Is my piggies diet okay?

Do they have unlimited hay? Hay should make up 80% of the diet. They only require a tablespoon of pellets per piggy per day and a cup of veggies per piggy per day. Fruit should be fed in moderation
 
Hi, hopefully someone can link in our comprehensive diet guide for you, I'm afraid I cant post links from my phone!
So yes as @Claire W says, 80% of a piggy's diet should be fresh hay, they should have access to a big pile or tray of unlimited hay that you top up twice a day.
Pellets are a very minor part of the diet, and should be strictly limited to 1 tablespoon per piggy per day. I only feed 5g of pellets per piggy per day to my adult piggies, but youngsters may have a bit more if they are still growing.
Fresh veg rich in vit C should be fed in moderation- maybe 50g per day- fresh peppers are a great everyday food, also cucumber, coriander, and a variety of leafy veg- little gem or romaine lettuce, a babyleaf salad mix, and once or twice a week a small amount of more calcium rich leaves such as spinach, parsley or kale.
Fresh grass is great and counts towards their veg and their hay intake, though unlimited hay and some other veg are needed too of course.
Carrots and fruit should be a small once a week treat only.
Hope that helps!
 
PigglePuggle said:
Hi, hopefully someone can link in our comprehensive diet guide for you, I'm afraid I cant post links from my phone!
So yes as @Claire W says, 80% of a piggy's diet should be fresh hay, they should have access to a big pile or tray of unlimited hay that you top up twice a day.
Pellets are a very minor part of the diet, and should be strictly limited to 1 tablespoon per piggy per day. I only feed 5g of pellets per piggy per day to my adult piggies, but youngsters may have a bit more if they are still growing.
Fresh veg rich in vit C should be fed in moderation- maybe 50g per day- fresh peppers are a great everyday food, also cucumber, coriander, and a variety of leafy veg- little gem or romaine lettuce, a babyleaf salad mix, and once or twice a week a small amount of more calcium rich leaves such as spinach, parsley or kale.
Fresh grass is great and counts towards their veg and their hay intake, though unlimited hay and some other veg are needed too of course.
Carrots and fruit should be a small once a week treat only.
Hope that helps!
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Okay thanks.
I will try to find the diet guide on here
 
They definitely need unlimited hay, it helps grind their teeth down and it helps with digestion. Fruit should be fed once a week.
 
Claire W said:
Here is the diet guide that is recommended. The fact that you haven’t been feeding them unlimited hay won’t make them seriously ill so long as you start to feed them unlimited hay from now on
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I've had them for 4 weeks and been feeding them that diet with no hay
 
Just make sure that they have hay in their cage 24:7 and they will eat it when they’re ready. I and many other members just place a large pile of hay on the floor of the cage
 
Poo output is 1-2 days behind - so what they are two days ago is what’s coming out now. If they’re not eating much hay then their poo won’t be plentiful.

Pellets need to be kept to one tablespoon a day for each piggy. So two tablespoons for two piggies. Water should also (ideally) be filtered. That and pellets contribute more to calcium in their diet than the veg (mentioned below). Make sure they have fresh water every day.

Have a read of the feeding guide re veg, but to summarise, you can feed the following daily:
A leaf of lettuce (not iceberg)
A sprig of coriander
A slice of bell pepper (any colour)
A slice of cucumber

Spinach, parsley and kale are high in calcium. So you’re best to only feed one of them once a week. My piggies rarely get any of these three. If I do give them it’s usually parsley. And maybe a sprig every other week. I don’t tend to buy it so they may only have it twice in a year (over a few weeks).

You should also weigh them every week (Without fail) at the same time - don’t do it after they’ve been fed veg and pellets. As an example, I weigh my piggies in the morning before I top up their hay. This is the only way you will know they’re eating enough hay. You can also use that time to do a health check. Shiny coat, no patches, scabs, clean ears, nail trim if needed, clean bottom ends etc.

Put a big pile in their cage and leave them to it. Don’t be bribed into giving them veg or anything else. They will eventually learn to eat hay. You may have to try a different type - yes some do have a preference 🙄
 
Littlebubbles said:
Hi , this is their daily diet:
Grass
Pellets
Fruit

Is this okay?
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They will also need some veggies, do you give them that? Don’t worry, all first time piggy owners have a lot to learn. At first my piggies were in a very small cage :(. Luckily I learnt quickly and got them a new one in a couple of weeks.
 
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