Guess on baby's age?

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Crys12065

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The baby weighs 390 grams. Any idea how old she could be?

Still trying to get a weight on momma but not going to well, she won't stay still long enough for it to read her weight.
 
I will go with 3 months. Just wanted an estimate to when she can have playtime and a wheel in her cage, especially for momma.

Thanks
 
Based on the chart that I have of the average of all of my kits, plus a few others, I would say that the kit is somewhere around 3 to 8 months old. Probably in the neighborhood of 4 months.
 
Can you post a photo of the kit with mom? Based on weight alone I would say she's 4 months, but as people mentioned, you won't ever know for sure since you weren't there for the birth. If she continues to grow I would venture with a younger age than 8 months. I've never had a 390g 8 month old so to me that kind of a guess is a bit far fetched.
 
That was the whole point, Tab. ^^ To me, guessing a chin's age based on weight is a bit absurd, so I made an absurd age up.
 
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Can you post a photo of the kit with mom? Based on weight alone I would say she's 4 months, but as people mentioned, you won't ever know for sure since you weren't there for the birth. If she continues to grow I would venture with a younger age than 8 months. I've never had a 390g 8 month old so to me that kind of a guess is a bit far fetched.

Sure I can post a couple pics- thank you for your help. I have pretty much come to the conclusion she is about 4 months old.
 

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