Green, Red, Yellow and Orange bell peppers!

Richard Pashley

Junior Guinea Pig
Joined
Jun 25, 2018
Messages
87
Reaction score
76
Points
220
Location
West Yorkshire, UK
Hi, when I feed my piggies I generally included bell peppers as I understand this is a good choice and can be fed frequently.
However, I find it funny as they love green peppers more than the other colours especially when they have advanced taste bubs

Ok, my daily feeding routine is:
AM - Around 6:45 am when they are wheeking, I normally feed Bell peppers, Kale (they really love this stuff) and a few slices of cucumber without skin.
PM - About 5 pm, again I feed Bell peppers, salad mix and a few slices of cucumber if they haven't drunk enough water.
Around 10 pm I generally check on them and their food supply.
For bonding and interaction, I usually hand feed them pea flakes for lap time for routine etc.
Week treat, I sometimes give then a nibble of Parsley or Coriander
Once weekly I might give then blueberries and occasionally carrots as a reward.
I still provide nuggets and of course plenty of hay.
As a guide, I use 80% (or more) hay, 15% veg and 5% nuggets.

Would anyone else like to share what food they love eating and your daily feeding routine?
 
Hi, my piggie generally gets a couple of slices of pepper in the morning at about 8p.m. with fresh pellets and some Timothy hay. Generally in the evening he gets a slice of red, green and yellow pepper, a slice of cucumber and I change between coriander, romaine, spring greens and carrot so he'll get two out of the four with the very occasional tomato. He loves parsley and baby corn but I've stopped those as trying to cut out grains and calcium. At bedtime I'll usually give him another slice of pepper or cucumber and some more fresh hay.
 
My piggies have a plate of veggies at 8:30pm
Tuesday - Thursday: They usually have a plate of Spring greens, 2 cups of pellets & unlimited hay.
Friday: They usually have a plate of Spring greens & kale, 2 cups of pellets & unlimited hay.
Saturday - Monday: They usually have a plate of kale, 2 cups of pellets & unlimited hay.
 
In the morning I refill their hay and usually give them a snack of either something like a carrot or a leaf of romaine lettuce each. Then in the evening I refill their hay, and this is when they get the most. They love Romaine, bell peppers, coriander, parsley, carrots, broccoli, kale, spring greens, orange, apple, strawberries, melon, the list is endless!
 
We feed ours this roughly

Morning:
Cucumber -1.5 cm x 2cm chunks (twice)
Celery - 1 stick between 3 chopped up small
1/6th of Red/Green/Yellow Bell Pepper (de-seeded)

Evening:
Cucumber 1.5 cm x 2cm chunks (twice)
Two Little Gem Lettuce leaves or 10 sprigs Coriander. Twice a week we will swap in cabbage or parsley

We also add in to the above diet carrot, sweet potato, celery leaves and a few other things occasionally

I wouldn't suggest feeding kale everyday as it is high in calcium our daily veg is coriander for tea, its a good all rounder

Good routine you have got into, you sound a really caring owner, great to have you as an active part of the community
 
Back
Top