Chukkin
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi everyone,
So, today I weighed my piggies for the first time. I hadn't realised that this was an important feature of keeping piggies (my first time having them), but have built it in to cage-changing day Anyway, Ivory weighed in at 550g and Ebony 525g. I expected Ebony to be lighter than her sister as she does look slightly smaller. I was told that they were 12 weeks old from the place I got them, which would make them just over 15 weeks now. Does this seem small for 15 week old piggies? They don't look skinny, have unlimited hay and pellets, and get a cup of veggies each a day. I know they aren't starving as there is always hay in the cage and they don't go at it like they have never seen food before! Are they maybe just younger than I was told? Any ideas?
So, today I weighed my piggies for the first time. I hadn't realised that this was an important feature of keeping piggies (my first time having them), but have built it in to cage-changing day Anyway, Ivory weighed in at 550g and Ebony 525g. I expected Ebony to be lighter than her sister as she does look slightly smaller. I was told that they were 12 weeks old from the place I got them, which would make them just over 15 weeks now. Does this seem small for 15 week old piggies? They don't look skinny, have unlimited hay and pellets, and get a cup of veggies each a day. I know they aren't starving as there is always hay in the cage and they don't go at it like they have never seen food before! Are they maybe just younger than I was told? Any ideas?