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freddie
or do they self regulate? mine have fresh veg etc twice a day and a constant supply of dried food and hay is this too much?
i have 3 by the way
i have 3 by the way
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Angeladeedah
Adult Guinea Pig
Mine have a constant supply of hay. They get a bowl of dried pellets which I top up morning and at night if it needs it. Mine normally just get 1 bowl of vegetables at dinner-time, this is just to try and keep costs down but this week they have been getting a little extra as I got some bargains.
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freddie
thank fully hubby is a chef and brings loads of veggy bits home from work so saves me a fortune we were only discussing that if we had to pay for everything they had it would cost us an arm and a leg
pelicano
Adult Guinea Pig
Yes you can definitely over-feed. Like all animals (and humans! 
) they will gorge themselves on the things they enjoy most, so it's important to get the quantities and proportions right. You want to aim for approx 80% hay, so if they are stuffing themselves on too many veg and dried food, they won't be eating 80% hay.
) they will gorge themselves on the things they enjoy most, so it's important to get the quantities and proportions right. You want to aim for approx 80% hay, so if they are stuffing themselves on too many veg and dried food, they won't be eating 80% hay.
Angeladeedah
Adult Guinea Pig
Just make sure they get a lot of exercise too - one of my girls is 1300g but she's very lazy, whereas my other girl runs about absolutely mad.
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