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Hi, my guinea pigs are adult now (born around January last year), and when I first adopted them, they were quite a bit skinnier than they are now (adopted in May this year from someone who could no longer look after them).
When I got them, the hay they were fed on was brown and I think it was actually supposed to be bedding hay. They hardly ate it so I was putting them out on the grass each day to eat fresh stuff, and bought them a much nicer looking and smelling hay from my local garden centre. Now they are eating much more hay (still putting them out on the grass) so I think they might've been a little underweight when I bought them, but definitely not unhealthy.
I'm concerned that they're still gaining weight - about 10g extra each week. I don't feed many treats, very few timothy-rich pellets, unlimited hay, vegetables (pepper and carrots, green beans, lettuce, or whatever I have available that day), kitchen herbs (basil, parsley etc), and grass. (And lots of dandelion leaves if I can find them in my garden).
Fruit is a very occasional treat.
Is it normal for them to be gaining weight still or should I cut back on say, the vegetables? I didn't weigh them when I first got them, so I only have recent records. They are about 1kg each at the moment, Frodo always about 50g more than Sam, but both increasing weight.
When I got them, the hay they were fed on was brown and I think it was actually supposed to be bedding hay. They hardly ate it so I was putting them out on the grass each day to eat fresh stuff, and bought them a much nicer looking and smelling hay from my local garden centre. Now they are eating much more hay (still putting them out on the grass) so I think they might've been a little underweight when I bought them, but definitely not unhealthy.
I'm concerned that they're still gaining weight - about 10g extra each week. I don't feed many treats, very few timothy-rich pellets, unlimited hay, vegetables (pepper and carrots, green beans, lettuce, or whatever I have available that day), kitchen herbs (basil, parsley etc), and grass. (And lots of dandelion leaves if I can find them in my garden).
Fruit is a very occasional treat.
Is it normal for them to be gaining weight still or should I cut back on say, the vegetables? I didn't weigh them when I first got them, so I only have recent records. They are about 1kg each at the moment, Frodo always about 50g more than Sam, but both increasing weight.
