Is this enough or too much?

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I just wanted to know if the veggies I’m feeding my piggies are enough. I give the two baby carrots cut into fourths, a few pieces of lettuce, and on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays I give them blueberries or dried apricots. Right now, I’m out of carrots so I just give them extra lettuce. Is this alright for them? Do I need to add more or less?
 

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Have a read through the diet guides on the forum threads.
Sorry I don’t know how to link it for you.
Lettuce is fine but not Iceberg. Mine are very partial to romaine and red gem.
Don’t give dried fruits as they are too high in sugar.
Carrots shouldn’t be fed too often, again because of the sugar.
I have 3 sows who get about a pasta bowl of assorted veggies a day - spread through the day.
Mine particularly like cucumber, dill and red leaves, celery is always welcome. They get limited spinach because of the calcium but would devour a bagful a day if permitted.
A tablespoon of nuggets a day and unlimited hay are also important.
 
I just wanted to know if the veggies I’m feeding my piggies are enough. I give the two baby carrots cut into fourths, a few pieces of lettuce, and on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays I give them blueberries or dried apricots. Right now, I’m out of carrots so I just give them extra lettuce. Is this alright for them? Do I need to add more or less?
That isnt iceburg lettuce is it?
 
Have a read through the diet guides on the forum threads.
Sorry I don’t know how to link it for you.
Lettuce is fine but not Iceberg. Mine are very partial to romaine and red gem.
Don’t give dried fruits as they are too high in sugar.
Carrots shouldn’t be fed too often, again because of the sugar.
I have 3 sows who get about a pasta bowl of assorted veggies a day - spread through the day.
Mine particularly like cucumber, dill and red leaves, celery is always welcome. They get limited spinach because of the calcium but would devour a bagful a day if permitted.
A tablespoon of nuggets a day and unlimited hay are also important.

Okay, thank you so much 😊
 
The idea is to give them enough vitamins - C in particular. You can safely feed your 2 piggies 1 tomato a day (I take out the seeds as they smear them all over the fleece) and some bell sweet pepper slices (not hot peppers). Many piggies don’t like peppers at first, so try the shape you cut them in and the different colours. Mine like yellow best.

They can have many things but most things in moderation. Greens are very good - like kale, spinach, sprouts, green beans etc but for each of these use them sparingly. Spinach is high in calcium and most cabbage type veg are gassy and can cause issues. For example only two green beans or sprouts per pig. Parsley is a favourite but again high in calcium and high calcium can cause stones. So everything sparingly. One way to do it is to give them a little of whatever you’re eating (uncooked of course) like when I have broccoli for dinner I give them a floret each.

Most importantly is to check the guides for what they cannot eat: things like onions, mushrooms, potatoes, tomato stalks etc. But you can be creative with other things.

Fruit should only be given rarely, perhaps as a little treat at lap time or for praising them for something they’ve done well. Mine like apple but don’t get it more than once or twice a month probably. Or a grape (cut in half with seeds taken out, of any present).

Carrots shouldn’t be given daily as it’s kind of like a junk food - high sugar content and high vit A content but a few times a week is ok - in small portions.

Remember 80% of their diet should be hay, and it’s hard to see how much of it they eat so it’s hard to judge. A tablespoon of pellets (some good guides on the forum about which pellets) and then the veg.

Please don’t give them iceberg lettuce as it can cause gut issues. Go for the darker colour variety of lettuce - I use red gem lettuce myself or romaine.

I hope this is helpful.
 
The idea is to give them enough vitamins - C in particular. You can safely feed your 2 piggies 1 tomato a day (I take out the seeds as they smear them all over the fleece) and some bell sweet pepper slices (not hot peppers). Many piggies don’t like peppers at first, so try the shape you cut them in and the different colours. Mine like yellow best.

They can have many things but most things in moderation. Greens are very good - like kale, spinach, sprouts, green beans etc but for each of these use them sparingly. Spinach is high in calcium and most cabbage type veg are gassy and can cause issues. For example only two green beans or sprouts per pig. Parsley is a favourite but again high in calcium and high calcium can cause stones. So everything sparingly. One way to do it is to give them a little of whatever you’re eating (uncooked of course) like when I have broccoli for dinner I give them a floret each.

Most importantly is to check the guides for what they cannot eat: things like onions, mushrooms, potatoes, tomato stalks etc. But you can be creative with other things.

Fruit should only be given rarely, perhaps as a little treat at lap time or for praising them for something they’ve done well. Mine like apple but don’t get it more than once or twice a month probably. Or a grape (cut in half with seeds taken out, of any present).

Carrots shouldn’t be given daily as it’s kind of like a junk food - high sugar content and high vit A content but a few times a week is ok - in small portions.

Remember 80% of their diet should be hay, and it’s hard to see how much of it they eat so it’s hard to judge. A tablespoon of pellets (some good guides on the forum about which pellets) and then the veg.

Please don’t give them iceberg lettuce as it can cause gut issues. Go for the darker colour variety of lettuce - I use red gem lettuce myself or romaine.

I hope this is helpful.

Very very very very helpful! Thank you so much
 
Very very very very helpful! Thank you so much

No problem. I should’ve also added that it may be worth persisting with certain veg like peppers if they don’t like it straight away by giving them a little bit every day anyway, whether they eat it or not, eventually they’ll try it enough to start liking it. They won’t like everything first time they have it.
 
I am not sure that portion will be enough for multiple piggies for a day.

I think my Finn and Lara get that much for breakfast and dinner and they get pellets for lunch.
 
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