldn't start to panic at this stage. Some piggies are slow growing at times.

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An average of 33g a week is a little on the low weight gain side. Try giving her some oats into her mix/pellets. This can help. But providing she isnt losing weight i wouldn't start to panic at this stage. Some piggies are slow growing at times.

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Do you mean porridge oats? Mixed in dry?

I would be worried though that Bonnie and Lottie would eat it too-they are fat enough. :(|)
 
Porridge are better but I've used both. You can always try hand feeding them to her so the other two don't get any. You can also try barley rings/hoops which is a horse feed, its very hard to get in small bags and your piggie would only need one or two a day.

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