Guinea pig meals!

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my boys always have hay & food bowls all the time & I fill them when their empty fresh vege in morning & carrots or something like that for for tea

i'm out all day at work so like to know they have food all the time while i'm away from them
 
ollie said:
my boys always have hay & food bowls all the time & I fill them when their empty fresh vege in morning & carrots or something like that for for tea

i'm out all day at work so like to know they have food all the time while i'm away from them
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Good help!
 
mine have 2 meals a day approximately 7am and 7pm i give them a bowl of dried food and a bowl of fresh veg each meal time
 
Here is a link to a well balanced diet:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=37030

Here is a link that discusses how much they need:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=38805

And here is link to our list of what they can all eat:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=42

Basically, you count about one cup of veg per piggy per day, but you can give it in one or two or more batches. As I'm working from home, I tend to give food more often than somebody who is working all day. Mine just have more snacks and one meal - but it roughly amounts to the same volume.

You keep the pellet bowl topped up until your piggies are about 6 months old and then start decreasing the amount. Pellets should be the smallest part of your diet; you can give one variety of pellets or a mix, like several people on here.

Hay should be given plenty and should be always topped up - it should be the biggest part of a piggy's diet! Therefore it is important that you feed good quality hay. I prefer to feed a mix of timothy and meadow hay, just from my experiences that if their favourite variety runs out, pampered piggies will sulk; so I do not want mine to be too focused on one variety.

I hope that all this information will help you!
You might find it useful to add those threads to your favourites on your computer, so you can look them up for reference.
 
Wiebke said:
Here is a link to a well balanced diet:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=37030

Here is a link that discusses how much they need:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=38805

And here is link to our list of what they can all eat:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=42

Basically, you count about one cup of veg per piggy per day, but you can give it in one or two or more batches. As I'm working from home, I tend to give food more often than somebody who is working all day. Mine just have more snacks and one meal - but it roughly amounts to the same volume.

You keep the pellet bowl topped up until your piggies are about 6 months old and then start decreasing the amount. Pellets should be the smallest part of your diet; you can give one variety of pellets or a mix, like several people on here.

Hay should be given plenty and should be always topped up - it should be the biggest part of a piggy's diet! Therefore it is important that you feed good quality hay. I prefer to feed a mix of timothy and meadow hay, just from my experiences that if their favourite variety runs out, pampered piggies will sulk; so I do not want mine to be too focused on one variety.

I hope that all this information will help you!
You might find it useful to add those threads to your favourites on your computer, so you can look them up for reference.
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Thank You!
I can't believe you typed that much for me thanks!:):)p:(|)
 
Could you please squabble by pm and not on a thread?
 
1 1/2 cup serving twice a day per piggie.
Spring mix lettuce has pretty much all the greens your piggy needs, but give them some Romain too.
I give my piggies beets, green beans and green red or yellow peppers. They love tomatoes too, but don't give them often because they can cause sores on their lips.
 
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