How to get them to eat more

[Allisonmarie27]

So as a New Guinea pig owner I have made the mistake of getting the wrong food and now my guinea pigs only want food with the other useless ingredients
I’ve bought vitakraft and that’s what they are currently eating but they eat like 10% of what’s in it and they won’t touch the pellets whatsoever and some of the other things they add in the bag so I feel as (besides the veggie bowls I give them) they aren’t getting any nutrients is there any food brands that you guys feed them and is there a way to get them to slowly start eating pellets or other foods that aren’t as exciting obviously but better for their diets
How can I fix this diet that I have gotten them too comfortable with I want them to eat healthier

 

[Julie M]

I'm not sure of food brands in the usa. However i know you want a pelleted food instead of a muesli mix. A lot(about 80%)of their diet should be hay. They only need an egg cup of pellets daily. And some fresh veg.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Unfortunately this is the problem with mueslies - you end up with selective feeding, they pick out the sugary, nice tasting but unhealthy bits. Switch to a plain pellet - something like oxbow guinea pig pellets I know are available in the US. What I would do is simply stop giving the muesli altogether and only feed them hay and veggies until you can get some new plain pellets. Hay needs to form the largest part od their diet anyway, so they won’t be hungry by stopping the muesli, just make sure there is always a lot of fresh hay available for them.
Nugget Comparison Chart

 

[Sophia_Oreo108]

I'm not sure of food brands in the usa. However i know you want a pelleted food instead of a muesli mix. A lot(about 80%)of their diet should be hay. They only need an egg cup of pellets daily. And some fresh veg.

Unfortunately this is the problem with mueslies - you end up with selective feeding, they pick out the sugary, nice tasting but unhealthy bits. Switch to a plain pellet - something like oxbow guinea pig pellets I know are available in the US. What I would do is simply stop giving the muesli altogether and only feed them hay and veggies until you can get some new plain pellets. Hay needs to form the largest part od their diet anyway, so they won’t be hungry by stopping the muesli, just make sure there is always a lot of fresh hay available for them.
Nugget Comparison Chart