Calcium balance

[Ramia]

Stripe eats a tablespoon of pellets a day but Chesney doesn't like pellets. The boys get forage twice a week and a small handful of wheatgrass twice a week.

Since Chesney doesn't eat pellets should I increase his calcium veg?

Are they getting enough calcium, too much?

Keep reading on here it's a balance. I've had them about 9 months, no problem yet.

 

[Qualcast&Flymo]

As pellets are optional anyway, I don't think it's a case of you "should" increase calcium-containing veg. More likely it gives you some leeway with such veg, if you are in a soft water area of the US (which is most of it).
Do you ever see any "calcium wees" ie patches of white where they have urinated and it has dried? If not then you could add some more calcium veg if he like it. Alternatively give Chesney some favourite dried forage when Stripe has his pellets.

 

[Ramia]

Chez has some calcium pee.

He gets:

No pellets
Calcium veg twice a week
Forage twice a week

Should I cut back on something?

 

[Piggies&buns]

Chez has some calcium pee.

He gets:

No pellets
Calcium veg twice a week
Forage twice a week

Should I cut back on something?

It is normal to see some calcium pees, it is the body’s way to excreting it.
You only have to worry if it happens a lot or if the deposits feel gritty.

Do note that if you cut calcium down too low then you are at risk of causing the same issues as if it was too high - the balance is still wrong, it’s just wrong in the other direction.
The fact he doesn’t have pellets means you have leeway in giving some calcium containing veg.

Wiebke's Guide to Pees and Stones

 

[Ramia]

Can the urine indicate what they just ate? Chez has a mix of clear and milky pee. Most of the time it's clear, but he just did a really milky one. He just ate some forage and two days ago he had some celery.

Stripe gets 10 pellets a day. He has calcium veg once a week and forage twice. His pee is usually white but not gritty.

Does this all sound good?

 

[Piggies&buns]

Can the urine indicate what they just ate? Chez has a mix of clear and milky pee. Most of the time it's clear, but he just did a really milky one. He just ate some forage and two days ago he had some celery.

Stripe gets 10 pellets a day. He has calcium veg once a week and forage twice. His pee is usually white but not gritty.

Does this all sound good?

Yes their urine can be milky, it is calcium excretion. If it isn’t gritty then there is not usually any concern