Normal Weight?

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Hi, I'm new to this site and still trying to figure everything out haha. So i have to adult female guinea pigs and i was wondering, what is the average/healthy weight for them? :luv:
 
:wel: to the forum! It depends on the piggy.

Can you send a picture? Some say the average weight for a female guinea pig is 700-900 grams, and that’s what I thought at first, but then I learned from this forum that there really is no average weight!

It depends on the piggy. You usually tell if they are overweight or underweight by looking at them. But still weigh your pigs a few times per week to see if the weight suddenly drops or increases.
 
LadyGuineaPig said:
Hi, I'm new to this site and still trying to figure everything out haha. So i have to adult female guinea pigs and i was wondering, what is the average/healthy weight for them? :luv:
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Hey, I’m new here too. I think the average weight is 700g to 1100g.... I also have have 2 adult females. They weigh 910g and 1090 g. Might depend on the kind of piggy you have. Some can be larger. I do know it’s important to monitor their weight as it’s a good indication of health.
 
I have 3 perfectly healthy adult females.
The lightest (our petite little Lucy) weighs 1000 grams (give or take 50 grams), and the heaviest (the very active Oreo) weighs 1400 grams.
I think there is a huge range of good weights for an adult guinea pig.
 
There's no real average weight, it's all about condition really. My pigs vary from Bella 850 grams to her birth sister 1,200 grams. Some can be a healthy weight at 1,400. As long as you can gently feel the hips and ribs etc and they're moving around good with a decent diet then I'm sure they're fine :)

Weighing is more to look for dramatic weight change imo, to check for illness.
 
So are my (Part time 🙁) female piggies who just turned 1 this week weights are ok?

Willow is an American guinea pig and weighs 1255g today and Blossom is an Abyssinian and weighs 1268g today.

I’ve worried about their weights since I’ve been looking after them .😂🤦🏼‍♀️

As when I first started keeping record of their weight Willow only weighed a measly 290g and Blossom 319g, So I’ve been feeding them plenty of veggies, once a day and they also go out in a run in grass (weather permitting) now I don’t know if they’ve gone too far the other way 🤦🏼‍♀️.
 
I'd say that as they are still growing 1200+ at 12 months is possibly a bit on the high side; but it's difficult to be sure as we can't see or feel them.
More important than simple weight is their build or 'heft' - do they feel chubbier than they should? Have a read of this sticky thread, it describes how to feel whether your pig is a healthy size or not : Weight - Monitoring and Management
 
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They gain weight in their own time and way and will all end up having their own adult weight and it will vary wildly from one piggy to another.

Definitely check their heft as per the post qualcast&flymo has added. It’s the best way of determine what is healthy for the individual piggy rather than the weight.

This is the diet guide. Hay should be fed in unlimited amounts, veg should be kept to just 50g (or 1 cup) per day and pellets kept to only one tablespoon per day. (Pellets are the least important part of the diet. keeping pellets limited and giving filtered drinking water keeps calcium intake down and can help reduce the risk of bladder problems). Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets
 
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