underfed before?

[nejlika]

i got my piggies at supposedly 6 weeks.
they have grown loads in just 9 days, is this normal?

 

[Wiebke]

How much weight gain?

A weight gain of 30-50g in a week is not unusual, especially when they come onto a good diet. Generally, a steady gain of 20-30g per week is normal during the first 6-9 months of the main growing season.

Please weigh your piggies weekly.
http://www.guinealynx.info/weigh.html

Here are tips for a good diet, comprising of up to 80% of hay, 1 cupful of mixed veg per piggy per day and pellets. Fresh water daily.
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=42

 

[zebrallama]

Yes. But good for you for checking!

It's a good idea to weigh your piggies, and then you can send us some actual numbers. See http://www.guinealynx.info/weigh.html

 

[nejlika]

yeah have been thinkinhg about getting one of those kitchen scales to get a closer look at it, well def about 50g, as you can actusally see with the eye that they've grown loads!

 

[zebrallama]

Cool! Weight GAIN is usually a good thing, especially if it happens in several piggies at once. If it just happens to one then it can be a sign of illness, e.g. ovarian cysts (in females).

Weight loss is more worrying, but obviously that's not your issue at the moment. :-)