Feeding guinea pigs weatabix and porridge

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I was just wondering what everyone's views on feeding pigs weatabix and porridge are. Weatabix, I'm assuming without milk and just dry, and porridge how you'd eat it, warm, without sugar. A friend of mine gives her pigs warm porridge in the winter months for breakfast and apparently they love it but I am hesitant to try either of these things until I'm sure it's not going to be terrible for them.
I do think porridge in the mornings to warm them up is a nice idea as a treat but I'm slightly cautious.
 
I've never thought of giving mine these things, but I'd also be interested to hear from people who do and other opinions. :)
 
You could give them small doses of weetabix soaked in water, or just dry, and porridge you can give them just porridge oats over their dry food, or you could give them porridge oats soaked in water, (warm or cold) but they cannot have milk, and no, no sugar. Not instant porridge oats either.

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Edit: Porridge should be given in small doses as it is very high in calories. so only given as a treat.
 
My piggies love porridge in the winter. I soak the oats in boiled water from the kettle, leave to cool a little and serve warm. They also like a small amount of banana mashed in to the porridge occasionally but yes, only feed porridge as a treat or if you have a pig who needs to gain a few pounds.

Use normal porridge oats, not the instant stuff as that contains more sugars, salt and additives.

I have never fed weetabix but may give it a try
 
My girls love porridge oats, they always have a bowl with some in. They'll keep coming back especially after eating fresh veg. We just get the white label or supermarket own brand & just give them it dry. I haven't tried them with weetabix but did try them with bran flakes & they just weren't interested. Mousy will eat a little scottish oatcake, but only get the type that are made with vegetable oil.
 
Oats are fattening as its already been said so feel sparingly unless you have a pig you need to fatten up. Make sure they are 100% pure oats not then instant as they are full of rubbish. I give them to my chinchillas and throw a few in for the piggies occasionally just as they are i don't soak them or anything. Never tried weetabix, i give the chinchillas mini shredded wheat and often wondered if the piggies could have a little? Has any one tried shredded wheat?
 
I've only ever given porridge oats to very poorly piggies who have lost weight. Can't say they were impressed but was desperate to 'fatten' them up and heard the oats were ok for this purpose only.
Did spend yonks hanging some Weeto's in their pens on string ages ago but they ignored them so have never tried anything else since...pffft :)
 
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