Is This Too Much?

DylanTaylor12

DylanTaylor12

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Right I don’t know if I should be giving my pigs more or less. I’ve started giving them a slice of red bell pepper and a chunk of cucumber each. Please can someone tell me if I need to be giving more and if so, what veg should I mix in?
 
Kallasia said:
Have a read of this thread, @DylanTaylor12 Edible And Forbidden Veg And Fruit List With Vitamin C Grading

1 cup of mixed veggies per pig per day (ca. 50g) is what you should provide but there are some foods that are dangerous for them. The above thread has a list of good and bad foods :)
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I know what they can eat but I’m not sure on how much of certain things they should be eating because I’ve heard that too much of something can give your guinea pig kidney stones or diarrhoea, that’s all
 
Good to see you doing some research. Here is a thread worth having a read of Recommendations For A Balanced General Guinea Pig Diet

Important is unlimited hay in piggies diet.

We feed ours this roughly
Morning:
Cucumber (1.5cm slice x 1.5cm slice) x 2 pieces
Celery half a stick
1/6th of Red/Green/Yellow Bell Pepper (de-seeded)

Evening:
Cucumber (1.5cm slice x 1.5cm slice) x 2 pieces
Two Little Gem Lettuce leaves or 10 sprigs Coriander. Twice a week we will swap in cabbage or parsley

We also add in to the above diet carrot, sweet potato, celery leaves and a few other things occasionally
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Lovely to have you join the forum any questions piggy or forum related please just ask. Could you add your location to your profile as it helps us tailor any advice if ever needed to your geographical location

Welcome again
 
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sport_billy said:
Good to see you doing some research. Here is a thread worth having a read of Recommendations For A Balanced General Guinea Pig Diet

Important is unlimited hay in piggies diet.

We feed ours this roughly
Morning:
Cucumber 1.5cm slice x 1.5cm slice x 2 pieces
Celery
1/6th of Red/Green/Yellow Bell Pepper (de-seeded)

Evening:
Cucumber
Two Little Gem Lettuce leaves or 10 sprigs Coriander. Twice a week we will swap in cabbage or parsley

We also add in to the above diet carrot, sweet potato, celery leaves and a few other things occasionally
.
Lovely to have you join the forum any questions piggy or forum related please just ask. Could you add your location to your profile as it helps us tailor any advice if ever needed to your geographical location

Welcome again
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How many guinea pigs is this for lol
 
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DylanTaylor12 said:
Per pig? Thats a lot for one pig aha
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Pigs need roughly a cup of veg per day, I do similar veg as Sport Billy but not as organised :)) Mine also get a small cherry tomato each every now and then too as it's Iggy's favourite!

I'd definitely look into adding some more veg for your babies :) Mine adore celery so that's always a hit, you've gotta chop it quite thinly into small bits though as it's quite stringy. I always have some on hand if I'm teaching them tricks too!
 
Cavy Kung-Fu said:
Pigs need roughly a cup of veg per day, I do similar veg as Sport Billy but not as organised :)) Mine also get a small cherry tomato each every now and then too as it's Iggy's favourite!

I'd definitely look into adding some more veg for your babies :) Mine adore celery so that's always a hit, you've gotta chop it quite thinly into small bits though as it's quite stringy. I always have some on hand if I'm teaching them tricks too!
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I’ve been to the shop today and I’ve bought cucumber bell pepper green beans and celery
 
DylanTaylor12 said:
I’ve been to the shop today and I’ve bought cucumber bell pepper green beans and celery
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They will like green beans :) However one of our girls cookie used to turn her head away in disgust if offered one :))
 
DylanTaylor12 said:
I’ve been to the shop today and I’ve bought cucumber bell pepper green beans and celery
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Sounds delicious! It's always good to introduce them to new things too :) Another hit with my lot is romaine lettuce and coriander, coriander is also fab for having good vitamin C :D
 
My lot think I'm poisoning them if I give them coriander or mint! They love parsley though but that is a rare treat cos of the calcium content. Strangely they eat dried mint though :hb:
 
Betsy said:
My lot think I'm poisoning them if I give them coriander or mint! They love parsley though but that is a rare treat cos of the calcium content. Strangely they eat dried mint though :hb:
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Two of my original three love mint and Groucho hates it. Not tried the new boys with it yet. Peppers and coriander were everyone's favourite, and then the new guys don't seem to like peppers.
@DylanTaylor12 you will get to know your own piggies favourites over time. In summer I give less veggies, but I feed them lots of fresh grass (picked, not cut by lawnmower as it starts to ferment really quickly and upsets their tummies). If you try this build up gradually and get grass where you know there is no fox or dog pee, as this is poisonous to them.
 
Reenie said:
Two of my original three love mint and Groucho hates it. Not tried the new boys with it yet. Peppers and coriander were everyone's favourite, and then the new guys don't seem to like peppers.
@DylanTaylor12 you will get to know your own piggies favourites over time. In summer I give less veggies, but I feed them lots of fresh grass (picked, not cut by lawnmower as it starts to ferment really quickly and upsets their tummies). If you try this build up gradually and get grass where you know there is no fox or dog pee, as this is poisonous to them.
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Is it fine for my two to share in the morning and then in the evening I’ll give them some more?

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