Summer v Winter weights

[piggie-power]

As my guinea pigs spend all seasons out in the shed i tend to feed more veg over the winter months to give them a vitamin and immune boost - this does seem to increase their weights.

During Spring summer when the guinea's have more time to roam and eat grass i tend to cut the amount of veg the pigs have (although they still have daily veg)

This is what happens weight wise

Squeaky Summer = 1001g
Winter = 1190g

Jessie Summer = 980g
Winter = 1089g

Rodger Summer = 1090g
Winter = 1204g

Winnie and Bobby i can't add weights for as Winnie was still growing and Bobby i've only had for a few days.


What i'd like to know is if i'm doing the right thing by offering more veg during Winter? Also during Summer they tend to have a lot more room to exercise as they get the whole of the patio to roam free on - i guess this will cause the loss of a few grams too!

 

[Abi_nurse]

Offering more veg can do no harm. And i think the weigh difference may be also down to the exercise they get in the summer months. I'm sure if i looked at my piggies weight records i would see a similar pattern occuring as they are usually out grazing all day and long into the evening, meaning they get plenty of excercise too.

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