Food / Cilantro (coriander)

[caroline081]

Hello everyone! Hope you're all well !

Just a quick question, I have read that cilantro is good for guinea pigs, however I am not sure about the amount to give them does anyone have any tips?

Thanks

 

[zombieprincess]

I think like all herbs you just need to give a small handful once a week maybe. They love it but it's very high in calcium's so okay for babies but not so good for adult piglets.

 

[caroline081]

I think like all herbs you just need to give a small handful once a week maybe. They love it but it's very high in calcium's so okay for babies but not so good for adult piglets.

Great thank you!
just out of curiosity mine are 5 months old is that still considered a baby or is it already adult age?

sorry about the questions, they are my first guinea pigs so I just want to get it right

Thank you

 

[zombieprincess]

Great thank you!
just out of curiosity mine are 5 months old is that still considered a baby or is it already adult age?

sorry about the questions, they are my first guinea pigs so I just want to get it right

Thank you

At 5 months your piggies are adolescent so still growing. Personally I would make the same allowances as babies. Piggies are adult at around 10-12 months. This is when their growth will begin to slow. It's all very contradictory seeing as they can make their own babies at a month old !

 

[GPcrazy]

A good guide is to watch their urine. My piggies are also 5 months old but are starting to produce sludge when i give things like spinach and other high calcium foods which they never did at 2-3 months old. This tells me its now become too much calcium for them so I cut it down to roughly once a week or less instead of every 2-3 days like I used to do.