Grass Amount Advice

[soo's piggies]

My two month old piggies have pellets veggies in morn continuous hay. Tea time the same but after tea hubby fills one of those logs with holes with grass now of course the piggies love it but I'm concerned it's too much every eve along with their "normal" food, they are used to this now cos every time he walks in the roon they start their weakling, do I keep their morn n tea food the same or change the amount because it may sound daft but I didn't think grass was fattening as they eat hay all the time and hay is only dried grass,

 

[rosie and bramble]

The grass is not fattening, nor hay or veggies. It's nuggets and any shop bought treats that are fattening. My piggies only get a small amount of nuggets once per day, veggies 2 x per day unless they have been in the garden eating grass as fresh grass can be classed as veggies x

 

[soo's piggies]

Think that's what I was wondering, because of the grass they are given every evening do I not give them any veggies ?

 

[rosie and bramble]

You don't need to give them veggies if getting sufficient fresh grass x

 

[soo's piggies]

Thank you, that's another thing cleared up, so much to learn but I'm enjoying it, I'm sat in the living room watching the little imps chasing each other around the cage lol x

 

[biscandmatt]

generally, when you're introducing grass you count it as veg. once it's fully introduced it can be counted as more hay

 

[eileen]

hi.I give my cavies ready grass a handful for two cavies twice a week as a treat,give a cupful of veggies once aday.its personal preference and whwt suits you and your cavies lifestyle/