Feeding Veggies?

[Harriet&Pets]

I've made a list of what veggies and fruit they will get A day.Is this setup good?

Sunday:Blueberries, Cucumber, Romaine Lettuce, Yellow or Green Pepper.
Monday:Carrots, Apple, Romaine Lettuce, Yellow or Green Pepper.
Tuesday:Grapes, Romaine Lettuce, Yellow or Green Pepper, Zucchini.
Wensday:Blueberries, Spinach, Zucchini, Yellow or Green Pepper.
Thursday:Cucumber, Lettuce, Green or Yellow Pepper, Zucchini.
Friday:Carrots, Grapes, Lettuce, Zucchini.
Saturdayea Pods, Red Pepper, Lettuce.

 

[Swissgreys]

There is a lot of sweet stuff in there which I would probably limit to once or twice a week rather than daily.

A good thread on what fresh to feed is here:
Recommendations For A Balanced General Guinea Pig Diet

 

[Sue G]

I agree with Swissgreys - restrict the fruit. Also I've never known a piggy yet who likes zucchini (we call it courgette in the U.K.).

 

[Harriet&Pets]

I agree with Swissgreys - restrict the fruit. Also I've never known a piggy yet who likes zucchini (we call it courgette in the you.K.).

Ok!

Sorry, I relized AFTER I joined that this is a UK Forum, I'm in the US.

 

[BlueVictorian]

Mine eat zucchini. It's not their favorite but they eat it almost instantly when I put it in. When they were pups I gave them zucchini so they grew up having it like every other day.

 

[BlueVictorian]

Also don't worry I've found a few others from the US on here.

Can you ever take your pigs out since you live up north? Here in WV I can only take mine out on certain days in June-July.

 

[Reenie]

Lots of people from around the world are on the forum, not just UK and US.

 

[Harriet&Pets]

Also don't worry I've found a few others from the US on here.

Can you ever take your pigs out since you live up north? Here in WV I can only take mine out on certain days in June-July.

I don't have pigs yet, but.

We get some pretty hot days here!The highest I've had is 108°F!
But, that's only certain years.Most of the days in summer can reach up to 95°F.

 

[Harriet&Pets]

Sundayepper, Lettuce, Cucumber, Celery.
Monday:Cumber, Pepper, Tomato, Broccoli.
Tuesdayepper, Lettuce, Celery, Dandilion Flowers if possible.
Wenesday:Cauliflower, Pepper, Blueberries, And Mint(is Mint safe?)
Thursdayepper, Lettuce, Fresh Grass if possible, Carrots.
Friday:Apple, Pepper, Cucumber, Celery.
Saturdayepper, Cucumber, Broccoli, And what's a good herb?

 

[Reenie]

Looking much better, maybe limit the total tomato, carrot, apple, and blueberries to a couple of times a week, and the same with broccoli and cauliflower (they can cause gas). Mint is fine - mine love it, but again, just a little as herbs in general tend to be high in calcium. You'll probably find that they prefer dandelion leaves to the flowers (who knew?) you can give grass as often as you like. The herbs mine particularly like are mint, basil, parsley, coriander (cilantro in US) and sage, but there are others. It's quite a science getting their food right. The main thing is constant access to good quality hay.

 

[Harriet&Pets]

Looking much better, maybe limit the total tomato, carrot, apple, and blueberries to a couple of times a week, and the same with broccoli and cauliflower (they can cause gas). Mint is fine - mine love it, but again, just a little as herbs in general tend to be high in calcium. You'll probably find that they prefer dandelion leaves to the flowers (who knew?) you can give grass as often as you like. The herbs mine particularly like are mint, basil, parsley, coriander (cilantro in US) and sage, but there are others. It's quite a science getting their food right. The main thing is constant access to good quality hay.

Thank you so much Reenie for your time and helpfulness, it's Been a real help.Alright, I'll cut out..Blueberries and Carrot, and replace with Grass, Parsley, and Baisil.

 

[Harriet&Pets]

Sundayepper, Lettuce, Cucumber, Celery.
Monday:Cumber, Pepper, Tomato, Basil,
Tuesdayepper, Lettuce, Celery, Dandilion Flowers if possible.
Wenesday:Cauliflower, Pepper, Fresh grass if possible, And Mint(is Mint safe?)
Thursdayepper, Lettuce, Fresh Grass if possible, Parsley.
Friday:Apple, Pepper, Cucumber, Celery.
Saturdayepper, Cucumber, Broccoli, And what's a good herb?

 

[Harriet&Pets]

NewSundayepper, Lettuce, Cucumber, Celery.
Monday:Cumber, Pepper, Tomato, Basil,
Tuesdayepper, Lettuce, Celery, Dandilion Flowers if possible.
Wenesday:Cauliflower, Pepper, Fresh grass if possible, And Mint(is Mint safe?)
Thursdayepper, Lettuce, Fresh Grass if possible, Parsley.
Friday:Apple, Pepper, Cucumber, Celery.
Saturdayepper, Cucumber, Broccoli, Cilantro.

 

[Aleisha]

Sundayepper, Lettuce, Cucumber, Celery.
Monday:Cumber, Pepper, Tomato, Broccoli.
Tuesdayepper, Lettuce, Celery, Dandilion Flowers if possible.
Wenesday:Cauliflower, Pepper, Blueberries, And Mint(is Mint safe?)
Thursdayepper, Lettuce, Fresh Grass if possible, Carrots.
Friday:Apple, Pepper, Cucumber, Celery.
Saturdayepper, Cucumber, Broccoli, And what's a good herb?

This looks like a much better piggy veggie rountine!

Too many acidic foods such as tomatoes and grapes can have negative heath risks on a piggy, so I would recommend only feeding these sorts of foods around once a week, maybe as a weekend treat!

I am fairly lucky in a way as my piggy doesn't like any acidic foods (she's a very picky piggy!) so I tend to give her extra things like carrots to chew on which are packed with vitamin C!

The best natural food for every piggy out there is definitely grass. Whenever the weather is sunny, give you piggys free range of the garden as this is very heathy for a piggy, you can never feed too much grass!

Hope this information is helpful and good luck