Viper2500
New Born Pup
The pallets are oxbow. I put them in a bowl they just look at it and sniff it then run always. They won’t eat treat too they do the same thing.
The most important part of a guinea pigs diet is hay so dont worry too much about her not eating pellets as long as she is eating hay. In regard to the vitamin c, carrots and leafy greens are quite high in vitamin c so she will still get some from there. Just make sure to weigh her regular to check she isn't losing weight and make sure she is eating hay and veggies!Hi! I'm a new guinea pig owner so I'm not an expert. But mine won't eat any pellets either. I've bought a few different brands' mixed dry food with pellets and hay and stuff, she'll eat the other things but she will not touch the pellets. I'm a little worried because obviously they're fortified with vitamin C. But she loves her hay and a variety of fresh veggies, especially her leafy greens.
Coriander and bell pepper are good sources of vitamin c. And so is grass and hay. Hay is the biggest part of their diet and you can give them fresh (dog pee and Fox per free) grass.Hi! I'm a new guinea pig owner so I'm not an expert. But mine won't eat any pellets either. I've bought a few different brands' mixed dry food with pellets and hay and stuff, she'll eat the other things but she will not touch the pellets. I'm a little worried because obviously they're fortified with vitamin C. But she loves her hay and a variety of fresh veggies, especially her leafy greens.
What I did for them to eat their pellets is definetly put a few carrots in their pelle bowl, they will most likely accidently eat a pellet and think "I like food and pellet is food, so I eat pellets." Lol.The pallets are oxbow. I put them in a bowl they just look at it and sniff it then run always. They won’t eat treat too they do the same thing.
What I did for them to eat their pellets is definetly put a few carrots in their pelle bowl, they will most likely accidently eat a pellet and think "I like food and pellet is food, so I eat pellets." Lol.
no carrots are fine like 4 times a week don;t worry there is lots of benefits that out way the cons as long as you don't feed other sweet veggies/fruits at the same time.carrots shouldn’t be fed to piggies regularly, it’s like chocolate for us
no carrots are fine like 4 times a week don;t worry there is lots of benefits that out way the cons as long as you don't feed other sweet veggies/fruits at the same time.
Much research says other wise, but to be safe I will read upon it more and think about what you said. But remember some carrots have more sugar than others.that’s entirely incorrect. Carrots shoud only be one tiny amount once per week only. They are far too high in sugar to feature regularly in their diet
Much research says other wise, but to be safe I will read upon it more and think about what you said. But remember some carrots have more sugar than others.
I have always thought that you could only feed piggies carrot once a week. When I researched it it told me that you can feed them carrots 4 times a week although I'm still not sure if I believe it!?that’s entirely incorrect. Carrots should not feature highly in their diet, they can be given one tiny amount once per week only. They are far too high in sugar to feature regularly in their diet. They are also high in vitamin a which isn’t good for them in large quantitles.
Encouraging a piggy to eat something like pellets by which can be relatively unhealthy for them by encouraging them to eat something else relatively unhealthy like carrots isn’t a good idea.
I have had no bad issues with it, just don't feed too much at a time.I have always thought that you could only feed piggies carrot once a week. When I researched it it told me that you can feed them carrots 4 times a week although I'm still not sure if I believe it!?
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I have always thought that you could only feed piggies carrot once a week. When I researched it it told me that you can feed them carrots 4 times a week although I'm still not sure if I believe it!?
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Thank you! That's exactly what I thought!There is a lot of misinformation on the internet and on this forum we strive to keep things as accurate as possible.
4 times a week is far far too much. Too much vitamin A can potentially cause liver problems.
Its not sufficient to say I’ve always done it and never had any problems.
The choice is entirely yours, but we will never recommend fruit (due to sugars and acidity), including tomatoes, carrots (and root veg in general) be fed more than in very tiny proportions and no more than once per week. One small round cut off of a carrot once per week is enough