I've only had my rescue piggies a couple of weeks and could do with some advice please.
The lady who I obtainied my piggies from told me they weren't fussy eaters but they don't like fruit and seem to like to stick to peppers, cucumber, carrot, cabbage, lettuce, parsley, cauliflower leaves and spinach
I've tried them on all kinds of fruit, peas (pod an mange tout), sweetcorn inc dried treats, beans, courgette, parsnip plus loads of other. Any suggestions for expanding their diet. I alternate their dried food between the mixed piece kind and nuggets so they get each once a day. They much prefer nuggets - should I stick to nuggets once I've run out of the mixed variety?
Also I noticed today that George (short haired) had a small patch of matted fur and Brushy (medium length hair) has loads of matted fur around his rear end. It is like it's stuck together with white stuff and it concerned me cos I've been away with work for 2 days and hubby has been looking after them in my absence and it's happened since I've been away. We think we've sussed George's problem as I dropped a blob of suncream on his fur on Tuesday morning by accident when I did his ears when putting him out in the run and the matting is in the same place. However neither hubby or I recall dropping suncream on Brushy so can't work out where his has come from. It looks identical on both of them just Brushy's is more prevalent. So should I take them to the vet or get some piggie shampoo from the pet shop and bath them then monitor if it comes back? Any help you can provide would be appreciated
Thanks
Jo
The lady who I obtainied my piggies from told me they weren't fussy eaters but they don't like fruit and seem to like to stick to peppers, cucumber, carrot, cabbage, lettuce, parsley, cauliflower leaves and spinach
I've tried them on all kinds of fruit, peas (pod an mange tout), sweetcorn inc dried treats, beans, courgette, parsnip plus loads of other. Any suggestions for expanding their diet. I alternate their dried food between the mixed piece kind and nuggets so they get each once a day. They much prefer nuggets - should I stick to nuggets once I've run out of the mixed variety?
Also I noticed today that George (short haired) had a small patch of matted fur and Brushy (medium length hair) has loads of matted fur around his rear end. It is like it's stuck together with white stuff and it concerned me cos I've been away with work for 2 days and hubby has been looking after them in my absence and it's happened since I've been away. We think we've sussed George's problem as I dropped a blob of suncream on his fur on Tuesday morning by accident when I did his ears when putting him out in the run and the matting is in the same place. However neither hubby or I recall dropping suncream on Brushy so can't work out where his has come from. It looks identical on both of them just Brushy's is more prevalent. So should I take them to the vet or get some piggie shampoo from the pet shop and bath them then monitor if it comes back? Any help you can provide would be appreciated
Thanks
Jo
other varities of lettuce are all good though and much loved by my girls (e.g. Cos, Romaine, Lollo Rosso, Frisse, Endive,... can't think of any others off hand :red )