Grass Vs Vegetables

[Cat906]

My guinea pigs love a big handful of fresh grass and dandelions. We are lucky enough to have a garden full of it (until the other half decides to cut the grass!). If I feed the pigs this can this replace their portion of vegetables for that meal time or should it be as well as?

 

[7squeakers.]

I may be wrong, but I think a big handful of grass can replace a single portion of veggies. Don't feed too many dandelions as they are a diuretic. Perhaps just two or three per pig is enough dandelions. Have you got any plantain growing in your garden? Both ribwort or broad-leaf are fine; they have lots of vitamins. Daisies are okay too. NOT buttercups . They are poisonous.

 

[Wiebke]

Fresh rich spring and autumn grass counts towards vegetables; dryish summer grass more as hay.

Dandelions are OK, but if fed in loads, they can be mildly diuretic. They are also fairly high in calcium. Make sure that your pigs are drkinking well.

https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk...-preparing-your-piggies-for-lawn-time.111844/