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Weight Weight loss in both

louie_joey

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2 days ago I weighed my piggies before putting them in their new c&c cage. Louie who is 5 weighed 920 grams and Joey who is 3ish weighed in at 1.205 kg. Last Night I weighed them again and Louie had lost 20 grams, Joey 40. They have been getting a lot more exercise with their new cage, but is this weight drop normal?
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Are you weighing them at the same time during the day? Weight can fluctuate at different times of the day.
 

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Just for reference, as some parts of the world use metric measurements and some Imperial and confusing the two leads, not surprisingly, to confusion...

1 ounce = 28.35 grams

At 3 ounces / week, it's time to become watchful. 4 / week requires a vet.
 

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No I forgot to record the time that I weighed them so it may just be the flucuating.
 
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