ciaraelise
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Cavy Slave
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- Joined
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I got Chester from a pet store and they said it was several months old. they made it seem like he was fish months old but I definitely don't think so anymore.
This was taken the morning hatter we brought him home. sorry selfies was the only way he would stand still for pictures lol.
This is him one week later. Definitely growing more.
One month home (seriously so cute I can't handle it)
This is today. almost 9 weeks home!
Now I didn't think anything was off at all until I brought home my new boys Max and Hershey. Max is two and GIANT with a serious obesity problem. He's now on a diet. lol And Hershey is almost as big as Max without a fat problem. The family I adopted them form had both of the pigs fro their whole life after purchasing from a breeder. Max is 2 years old and Hershey is less than a year.
I am wildly unfamiliar with sizing and age with my piggie pals. But Hershey could eat Chester for breakfast and still need a side of carrots to be full and they are both under a year old. Does this seem right??
Some one help me out here with ages and sizes.
How old do we think Chester is?
Pet store claimed his was 6ish months old. I have no gage for aging!!
Are Hersh and Max just bigger pigs?
I believe they had diet issue at their old home and are now on a much healthier diet plan with loads of space to run and play. I think this will help with the extra fat they have pack on but they are still pretty darn big.
Will Chester get that big?
even his little head is-little!! haha is still growing? What age do pigs stop growing at? Am i feeding him enough? I switched him off of oxbow young cavy performance because I saw a lot of calcium spots in his cage while his hay is fresh timothy and he gets a good plethora of veggies everyday. I also stopped feeding unlimited pellets and now give him 1/8th cup oxbow adult twice a day along with his leafy veggies( romaine and red leaf lettuce) and his bell pepper, baby carrot, and cherry tomato, and sometimes a strawberry. He has two water bottles one with water and one with a gatorade dilute vet prescribed. He will drink the gatorade dilute bottle in three days but if I just give him water he will hardly touch it.
Here is Max
And Hershey
This was taken the morning hatter we brought him home. sorry selfies was the only way he would stand still for pictures lol.
This is him one week later. Definitely growing more.
One month home (seriously so cute I can't handle it)
This is today. almost 9 weeks home!
Now I didn't think anything was off at all until I brought home my new boys Max and Hershey. Max is two and GIANT with a serious obesity problem. He's now on a diet. lol And Hershey is almost as big as Max without a fat problem. The family I adopted them form had both of the pigs fro their whole life after purchasing from a breeder. Max is 2 years old and Hershey is less than a year.
I am wildly unfamiliar with sizing and age with my piggie pals. But Hershey could eat Chester for breakfast and still need a side of carrots to be full and they are both under a year old. Does this seem right??
Some one help me out here with ages and sizes.
How old do we think Chester is?
Pet store claimed his was 6ish months old. I have no gage for aging!!
Are Hersh and Max just bigger pigs?
I believe they had diet issue at their old home and are now on a much healthier diet plan with loads of space to run and play. I think this will help with the extra fat they have pack on but they are still pretty darn big.
Will Chester get that big?
even his little head is-little!! haha is still growing? What age do pigs stop growing at? Am i feeding him enough? I switched him off of oxbow young cavy performance because I saw a lot of calcium spots in his cage while his hay is fresh timothy and he gets a good plethora of veggies everyday. I also stopped feeding unlimited pellets and now give him 1/8th cup oxbow adult twice a day along with his leafy veggies( romaine and red leaf lettuce) and his bell pepper, baby carrot, and cherry tomato, and sometimes a strawberry. He has two water bottles one with water and one with a gatorade dilute vet prescribed. He will drink the gatorade dilute bottle in three days but if I just give him water he will hardly touch it.
Here is Max
And Hershey
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