Guinea Pig Care and Health Record
Track the four things guinea pigs most often go wrong on, with a weight column that catches trouble early.
XP-15 1 page
Exotic and small pets · XP-26
Small Pet Weight and Health Chart
A free printable pet weight chart for any small animal — weekly weight and change, with eating, drinking, droppings and behaviour beside it.
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What this sheet is for
Give any small pet a weekly weight record, which is the earliest warning available for animals that hide illness by instinct.
Who it is for
Owners of rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats, ferrets, birds and reptiles.
How to use it
- Weigh weekly, same scales, same time of day.
- Record it even when nothing has changed — that is what makes it a baseline.
- Note eating, drinking and droppings on the same line.
- Take the chart to the vet rather than describing the trend.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: One weight column, taken weekly, for any small animal — the earliest warning a keeper gets.
The trend is the signal, not the number. Prey species hide illness because showing it is dangerous in the wild. By the time a rabbit, guinea pig or rat looks unwell it is often seriously so. A weekly weight is the one measurement that catches it early, and it works for any species. No target weights are printed — the trend is the signal.
How to use this sheet
- Weigh on the same scales, at the same time of day, once a week.
- Write it down even when nothing has changed — that is the baseline.
- Note eating, drinking and droppings on the same line.
- Take the sheet to the vet rather than describing the trend.
Write-on lines: Animal · Species · Scales used · Vet practice
Table, 8 rows: Date · Weight · Change · Eating · Drinking · Droppings · Behaviour · Action taken
Questions
Why weekly rather than monthly?
Because small animals can lose a serious proportion of their body weight in a fortnight, and a monthly record can miss the whole episode. Weekly is frequent enough to catch it and infrequent enough to actually keep up.
What weight should my pet be?
No targets are printed — species and breeds vary far too much. What matters is the trend in your own animal, and a steady fall is a reason to ring the vet whatever the number is.
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