Do I need extra vitamin C if I feed my piggies these things?

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Currently I feed Penny and Cocoa unlimited timothy hay, 1/8 cup of pellets (that say there's vitamin C in it), green leaf lettuce, a cucumber slice, and some carrot bits. I read on here that cilantro, cauliflower, and carrot leaves are good in vitamin C so I bought those today and introduced the carrot leaves to my girls. Is this enough to stop putting vitamin C drops in their water?
 
I prefer to give veggies and fruits for their vitamin C needs.
My Finn and Lara get veggies three times a day, so romaine lettuce, carrot, kale, cilantro, parsley, basil, dandelion, grass, and etc.
They get different types of fruits as treats 2-3 times a week.

Mine get endless hay, and some Oxbow pellets and I am hoping this will take care of their vitamin C needs.
 
squeaksandcarrots said:
Currently I feed Penny and Cocoa unlimited timothy hay, 1/8 cup of pellets (that say there's vitamin C in it), green leaf lettuce, a cucumber slice, and some carrot bits. I read on here that cilantro, cauliflower, and carrot leaves are good in vitamin C so I bought those today and introduced the carrot leaves to my girls. Is this enough to stop putting vitamin C drops in their water?
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Vit c drops are useless in water, it deteriorates quickly, so you wont know if your pig is getting much or not. Red bell peppers are the best for vit c.
Kale is high in vit c and so i spinach. But watch out for kale and spinach, its high in calcium which can lead to bladder stones. Dont feed it everday, and when you do , wet it first under the cold tap
 
Seven7 said:
I prefer to give veggies and fruits for their vitamin C needs.
My Finn and Lara get veggies three times a day, so romaine lettuce, carrot, kale, cilantro, parsley, basil, dandelion, grass, and etc.
They get different types of fruits as treats 2-3 times a week.

Mine get endless hay, and some Oxbow pellets and I am hoping this will take care of their vitamin C needs.
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Red bell peppers are very good for vit c
 
Skypipdot said:
Vit c drops are useless in water, it deteriorates quickly, so you wont know if your pig is getting much or not. Red bell peppers are the best for vit c.
Kale is high in vit c and so i spinach. But watch out for kale and spinach, its high in calcium which can lead to bladder stones. Dont feed it everday, and when you do , wet it first under the cold tap
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O and dont feed too much kale or spinach in one go, it can and has caused bloat in my guinea pigs.
 
Definitely introduce bell peppers - my boys pick them out first, they absolutely love them!
Kale and spinach are also high in oxalic acid which can lead to stones so definitely don’t give kale and spinach too often - mine get it a bit a few times a month
 
Piggies&buns said:
Definitely introduce bell peppers - my boys pick them out first, they absolutely love them!
Kale and spinach are also high in oxalic acid which can lead to stones so definitely don’t give kale and spinach too often - mine get it a bit a few times a month
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Penny will eat green bell peppers, but Cocoa won’t 😅 she’s the pickiest pig I’ve come across!
 
Definitely red peppers, my piggies get a slice each almost every day plus their other veg (cucumber, carrot, broccolli, beansprouts, salad leaves, sweet potato, spinach, apples, I recently discovered beetroot is popular too)- I try to feed at least 3 different types of veg every day and 7 or 8 different types rotated about through the week.
 
Piggies&buns said:
Definitely introduce bell peppers - my boys pick them out first, they absolutely love them!
Kale and spinach are also high in oxalic acid which can lead to stones so definitely don’t give kale and spinach too often - mine get it a bit a few times a month
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You can give it more than that. I do twice a week, buy a water filter this will help
 
Skypipdot said:
You can give it more than that. I do twice a week, buy a water filter this will help
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Oh yes I know I can they can have it a bit more often than I give it.
I have a water filter built in directly through my tap so always use that for their water.
 
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