How does this diet sound?

[crazygal330]

As the title really, was hoping for you lovely experts advice on my current diet.
Right now they have constant access to hay, topped up when necessary. In the morning they get a generous handful of pellets between three piggies, we are currently feeding a mixture of combined excel and science selective in even parts. In the afternoon they usually get a little bit of veg as part of our taming/ getting to know piggies regime with veg and handling etc, or sometimes they get one or two fibafirst sticks as treats. Then in the evening they get a bowl of veg and a handful of readigrass.

Veg I use and alternate regularly between: cos lettuce, spinach, kale, rocket, watercress, celery, cucumber, broccoli, green pepper, Lettuce mixes that include: red chard(betroot leaves)radichio(red chicory) escarole and frisse. And a few slices of carrot as an occasional treat once or twice a week

Does this sound alright? I feel I could probably have more variety in my veg choices, I'm still getting used to what they can and can't have.

 

[Wiebke]

Up to 80% of the daily food intake should be hay.

I would be more careful with offering calcium rich kale and spinach too often. You can replace kale by other cabbages like sweetheart/pointed cabbage, spring greens, green and savoy cabbage, cauli leaves. If fed as part of a mix they are OK and a good source of vitamin C.

I would also cut down on feeding any lettuce too often; they are all very high in vitamin B which (like carrots) will build up in the liver if fed too often.

Please feed one high vitamin C veg or herb each day; a slice of pepper, a bit of broccoli (any part) or a sprig of fresh Coriander, parsley, dill, mint or basil. Vary between these.

Don't feed fruit or tomato more than twice weekly.

Here is a list of what veg they can eat. it is quite a list! http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=42