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In a pickle . . .

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Hi, I have just got two gorgeous boys "fizzy" and "Pop" they are supposed to be for the kids but we are all very happy:) They are nearly 9 weeks old and the lady we got them from had been feeding them on Rabbit food with veggies for breakfast and the museli for tea. She gave me some of the rabbit food to mix with the guinea food and said they will get used to it and all would be ok. Well admittedly it is only day 5 but they are picking out the rabbit food and eating that and leaving the guinea stuff . . . ..

Is this important as they are having fresh veg . . can anyone give me a bit of advice about what is best to do. Other than that they seem very happy and healthy with nice soft shiney coats , although they are maulting (is that normal for a guinea) as you can tell I am out of the loop so to speak had a piggy when I was a child but that was many many years ago.

Thanks for any help
Nicky
 
Welcome to the forum!

They really should be having guinea pig food as it contains vitamin C. However, as they are having lots of fresh veggies too I would just do the change over very slowly. Put more guinea pig food and less rabbit food in each day!

It does sound as though they are just moulting, but keep an eye on them in case it's mites.
 
Welcome to the forum, and congrats on your new piggies!

Debbie (furryfriends) has already answered your question, but something else they do need is lots of fresh hay each day. Hay should be the most prominent part of their diet, essential to digestion and dental wear. Are you already giving hay?
 
Dried food is a supplement to "natural" food, so, unless a pig is not being fed very well then a Vit C based dried food is not necessary. I give mine rabbit food, I believe I am correct in saying there is no VAT on bags of rabbit food. I am suspicious of the advertising for these products, as indeed for many things. Food for big pigs sick pigs every type you can think of.
Best advice is start with the cheapest food, if the pigs don't like it try the next dearer product and so on.
 
It depends on the brand of dried food. Mine are well fed with "proper" food so they don't eat that much dried food.
 
I have just telephoned the manufacturers to query the Vitamin A content
The rabbit food has 5,000 iu per kg.
The guinea pig food has 5,600 iu per kg.
So, in this instance, rabbit food is to be preferred as regards Vitamin A content.
However, both products are well within the suggested maximum limit of 12,000 iu per kg
 
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