Diet Questions

Status
Not open for further replies.

The3LittlePigs

Junior Guinea Pig
Joined
Jul 7, 2016
Messages
420
Reaction score
315
Points
380
Location
Nottinghamshire, UK
Just wanted to double check that the diet which I have my three boars on is appropriate. The oldest boar is five years, and the other two are between twelve and fourteen weeks, so still growing. Currently, they have;
-Burgess pellets, refilled whenever the bowl empties
-Unlimited Hay
-Unlimited access to grass in their large run
-Regular [daily, sometimes twice daily] veggies, which includes, but is not limited to; cucumber, carrot, dandelion leaves, spinach [rarely], celery leaves and stalk, bell pepper; red, yellow and green, tomato, rocket, assorted salad leaves, blackberry leaves, strawberry leaves and strawberries [from my own plant, which has sadly passed] raspberry leaves and occasionally apple slices. An example of what is given twice daily is shown below, which was todays afternoon treat, comprised of celery stalk, celery leaves and carrot pieces.
Do you think this is too much or too little for three pigs? I have tried checking the guidelines above in the sticky topics, but honestly I feel I need a little more reassurance >3<

WP_20160813_19_15_27_Pro.webp
 
I would have said this is too big a portion to be honest. Especially the carrots as they're so high in sugar, and too much celery/leaves aren't great either as they're somewhat high in calcium. Mines get just a small slice of carrot each maybe twice, 3 times a week. And same with the celery, maybe a bit less actually.

I stick to 90% good quality hays for their diet, meadow Timothy, green oat and just a small handful of veg per pig a day. As my two are older, around 5, they only get 10g max of pellets a day
 
Thank you for the advice! I'll be sure to cut down on the carrot, wasn't too sure about the celery as there wasn't much info on its calcium content on the Guideline thread but its good to know. Thanks again!
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top