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Slightly Overweight :(

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Hello i have two guinea pigs called Pickle and Lily. Pickle is normal weight/size however Lily is quite a lot bigger than Pickle. When we first got them they used to be fed veggies together but we soon realised Lily was hogging the veg so since then we have fed them separately so they get the same amount. The have access to water (although they don't drink a lot), lots of hay to munch and during the day i give them a small amount of pellets to eat (not the muesli because they used to have it and pick out the best bits) and they seem to share the pellets really well :) They go out everyday for a run around on the grass for a least an hour and when it gets slightly dark they usually pop corn and sprint around which is cute (: they have quite a big hutch outside to roam around in during the day. We don't give them treats because they have never bothered with them, but Lily is still significantly bigger than Pickle :{ Is there anything i can do to get her down to the right weight or is she just 'big boned'? Also the vet said she is bigger than the normal weight for guinea pigs girls and encourages us to make her loose weight but i can't think how? o:
 
I think the most important question is, is she active? Because just like Flintstones said, some piggies are just bigger than others, there are some lovely larger ladies on this forum, and some very big and handsome boys x)
If her weight and size isn't restrickting her in any way and she is healthy, I don't think I'd worry over much :)
 
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