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ThatPoggoThough

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So I weighed poggo cause I was worried about his weight so I weighed him and he was 3lb is that normal for a 6 month guinea pig
 
That is a very high weight for a guinea pig of that size! Don't put him on a diet, but please gradually limit the amount of pellets and veg you are feeding. These two links will help you to work out whether he is overweight for his size and how much you should feed at his age. He is now over his first quick growth phase, so can be treated as an adult.
https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk...or-a-balanced-general-guinea-pig-diet.116460/

PS: Could you please tare his weight in grams. American metric pounds are not the same as UK imperial pounds. Our members are from all over the world. In order to avoid confusion and misleading advice, we prefer to stick to grams for weight measurements, as they are the same everywhere.
 
I have a Canadian friend that is routinely upset by our usage of measurements, both ln and Fahrenheit! Lol if it's hard for you to convert or can't on your scale just weigh in lb. and Google the conversion! Hope that helps
 
Cookies&Glitter said:
I have a Canadian friend that is routinely upset by our usage of measurements, both ln and Fahrenheit! Lol if it's hard for you to convert or can't on your scale just weigh in lb. and Google the conversion! Hope that helps
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Oops and weighed him wrong he is 813 g
 
Wiebke said:
That is a very high weight for a guinea pig of that size! Don't put him on a diet, but please gradually limit the amount of pellets and veg you are feeding. These two links will help you to work out whether he is overweight for his size and how much you should feed at his age. He is now over his first quick growth phase, so can be treated as an adult.
https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk...or-a-balanced-general-guinea-pig-diet.116460/

PS: Could you please tare his weight in grams. American metric pounds are not the same as UK imperial pounds. Our members are from all over the world. In order to avoid confusion and misleading advice, we prefer to stick to grams for weight measurements, as they are the same everywhere.
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Wrong weight he is 813 g
 
i done a thread on this but got the weight wrong.

I'm worried about poggos weight he weighs 813g and I'm pretty new to guinea pig ownership he is 7 months old is this normal? I'm not really woried its i dont know what they should weigh so i would like to know?
 
ThatPoggoThough said:
i done a thread on this but got the weight wrong.

I'm worried about poggos weight he weighs 813g and I'm pretty new to guinea pig ownership he is 7 months old is this normal? I'm not really woried its i dont know what they should weigh so i would like to know?
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Yes, this is a good weight and nothing to worry about! He has still got another 7 months to go until he reaches adulthood, but he has already got about 2/3 - 3/4 of his ideal adult weight at this stage.

You can find our whether the weight is right for his size via this link here. You may find it very helpful and informative.
The Importance Of Weighing - Ideal Weight / Overweight / Underweight
Here are tips for a balanced healthy long term diet. Please note that you boy is no longer a young fast growing piggy now.

PS: I have merged your threads to avoid confusion.
 
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