When are they fully grown?

[jyrenze]

I have 2 piggies, and at around 3 months old and they are around 500 grams. Seeing that some piggies are heavier than mine at only a few weeks old, I was wondering when I should stop expecting my pigs to grow bigger? Do they reach their full size is 6 months or is it a year?

 

[jnenbnb]

I think its 9months to a year but they come in different shapes and sizes x

 

[daz94]

A full grow guinea pig is about 10months to a year old i reckon.

 

[Black Jack]

The shows (sorry I know this is an anti show forum but think this is relevant) have classes for 5-8 months and adults so they are considered adults at 8 months. This seems to be a bit of a magic number too as many feel it is at or around the 8 month mark that the females bones fuse and make birth difficult.

If you feel they need fattening up try them on some corn on the cob (quite high in calories) and Science Selective dry food is good for beefing up after illnesses or pregnancy. Kale is quite calorific but not too much as once as can give them scours. Parsnips are high in calories (some guineas love them some hate them). Sweet potato are hugely high in calories and are allowed (as opposed to normal spuds).

Good luck O0

 

[Pumpkinpiggie]

My Rimmer is just a year old and he is still growing ;D I think its about a year when they are fully grown

 

[Black Jack]

Seedless raisins are hugely high in calories and also chewy so will give teeth some exercise. Bananas and sweet cherries are also high in calories - again a bit of a Marmite food in that some love them some hate them.

Meant to put in post above adult at 9 months not 8 - oops sorry

 

[jyrenze]

I do give corn on the cob. They hated bananas but maybe I can try again. I do hope they can reach 1000 grams eventually! That would be nice to cuddle :smitten:

 

[Lez]

i think theyre way too young atm to make it to 1000g, 500g atm sounds fine to me

my black boar didnt finish growing until 15months, he's now nearly 17 months and weighs 1300g

his cagemate is only almost 13 months and just had another growth spurt, making him 1250g

 

[daftscotslass]

Seedless raisins are hugely high in calories and also chewy so will give teeth some exercise. Bananas and sweet cherries are also high in calories - again a bit of a Marmite food in that some love them some hate them.

Meant to put in post above adult at 9 months not 8 - oops sorry

You want to give them a healthy, balanced diet; not just one full of calories to "fatten them up". 3 months is nowhere near fully grown, some pigs won't reach their adult weight until as much as a year 'til, like Lez says, 15 months.

Too many bananas can cause serious constipation. Raisins are high in sugar, as are cherries. Piggies do not need large amounts of carbs.

 

[Black Jack]

Seedless raisins are hugely high in calories and also chewy so will give teeth some exercise. Bananas and sweet cherries are also high in calories - again a bit of a Marmite food in that some love them some hate them.

Meant to put in post above adult at 9 months not 8 - oops sorry

You want to give them a healthy, balanced diet; not just one full of calories to "fatten them up". 3 months is nowhere near fully grown, some pigs won't reach their adult weight until as much as a year 'til, like Lez says, 15 months.

Too many bananas can cause serious constipation. Raisins are high in sugar, as are cherries. Piggies do not need large amounts of carbs.

I have not once suggested that these are the only foods to give - I was just giving a varied list that may be helpful. Yeah "too many bananas can cause constipation" but most piggies wont actually eat "too many bananas".

I'd really appreciate it if you would tone down some of your responses - thank you! I am not a schoolchild and do not wish to be admonished in the way you do.