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Are my guniea pigs a healthy weight2007-11-24 21:58:00

I have two guinea pigs, Matilda and Penelope. I weighed and measured them last night. Here is their information:

Penelope: Age: 9 months, Length: 9 inches, Weight: 1.8 lbs

Matilda: Age 6 months, Length: 9 inches, Weight: 1.4 lbs

Both pigs are extremely social, alert, active and curious. Their fur is lush and shiny with clear eyes. They sneeze occasionally, but no discharge from their, mouths, noses, eyes, ears or anus. Penelope is very bulky and calm, Matilda is more squirrelly and although is the same length looks a ton smaller than Penelope. Both moves and sits comfortably and are both female.

Are their weights healthy for their behavior, body length, gender and age?

Answers:

yes

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Yes. They are a healthy weight. Up to two pounds in my experience. THey also sound very healthy! Good job and they sound like they're well taken care of!

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it sounds like a normal weight becuse I have twe hamsters and they weigh less then that so yah it sounds about write

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Seems to be.if you are not sure, call a vet to ask.

also here is a link on guinea pig's weights:

http://www.guinealynx.com/weigh.html...

hope that helps

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yes they are fine

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Ok, no these pigs are under weight, I am sorry to say. At three months old we would expect a properly taken care of piggie to be in the 22 ounces range which is about 1 lb 5 ounces. Your piggies should weight at least 32 ounces or 2 lbs minimum!! Anything less is a sign the pig is doesn't have adequate care or there is something wrong that is not allowing the pigs to gain sufficient weight. A good weight for and adult sow ranges between 32-40 ounces, and for a boar 38-45 ounces. And remember there are 16 ounces in a lb if you want to convert this. My suggestion is to take the piggies to the vet for a check up to make sure everything is fine. And you also need to take a look at the food you are feeding them. A quality food has at least (at least) these two components - 18% protein and no more than 2.5% fat. It should be made of a quality alfalfa pellet with out the treat stuff in there. Guinea pigs will pick through their garden variety pet store food and eat only the unhealthy items first leaving behind the nutritional pellets. If you are wanting to give them treats, you should be doing it in the form of fresh vegetables or dandilions. And if you know your food doesn't meet the critieria stated above you need to buy one that does and slowly switch over the course of a week. You do this buy mixing some of the new food with the old food each day. And each day when you mix it you put less of the old stuff in there on, day seven throw away the old food, it is junk!!