Rebecca01
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi all
One of my girls felt extra round today when she was having her brush! I have been trying to weigh in regularly since they had to have a veggie break.
For context, she is about 5 months old and has always been a bit bigger than her sister. I may be being paranoid, as last time we thought she was just a fatty she ended up surprising us with two babies (pregnant before she came to me)
I don’t weigh at the same time each day so this may also factor in, and she is still running when I put the hay etc in and eating. They have sligjtly over a half cup of pellets per day between 4 of them, but I do Chuck in an extra handful or so of a night to account for the very little babies needs. Lots of hay and only small amounts of veggies at the mo are we are getting back into them after a break
Today she weighed around 870g, which is 40g more than she weighed a week ago.
She also put on about 40g the week before that!
Is she just putting on weight quicker now her body is recovered from the babies? I know she herself is still growing and sone piggies are just round but thought it worth an ask
One of my girls felt extra round today when she was having her brush! I have been trying to weigh in regularly since they had to have a veggie break.
For context, she is about 5 months old and has always been a bit bigger than her sister. I may be being paranoid, as last time we thought she was just a fatty she ended up surprising us with two babies (pregnant before she came to me)
I don’t weigh at the same time each day so this may also factor in, and she is still running when I put the hay etc in and eating. They have sligjtly over a half cup of pellets per day between 4 of them, but I do Chuck in an extra handful or so of a night to account for the very little babies needs. Lots of hay and only small amounts of veggies at the mo are we are getting back into them after a break
Today she weighed around 870g, which is 40g more than she weighed a week ago.
She also put on about 40g the week before that!
Is she just putting on weight quicker now her body is recovered from the babies? I know she herself is still growing and sone piggies are just round but thought it worth an ask