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Post by hannah25 on Jun 26, 2011 15:29:38 GMT
I've had my guinea pig, Lenny, for about a month now. I think he is about 3 months old. I also have another pig, Chip, who is about 6 months old. I got Chip at about the same age that I got Lenny and I recall Chip growing very rapidly his first weeks. Lenny seems to be about the same size as when I got him. It couldn't be malnutrition because I always see Lenny eating and drinking and he always excepts fresh veggies. He's also a very active pig who loves to chase his big brother around. Overall he seems perfectly healthy other than the fact that he is very small. Does anyone here know of any reason why he would be so small? Thanks
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Post by Orlaith on Jun 28, 2011 10:07:26 GMT
Lenny might just be a naturally small pig. I have two pigs that are smaller than all my other pigs but there are no other problems with them. I would weigh him weekly to see if he's gradually increasing. As you say, Lenny is very active, as are my small boys, so he's probably running off all his food.
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Post by hannah25 on Jun 29, 2011 2:09:46 GMT
I don't have a scale that would be precise enough, so I am going to look into getting an affordable one! Thanks! And I was even thinking that he might just be small as well. It also makes sense that he could be burning it all off, as Chip was my only pig in a smaller cage, so he really wasn't very active and grew at a faster rate.
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Post by petoftheday on Jun 30, 2011 2:13:30 GMT
There are fairly inexpensive scales you can get made for measuring food portion size that should work for him, just in case! And yup, he could just be a small pig, as long as he is eating and, well, pooping normally, I wouldn't worry too much. Make sure his teeth are okay and he has stuff to gnaw to keep 'em worn down, just in case!
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