Daily veggies

Bill&Bean

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So I feed my pigs morning and night, they don't have more than they are supposed to though.

They always have some sort of leafy greens, like sweetheart cabbage, rocket lettuce, kale, parsley and occasionally blueberries, carrot, bell pepper, cucumber and broccoli.

They always have access to hay as well as various dried leaves like dandelion and herb mixes.

Is their diet okay, I'm worried that I'm not feeding the right types of veg and that they are having too much of some of the above.

Any recommendations or advice would be fab
Thanks in advance
 
Safe daily veggies are lettuce (not iceberg), coriander, cucumber, bell pepper and a green bean.
You can, and should, of course add in other things for variety but you do need to be careful about feeding certain things too much.

Cabbage and broccoli can cause gas so shouldnt be fed often.
Parsley and Kale is too high in calcium so should not be given any more than once per week.
Carrot, fruit and tomatoes are high in sugar and acid so should be considered occasional treats only.

Make sure pellets are kept strictly limited to one tablespoon per pig per day
Also make sure their drinking water is filtered if you live in a hard water area.
Both these measures make sure your piggy isn’t getting too much calcium (which comes with a risk of bladder problems).

Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets
 
Hi
Daily staples include cos lettuce, capsicum, cucumber, celery and coriander. Mine get cos lettuce and coriander daily with alternation of the colours of capsicum, and cucumber or celery (cucumber 4 times a week, celery 3 times).
Great advice from @Piggies&buns 👍
 
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