changing to pellet food

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hi i've had my piggies Alan n Pebbles now for a week, they had wagg food at the rescue centre and I had already bought excel pellet food as I had read it was preferable. The lady at the rescue centre told me to mix it together and try and ween them of the wagg

This doesnt seem to be happening, it appears they only eat the wagg and not really the pellets. they have a bowl each and it doesnt look like they eat a great deal, the bowls have never been empty, am worried are they eating enough?

they have a box of hay which is filled in morning and night so endless supply and throughout the day they have rocket, bits of cucumber, letticue or peppers oh and cabbage (not all in same day!)

should i forget the pelelt food and carry on with wagg or carry on with 3/4 of bowl of pellets and 1/4 of wagg and hope they learn to love pellets? :)

thanks for any advice
 
It is hard to get guinea pigs on to pellets. How about putting a bowl of pellets down instead of the other and see how it goes? Hay is the most important part of guinea pigs diet and you are giving them vegetables too. Luckily the dry food is not so important.
 
When rescue pigs come in I just give them Excel Pellets, they dont have a 'weening off' period. And I havnt had any trouble with funny tummies.
I think with animals like Rabbits and Dogs it's more important to introduce food slowly.

As they are nomming hay well, and processed food shouldnt be the main part of their diet I wouldnt worry if they didnt eat much, I'd prefer my lot not to eat too many pellets as hay and veggies are much better for them.

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As long as they're getting unlimited good quality hay, and a good selection of vegetables (and at least one high vitamin C containing vegetable) each day, they don't *need* a dry food.

If they're not eating much of the muesli anyway, you could just swap it for pellets only. They'll start eating it eventually, but even if they don't, pellets are the one part of their diet that they can do ok without.

If you're unsure about the right selection of vegetables, just ask!
 
I started by mixing the wagg muesli with the pellets but they just ate the muesli. I decided to just give them the pellet and they now happily eat it. they have plenty of hay and fresh veg so they never finish the pellets anyway.
 
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