coliflower?

[benoitsachanoe]

Hi, I'm first time owner and this afternoon I gave my guinea pigs coliflower, but I had doubts, so I went online and I googled "can guinea pigs eat coliflower" and half of the articles said they could have it, and the other half said never to give it to them.
Do you feed yours coliflower?
My other worry is that one of my guinea pig, Buttercup is super nervous and runs like crazy around the cage and frightens the other one off, she sometimes bumps into her. I have seen her nipping her a couple of times, no blood, but Blossom stays in the hay loft a lot and they don't share the big wooden house as Buttercup is always in it.
They have been here since thursday but they lived together at the foster I got them from in the same cage with about 4 others.
I hope they will get used to me soon as they are so scared that they hide as soon as I open the cage door.
How long does it take for them to settle and any chance they will become friends?

 

[*SRH*]

I have never given mine coliflower but I do not think it could do them lots of harm. When we got ours for the first time two summers ago the boss Sorrel always ran away from us. Now she cllings on to me when I hold her. Hazel would never run out for food and now she is eating the food before I have even put the bowl down. Rosemary was a mixture between the two.

I am sure they will settle in fine. But it does take a few days though.

 

[elle100]

I give mine cauliflower leaves and they love them but they hate the rest of it, it always got ignored so now they only get the leaves when I'm having cauliflower cheese! As with a lot of veg the key is moderation, not too much and not too often.
As for them settling in, I'm afraid it takes as long as it take - not very helpful I know! Some settle really quickly, some take ages, you just need to be patient.

 

[Little Piggles]

Yep, as Elle has said, mine prefer the leaves to the 'flower' too. They only have it occassionally (as we don't eat much cauilflower here! )

As for settling in, it can take a while, but try to be patient. They'll come round when they're ready. Don't forget, they're naturally a prey animal so their instict is to hide away.

As for becoming friends, my two girls rarely cuddle up together and will always find their own space. They are good friends though (they never fight and always share everything) they just like a bit of independence too It may be that your girls are similar?