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Hello all, So after going to the vets, my piggy Juniper is now on a strict diet as she may have Dysbiosis. Even after slowly reintroducing small amounts of veggies, shes immediately suffering with a poorly belly and soft poos. No veggies for a few weeks, possible a month depending on how she...

No pellets are ‘good’ for them per se. They absolutely do bridge gaps in nutrition and are certainly useful in ensuring they get all they need, but pellets also contribute a lot of calcium into the diet. Pellets are considered the least important and least healthy part of the diet - they are...

Pick a pellet which is low in calcium, ideally grain free and doesn’t contain alfalfa - so the grain free version is a good choice because the normal version is alfalfa based. However, the reality is whichever pellet you feed, that you ensure you only feed the recommended amount of one...

I’m sorry to hear of the stones He can have lettuce, cucumber, bell pepper and a small amount of coriander daily. Keep grass in his diet as that is good. Giving veg is important as it brings water into the diet, particularly when they aren’t good drinkers. If you know something in that list is...

Yes should only ever be one tablespoon per pig per day but they aren’t essential in the diet. Mine get coriander, lettuce, bell pepper and cucumber daily. They get something high calcium once a week (spring greens or kale usually). They might also get something else in addition once or twice...

I don’t have any experience but in my opinion a low calcium diet of suitable veggies, a limited amount of pellets and filtered water should help. I have a Brita filter which I use to filter the water. Mine get about half a tablespoon of Science Selective grain free pellets most days I try to...

hi GuineaDobbin, that interesting. she had burgess pellets, I just checked and they do contain wheat. I will look to switch to grain free - what brand do you use? Pellets make up a very small part of her diet though, but anything is worth trying thanks. We are about 2 hours from Camarthen but...

Yeah at the moment, I cant figure our if they are too low in calcium or too high. I like to give them a small amount of nuggets as I put them in a ball toy so it keeps them busy. If wonder if I tried them on the pellets that are just timothy hay? Ive also recently started them on the...

Thanks @Merab! I was wondering if something like a Brita filters the calcium. I don't think it's something we need to do as our diet is pretty low calcium, aside from the question mark of the hay. I also think Ginny pretty much eats a tablespoon of pellets a day, tho we have been giving enough...

Welcome to the forum Piggies do have naturally milky urine and it isn’t always an issue. However Their urine is very alkaline and due to that it can leave them prone to bladder problems. Does it leave white patches on bedding once the urine has dried? Do those patches feel powdery? If so...

Hi Your boys are exploring; guinea pigs, like other rodents don't have a vomiting reflex, so they explore their world by chewing and tasting, and learning what is safe to eat/digest and what is not. Please be aware that with growing knowledge there has been a massive rethink over the last 2...

Yes think your right she been rooting in the hay. She hasn’t coughed since. so don’t you give them any pellets at all ? I have reduced them a lot over this last year as I was keeping there bowls full over a year ago. But i was watching videos and they said only a small amount per guinea pig...

Howdy you'll, I have recently had reason to get an allergy test to see if my suspected guinea pig allergy was possibly their timothy hay, and I did indeed find out that I'm allergic to timothy hay!..... I also learned I'm pretty seriously allergic to my guinea pigs. Also I'm allergic to my brand...

Hello! My approx 2-3 year old baby Bumble went to the vet yesterday as she has been limping, bunny-hopping, and showing many signs of pain for some time now, and she got diagnosed with hip dysplasia. She is now on pain meds for the rest of her life, and the vet did say she will most likely go...

Welcome to the forum Are the ingredients you’ve typed out the ones for the Lakeland mix? This one: (Contents of feed - Dried Grass, Wheatfeed, Oat Feed, Peas. Dried Nettle, Dried Green Oat Grass, Fennel, Guinea Pig Pellet: Oatfeed Pellets, Sunflower Ext, Lucerne Nuts, Limestone, Barley...

Hi, I’m wondering how many on here have their piggies on a pellet free diet? Mine already get mountains of unlimited hay and 1 cup fresh veggies each per day, alongside small amounts of dried forage. We have already moved away from commercial treats and instead give pea flakes and dried...

For tricky cases, he's the man. Ana is also very good, very thorough. We use Selective Naturals Grain free, same manufacturers as scientific select i believe. Our Jojo has really bounced back. Pigs are not really designed for grains (nor are we!) But most seem to cope alright, he was not...

I’m so sorry for your loss Please don’t blame yourself. It can be hard to get the balance as there is no set answer or perfect diet, plus once genetics are thrown in which obviously you can’t do anything about, the situation can be far from simple. You are also dealing with a bloat prone...

Hey my seven year old sow Wilma has recently decided to ignore lettuce unless I put it next to her in her hidey. I give her a low calcium diet, grain free pellets, Timothy hay and low calcium veg which limits what I give her. Normally she has some lettuce coriander peppers the odd bit of fruit...

Great that you’re giving them filtered water. I give my 2 roughly a tablespoon of pellets between them as you are doing. I use Science Selective grain free. An occasional slither of carrot is fine - it’s the sugar that’s the issue there, as it is with fruit. Other veggies that can be fed are...