Am I feeding them enough?

[Honey15000]

Hi! I'm a first time piggy owner, I have had my boys a week now, they are 11 weeks old! I got them from Pets at Home!
I have been doing a lot of reading up to make sure I'm doing the right thing for my piggies, but I'm a bit worried I'm not feeding them enough!
A typical day has been:-
Morning- 30g pellets, stuffed hay tray and a scattering of hay on the floor of their cage, small handful of salad leaves, a fine bean each, 1/2 baby corn each and fresh water.
Mid day top up of hay.
Evening- same as the morning but i try and vary the veg a bit, i put some parsley in with the green leaves, mange tout is proving to be popular, and a couple of blueberries.

I have some 'treats' as well, i brought hay cookies i broke one in half and they enjoyed that, i also got some of those crunchy fruit stick things ( i know they are piggy junk food and should be fed very sparingly if at all) i broke one into quarters but will only give once a week. I live in a flat so they wont be going outside, but i have a garden at work so have picked grass for them from the garden at work which they went mad for this morning...it didn't touch the sides ( i washed it before i gave it to them, i don't know if i needed to?! If they were outdoor piggies they would go straight on the grass!)

Because they were pet shop piggies i thought they probably weren't use to veg and fruits so didn't want to give them too much to soon. So how much fresh should I give them a day, as i was going to start increasing the amount...but don't know how much is too much?

Sorry for rambling, thank you for any advice you can give me!

 

[Sodapops]

When it comes to new piggies ive always introduced fresh veg very slowly and over the space of a few weeks. So i would choose 1 veg type and feed only this once per day, after a few days if everything is ok (i.e piggy is eating it and poops are normal) i will then introduce another veg type (in small quantities) i would them give only the two veg types for 3-4 days - again if everything is ok i continue the adding 1 at a time until they are on a good varied diet. The general guideline for fresh veg is 1 cup full per piggy per day (around 50g)

Stay away from pet shop treats they are too high in sugar and not needed by piggies - an alternative should you want to give your pigs a treat is a piece of fruit (such as apple or a grape) once a week/every couple of weeks.

Hay should make up 80% of their diet so make sure they get this in unlimited quantities.

In the summer my pigs spend a lot of time outdoor in our garden - however our grass has never been treated with pesticides etc so we know it's 100% safe. The problem with picking grass is you can never be too sure whether a dog/cat/other animal has fouled on it or that chemicals haven't been used recently - i would personally stay away from grass/plants you dont know haven't been treated or are clean from animal mess.

My lot get grass daily - however with each of my new additions (i have 10 pigs) i have done the same as when giving fresh veg and introduced it very slowly (1 small handful every few days to begin with) Guinea pigs love grass and will eat & eat, for those not used to it, it can cause an upset tummy - so limiting their intake to once every few days/every week will enable you to control their intake and allow their digestive system to adjust to their new diet.

Enjoy your new piggies - if you are anything like most of us on this forum i doubt you'll stick with just the two :p they are addictive little things....