Is my piggies diet okay?

Littlebubbles said:
Not sure , some kind of corn straw bedding thing from the farm
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Straw isn't safe to use with piggies. It's very easy for them to get poked in the eye. Bedding them on hay with something absorbent such as newspapers or puppy pads underneath is a good alternative.
 
Can you post w photo of the packaging? Have a read of the bedding guide which I’ll link below. 10g loss a week isn’t bad - it’s the difference between a full/empty bladder. But at their age they shouldn’t be losing weight. It’s most likely due to not eating hay. Hopefully there will now be an upward trend. Remember veg should only be a cup/50g each a day. Hay is the biggest part of their diet.
Bedding For Guinea Pigs - Overview
 
Meadow hay and timothy hay are good types of feeding hay, if you arent sure what you are getting from the farm better to buy a bag from a pet store or from Amazon that has a picture of rabbits and guinea pigs on. Or if you are in the UK, many of us buy excellent feeding hay online from Haybox!
 
I think the fact that you’re keen to learn what’s best for your piggies is brilliant, and your piggies are lucky that you care about them so much ☺️

I echo what everyone says about hay. There are lots of different types, but Timothy hay is always a good quality option and always smells great when you open up a fresh box!

The feeding chart is a great tool for working out what to give your pigs, but essentially, things like lettuce (not iceberg though, as its a bit too watery) cucumber, coriander (cilantro if you’re from the US) and bell peppers, are okay to feed your pigs regularly, and things like kale, carrot, apple, parsley, spring greens etc. should be fed more sparingly to avoid overloading your pigs with sugar and calcium. So if you just start incorporating some of these, along with some nice hay, you’ll have a good healthy diet for your pigs in no time.

As far as bedding goes, many of us have fleece bedding, or fluffy bath mats (which are cheaper) with a layer of something underneath to absorb any wee so that the top layer stays nice and dry. But there are other options too, including wood shavings (some pigs are allergic to these though) and more paper based beddings, like CareFresh. There is lots of information out there, but it can be difficult to know where to start as a new piggie owner. So hopefully the above gives you some ideas, and I’m sure others will be along with links and suggestions for you as well 🙂
 
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