Clarification On Diet

[JayJay]

I'm an expectant piggy parent n before my babies come home i want to make sure I'm ready.
I'm getting 2x 2month old girls and am planning on the following diet..
Unlimited hay n water
In the morning a half a cup per pig of high quality pellets
At night half a cup per piggy of low cal veggies/herbs.
Does this sound like a good plan to aim for? Am i missing anything?

 

[biscandmatt]

aw, bet you are so excited for the new arrivals

i'd feed only the food they are used to for the first week or so as they settle in to keep stress to a minimum, and then gradually add in small amounts of the foods you want to feed then.

but the above sounds good to me. you can build up to a full cup of veggies per pig per day as you go along, and perhaps add in more leafy greens alongside the other veggies and herbs

because they are young, they may beable to have more pellets for now, and i think they can have small amounts of alfalfa alongside their other hays, but hopefully someone else will clarify these things i'm not too clued up on very young piggies

 

[Deleted member 114675]

Stick to the pellets and veggies they are used to for the 1st week and, you can build up to a cupful of veggies in the morning and another cupful in the evening


These are good threads...


Recommendations For A Balanced General Guinea Pig Diet

Edible And Forbidden Veg And Fruit List With Vitamin C Grading