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Little Ones

Little Ones

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The pigs have gone off their veg!
They absolutely refuse to eat bell pepper (of any colour), Savoy cabbage, green beans, celery, and cucumber. I even tried them with a bit of broccoli but they’re also not interested.
I was wondering if anyone could suggest different veg to replace the ones they’re no longer eating. I still want to make sure they’re having a balanced diet so I’m not sure which vegetables can replace what. No idea why they’ve suddenly gone off them, they’ve slowly been rejecting one vegetable at a time over the last month or so meaning now they’re not eating anything aside from the odd nibble.
Thanks!
 
Trying some tasty herbs might tempt them, coriander is a great one to feed regularly as its high vit C and low calcium, dill and parsley less often as they are quite high calcium?
Though if this persists its worth a vet check in case they have a bloaty tummy or any tooth issues, check their weight is ok too and there is no weight loss just in case x
 
Pea shoots? You can get bags of them in the supermarket salad section and they're good for Vitamin C. Liked by both piggies and their human in this house! (You can also grow them in containers on a windowsill.)
 
PigglePuggle said:
Trying some tasty herbs might tempt them, coriander is a great one to feed regularly as its high vit C and low calcium, dill and parsley less often as they are quite high calcium?
Though if this persists its worth a vet check in case they have a bloaty tummy or any tooth issues, check their weight is ok too and there is no weight loss just in case x
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If it was one of them then I’d be concerned but because it’s both of them I’m not sure what’s going on!
 
The list grows. Now they’ve rejected corn on the cob, sweet pepper, courgette and bean sprouts. Whatever I give them, they like it for the first 10 minutes but then never touch it again whenever they’re given it. No idea why.
 
Are their weights ok? Are they eating hay normally?
I agree with @PigglePuggle - I think a quick check with the vet would be a good idea to rule everything else out. there is always a chance that there is some underlying issue going on with both of them. I think that because it has been going on for a while probably means that you would have seen obvious signs of illness by now, but seeing a vet is probably a good idea. If nothing else, then you can then definitively say they are just being plain fussy!
 
Piggies&buns said:
Are their weights ok? Are they eating hay normally?
I agree with @PigglePuggle - I think a quick check with the vet would be a good idea to rule everything else out. there is always a chance that there is some underlying issue going on with both of them. I think that because it has been going on for a while probably means that you would have seen obvious signs of illness by now, but seeing a vet is probably a good idea. If nothing else, then you can then definitively say they are just being plain fussy!
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Weight is fine, they’re eating hay. One had dental problems which Simon resolved a few months ago. Honestly I don’t think there’s a health problem happening at all, there’s been no change in behaviour either. Their poos have been fine, aside from one had soft poos 3 days ago but it resolved the next day. I didn’t know if some of the vegetables were maybe going out of season and so didn’t taste as good, or something like that? Not sure. I gave them some carrot a few times which they happily munched, so I know they’ll eat that but I know they can’t have much of it, they’ll eat coriander too but if I’m thinking right, they can’t have a great deal of it. I feel like they’ve just being fussy? But I don’t know. It’s a bit of a mystery and I don’t feel like a vet trip would be of much help as there’s been no change in them whatsoever aside from the fact they don’t want to eat their veg! They’re just not excited by it.
 
Coriander can safely be fed daily.
For fussiness, other than keep trying, then there isn’t a lot more you can do!
How often in a day do you feed them veg? Would it be worth changing up your routine and seeing if that makes a difference I’m just thinking out loud really!
 
Piggies&buns said:
Coriander can safely be fed daily.
For fussiness, other than keep trying, then there isn’t a lot more you can do!
How often in a day do you feed them veg? Would it be worth changing up your routine and seeing if that makes a difference I’m just thinking out loud really!
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Sometimes twice a day, sometimes once. It just depends on the day and how much of a rush I’m in. It’s never bothered them before, and it doesn’t seem to make a difference either. No idea what’s going on with them at all, it’s a mystery. Thought I’d cracked it with the courgette and bean sprouts because they couldn’t get enough of them for ten minutes but after that, they decided they never wanted them ever again lol
 
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