General food question

[ddc08]

Hi all again.

Just checking something. What sort of food do you/can you give to your pigs. At the moment we give the pellet food and then a cup of fruit and veg once a day that contains sliced apple and carrot. When I was younger and I had pigs we also gave them cucumber, toast I think (although that may have been the rabbit) and little tomatoes.

Is this all OK - what can't they be fed?

Thanks

 

[Claire W]

That all seems fine to me apart from the toast bit. I don't think that guinea pigs should be fed bread as it is difficult for them to digest. If you go to the top of the food section, there is a thread called 'the guinea pig shopping list'. This tells you all the foods that guinea pigs can and can not eat x

 

[ddc08]

Thanks. I've just seen and had a quick look through it. Didn't realise they could eat so much.

With the pea pods, do they need it to be open or can they eat the whole thing?

 

[jane28]

They can eat the whole pod... Mine love them (and runner beans)... If you follow the feeding list you cant go wrong...