My male guinea pig has gotten very fat but his head has stayed the same. He looks like a pear. Is this normal?

Question

My male guinea pig has gotten very fat but his head has stayed the same. He looks like a pear. Is this normal?

Answer 1

No he needs diet and exercise. Before he dies from heart disease or sumthing.

Answer 2

Make sure not to give him to many treats. Anyway u should put him on a diet before its to late!

Answer 3

no its not normal your guinea pig is alien

Answer 4

Well i'm going to answer your question with another one. How long have they been pear-shaped and have they been around other guniea pigs within the past 3 months?

The reason I ask is because one of my guniea pigs I had recently was suppose to be male and he ended up being a she and had babies.  Females become really pear-shaped about a week before the babies are born, and I must say dealing with 2 pregnant pigs before they really look crazy.

Answer 5

Are you sure your guinea pig is a boy? Because pregnant females have the shape of a pear when pregnant, so I would really advise you taking your pig to a cavy savvy vet. If your guinea pig is just chubby, consider letting him run around your house more, or he may need a bigger cage to get some exercise in, just no balls or wheels, as they are bad for a guinea pigs back and could seriously injure them. Also if you're feeding him any commercial guinea pig treats from the pet store those are fattening and un-needed in a guinea pigs diet. You should be also feeding him plain timothy hay based pellets, no foods with colorful bits with seeds and such, their just fattening and un-needed. You can also weigh him with a regular kitchen scale to see his weight weekly, and see if he's gaining anymore. My boy weighs bout 3.75lbs but he's just big, not fat. Well, I hoped this helped and gl with your piggy!

Answer 6

well guinea pigs shouldn't be "very fat"..... are you overfeeding him?