Nibbles&Munchkin
New Born Pup
so i just joined but i a lot of people use pellets for their pigges. but a lot of people don't use them and i don't know who to listen to!
i dunno if i should give my pigges pellets
- Thread starter Nibbles&Munchkin
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It’s entirely possible to be pellet free, so do what you are happy with.
Pellets are the least important part of the diet In any event. They should only have one tablespoon per pig per day.
Pellets are useful as they fill in any gaps in nutrition and ensure they get all the vitamins they need. But, they are also full of fillers and things which piggies don’t necessary need.
the choice is yours! If your piggies are healthy and happy without them, then don’t add them!
Pellets are the least important part of the diet In any event. They should only have one tablespoon per pig per day.
Pellets are useful as they fill in any gaps in nutrition and ensure they get all the vitamins they need. But, they are also full of fillers and things which piggies don’t necessary need.
the choice is yours! If your piggies are healthy and happy without them, then don’t add them!
Nibbles&Munchkin
New Born Pup
thx
Engel
Adult Guinea Pig
I agree with piggies&buns. As long as you are feeding quality hay and a variety of veggies you should be ok 
Personally I use pellets just for peace of mind, however if your lot are doing fine without them then don't worry
Personally I use pellets just for peace of mind, however if your lot are doing fine without them then don't worry
PigglePuggle
Senior Guinea Pig
Yes I think people can get hung up on pellets or no pellets, but like any food for any animal or person they can play a role in a healthy diet in moderation. If I have just been shopping and have lots of fresh varied veg to scatterfeed I often dont bother with pellets, but today all I have left in the fridge is cucumber and peppers so breakfast was 12 pellets each and a slice of cucumber, and they will get 12 pellets each and a slice of pepper tonight for dinner too!
But tomorrow once piggy daddy goes shopping they will get scatterfed bistro salad (3 different types of salad leaves plus grated beetroot in), a hay cookie each, then maybe babycorn and beansprouts for dinner, so I will skip the pellets
I usually leave out pellets too if they are having a high calcium veg meal, as even low calcium pellets contain 4x more calcium that high calcium veg! So if its a spinach, broccoli or parsley meal no pellets, but if its watery cucumber and lettuce meal they get a few pellets.
Unlimited hay is the most important thing of course
But tomorrow once piggy daddy goes shopping they will get scatterfed bistro salad (3 different types of salad leaves plus grated beetroot in), a hay cookie each, then maybe babycorn and beansprouts for dinner, so I will skip the pellets
I usually leave out pellets too if they are having a high calcium veg meal, as even low calcium pellets contain 4x more calcium that high calcium veg! So if its a spinach, broccoli or parsley meal no pellets, but if its watery cucumber and lettuce meal they get a few pellets.
Unlimited hay is the most important thing of course