How much lettuce?

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how much lettuce does everyone feed their pigs? I feed mine like 2x a day. Is that too much? Now I have heard that iceberg is bad for them but I don;t give them that at all, i feed romaine, green and red lettuce. Mainly right now, green lettuce. They absolutely LOVE the lettuce and would get upset if I only fed it to them once in a while. I have heard that romaine lettuce has lots of vitamin c that doesn;t sound like it is nutrient deficient since guinea pigs require Vitamin C in their diet. any thoughts on this?
 
i give mine some a small bit in the morning and when i get home from work. its about in size 2inch by 2inch roughly! hard the explain the size lol! They have romaine, cos and gem lettuce.

yes romaine is the best type of lettuce to give your piggies, never give them iceberg though as full of water and no nutrients.
 
so its okay to feed them lettuce twice a day as long it is romaine and other types besides iceberg? (which I don;t give them)
 
ok, I will cut down on the quantity I feed but still give them some 2x per day.
Buttercup especially would have a FIT if I did not give her lettuce everyday.... I love my girlies....x)x)x)
 
aww,it sounds like you do! have you tried bell peppers and peas in their pods? they're my girls favourites!
 
when I walk into my room Buttercup (whom I nicknamed the loud mouth) started squeaking REALLY loud and her ears twitch too when she wants food. of course, immediately to the kitchen i go to get some greenies for them....x) my mom once commented "they certainly have you well trained.... "hehe:)):))
 
hmmm... bell peppers and peas... hadn;t thought about that... I did not know that peppers were good for them
 
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hmmm... bell peppers and peas... hadn;t thought about that... I did not know that peppers were good for them
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NOT chilli peppers though! My girls like red, green and yellow bell peppers!
You could also try;
melon rind
courgette
small amounts of apple/orange
seedless grapes
raisins
baby sweetcorn
corn on the cob (if you find some with the leaves on, keep them on!)

Have you seen the shopping list?

NOTE: Rhubarb and potatoes are poisonous, also needs and nuts are NOT to be fed to piggies
 
thanks I will have to try some of those to feed to Truffles and Buttercup
also, what about a tiny piece of bread? like wheat bread? I fed each of them a small piece and they nibbled on it a little bit. don;t know if they ate the whole thing though. It was only about maybe 1 inch or so big. I don;t do that very often though, as for apples I do give them slices of red apples but wasn;t sure about the oranges as I didn;t know whether or not it was too acidic for them too eat.
 
you need to make sure they're de-pipped!

i dont think they should have bread, i'd stop until someone more knowledgable comments on this!
 
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thanks I will have to try some of those to feed to Truffles and Buttercup
also, what about a tiny piece of bread? like wheat bread? I fed each of them a small piece and they nibbled on it a little bit. don;t know if they ate the whole thing though. It was only about maybe 1 inch or so big. I don;t do that very often though, as for apples I do give them slices of red apples but wasn;t sure about the oranges as I didn;t know whether or not it was too acidic for them too eat.
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Guinea pigs should not have bread!

The other stuff is fine but in moderation as can give them sore mouths. use this thread, it gives you a list of things they can have

http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=42
 
thanks for all the useful advice. I had no idea there was that much stuff you can feed to guinea pigs! I don;t give them the seeds in apples as I was afraid they'd choke. so no seeds. and I slice off the outer part with the apple skin still on and feed that.

as for carrots. i will reduce that amount too as they have been getting that each day. I feed the baby carrots to them. I need to talk with my mom and let her see this list (which I need to print out on another computer as mine isn;t currently hooked up to a printer at the moment) as we do not have much in the way of fresh food for the pigs, only romaine, green and red lettuces, baby carrots, apples, celery stalks. oranges and strawberries and also grapes. I haven't fed them grapes or oranges yet though. but I would do so in moderation.

we do not have iceberg so no worries there. anyway, thanks!
 
okay so no more bread. I will be sure and print out the shopping list soon.
 
Is ROUND lettuce ok? Just want to get it clear in my head that any lettuce is ok as long as its not iceberg?
 
Good! Because is is way more cheaper than Romaine lettuce!:)) Another bonus for my pocket ...
 
I don't feed my guineapigs lettuce. my piggies stick with carrot, apple, celery, corn and other veggies and fruits
 
I only give my pigs lettuce occasionally as a treat as it apparently has no nutritional value and in fact iceberg lettuce, fed in large quantities, can be damaging to gps.

Having said that though, they love it!
 
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