How long does it take for a piggy to be fully grown

[Tommies Mam]

This might sound like a daft question for someone who has been a slave to piggies for years to ask but it's some considerable time since I had a little 'un

I always thought it to be about 6 months but Scampy-Joe is 6 months old on the 27th of this month and he's a chunky monkey but nowhere near fully grown as he's only 666grammes, and a cheeky wee man as well. His cage mate is getting the right run around at the minute. He loves his grub and eats well.

Thanks

 

[flips]

I would say closer to a year. My girls settled around a weight of 1000-1100g after 12 months.

 

[Wiebke]

A piggy generally reaches maturity between 12-15 months; that is the time when growth, horomones and weight settle. The adult weight can range anywhere from 800g-1800g, although 900g-1400g seems to be the average.

Many well cared for babies can reach most of their adult weight in the first 6 months, but no means all; the rate of growth usually starts to slow down between 6-9 months old. Some few piggies simply stop growing earlier and will always remain small.

But guinea pigs can have growth spurts right into their second year of life if they came from a bad background or have been ill and are now well and well fed! After the second year, a piggy generally looses that ability to grow. Rex piggies will actually go on growing until they are two years old; they tend to develop slower than others.

My baby Telyn had reached a kilo by six months, but after that, she has mainly stopped growing. Hywel, on the other hand, has just had another big growth spurt since he's recovered from his op and is enjoying life right to the top of his gullet at 18 months old.

 

[Branston&Pickles]

My little man, Junior is around 9-10months old I weighed him today and he was 1,004g |) He's always been small for his age and seems to have taken ages to pass the 1000g mark. Sounds like Scampy-Joe is quite similar weight wise as Junior. x