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i’ve had my guinea pig for around 3 weeks, she’s getting a bit more confident every day which is great. She’s eating form my hand, running around doing zoomies and popcorning every night.
She eats her pellets and hay, however she doesn’t want to try and pepper or romain lettuce. i gave her a small amount of tomato today and she loved it.
She will only eat cucumber, carrots and spinach ...
how should i get her used to other foods? and are there any similar foods that i can give her which she would potentially like?
thanks a lot :)
 
She will need to try some things many times before making a final decision on it! All you can do is keep trying. Equally, there are some things she may never like!
As we have said, she will be more willing to try new things when she lives with another piggy, particularly if her companion is older as an older companion acts by way of mentor.

The guide below gives details of other safe veggies
Edible And Forbidden Veg And Fruit List With Vitamin C Grading
 
Piggies&buns said:
She will need to try some things many times before making a final decision on it! All you can do is keep trying. Equally, there are some things she may never like!
As we have said, she will be more willing to try new things when she lives with another piggy, particularly if her companion is older as an older companion acts by way of mentor.

The guide below gives details of other safe veggies
Edible And Forbidden Veg And Fruit List With Vitamin C Grading
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ok thank you, but what do you think i should feed her daily? since she only likes cucumber,spinach and carrots for now...
should i carry on adding new veg and hope that she will eat it one day? if so what veg? thanks
 
As long as she is eating hay, you dont need to worry. Perhaps try her on some fresh grass if you have access to some - she is more likely to really enjoy that!
Yes, do keep trying new veggies until she finds some that she likes. Its just going to be trial and error! Carrot and spinach cannot be fed daily though - too high in sugar and calcium to be anything more than a once a week treat.
The guide I linked in details all the veggies she can eat. Coriander is usually a favourite with most piggies
 
Piggies&buns said:
As long as she is eating hay, you dont need to worry. Perhaps try her on some fresh grass if you have access to some - she is more likely to really enjoy that!
Yes, do keep trying new veggies until she finds some that she likes. Its just going to be trial and error! Carrot and spinach cannot be fed daily though - too high in sugar and calcium to be anything more than a once a week treat.
The guide I linked in details all the veggies she can eat. Coriander is usually a favourite with most piggies
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so should i just feed her cucumber along with new veg, and give her spinach and carrots once a week.? she only ever picks out the cucumber and i’m worried that she will be hungry...
 
Their main food is hay - your piggy will never be hungry provided hay is always available. Veg is only ever a daily snack making up around 15% of their daily food intake.
Yes, keep offering plenty of hay at all times and then keep trying veggies until she finds some she likes.
 
Piggies&buns said:
Their main food is hay - your piggy will never be hungry provided hay is always available. Veg is only ever a daily snack making up around 15% of their daily food intake.
Yes, keep offering plenty of hay at all times and then keep trying veggies until she finds some she likes.
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ok thank you so much for your help! Have a great day
 
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