How much on veggies

Done some reading on gp veggies because you can never know too much and apparently piggies need a daily vitamin c intake of 10mg-30mg. Nursing and ill pigs can have up to 50mg. However you should consult a vet for regular doses of 100mg. Even though it's excreted in the urine.

Too much can lead to upset tums, bloating and (potentially) GI stasis although this is in very high quantities over long periods of time. I'm going to tag @Wiebke to see what her views are on this though as I'm not 100% sure.

Because of this I'm going to drop the amount of veg I give, especially pepper as from what I understand, too much can cause more harm than good so as they're currently healthy I'll drop it down a tad.

For example using guinea lynx veggie chart which I'll link below. 100g of red pepper has roughly 190mg of vitamin c. One pepper weighs 192g and I split that between 4. So that's 48g each. 50g of pepper has 95mg of vitamin c...and that excluding all the other veggies I'm feeding.

In short I think I'm over feeding veg...oops

So I went shopping today with this is mine.
From Aldi only:
Wonky Peppers (not all for pigs) £1.12
Celery 43p
Green beans 69p
Spring greens 52p
Romaine 99p
Coriander 36p

Total: £4.54
Let's see how long this lasts
 
Engel said:
Done some reading on gp veggies because you can never know too much and apparently piggies need a daily vitamin c intake of 10mg-30mg. Nursing and ill pigs can have up to 50mg. However you should consult a vet for regular doses of 100mg. Even though it's excreted in the urine.

Too much can lead to upset tums, bloating and (potentially) GI stasis although this is in very high quantities over long periods of time. I'm going to tag @Wiebke to see what her views are on this though as I'm not 100% sure.

Because of this I'm going to drop the amount of veg I give, especially pepper as from what I understand, too much can cause more harm than good so as they're currently healthy I'll drop it down a tad.

For example using guinea lynx veggie chart which I'll link below. 100g of red pepper has roughly 190mg of vitamin c. One pepper weighs 192g and I split that between 4. So that's 48g each. 50g of pepper has 95mg of vitamin c...and that excluding all the other veggies I'm feeding.

In short I think I'm over feeding veg...oops
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Yeah - a 'bowl of veg' refers in quantity to a small bowl and not a big one... My piggies get a slice of pepper every day; but depending on the size, I get between 6-10 slices out of one pepper with my own piggies; that is 3 large or 4 smaller peppers between all of mine every day.

The more you can stay off any rich veg and keep your diet green but not too high in calcium, the better.
Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets
 
Wiebke said:
Yeah - a 'bowl of veg' refers in quantity to a small bowl and not a big one... My piggies get a slice of pepper every day; but depending on the size, I get between 6-10 slices out of one pepper with my own piggies; that is 3 large or 4 smaller peppers between all of mine every day.

The more you can stay off any rich veg and keep your diet green but not too high in calcium, the better.
Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets
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I always thought oh it doesn't matter as it's excreted in the urine. Didn't realize that it could do harm.

When it comes to other rodents we use a rule when it comes to veggies, a daily quantity that's the size of the animals head. Would the same apply to pigs.
 
Engel said:
I always thought oh it doesn't matter as it's excreted in the urine. Didn't realize that it could do harm.

When it comes to other rodents we use a rule when it comes to veggies, a daily quantity that's the size of the animals head. Would the same apply to pigs.
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Yes. You will find that the content volume of a small bowl is roughly equivalent to that of a head.
 
Just sorted the box I made up for them for tomorrow...daily portion for 4 pigs...yeh that can now be fed tomorrow AND the following day...
 
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