Guinea Pig Dislikes Hay?

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So, i have 3 guinea pigs, and 2 of them love hay (just as any normal piggy would). The other one, Skippee, seems to dislike it. She'll eat a little bit when she's hungry of course, but not nearly as much as the others. I've tried a lot of different types of hay and it's always the same result.. Should i be worried? Skippee is very picky about her food, she doesnt even like pepper!
 
She's about 9 months old but we actually only got the other 2 pigs about 4 weeks ago. And yes, they all love grass which is great haha
 
At least she will eat grass. Have you tried growing some yourself in a tray? So that when the grass has been eaten or its winter time she still has access to some.
 
Oh no. She sounds exactly like my two. For months it was a constant struggle to get them to eat even 20% of their diet hay and i tried everything to get them to eat some. I finally got desperate and decided to take away all other food overnight and just give them hay (they had water of course). They refused to eat it the first night and starved themselves and I felt terrible but perservered and but they got hungry and started eating it. They still only get hay overnight but they have a empty bowl in the morning and eat hay during the day now but their hay consumption is about 60% now as they are still a bit fussy and need a rotation of different brands and hay types or they stop eating one at the drop of a hat, I have 17 different brands and hay types as back up lol 4 of which they dont like.
 
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