Leafy green veg

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I'm just about to do the piggy veg shop, and I looked on Guinea Lynx and it said their diet should consist mainly of leafy green veg.
Apart from Lettuce, parsley, kale and cabbage, what other leafy veg is suitable for them?
 
Thats a good variety :) Spring Greens (a little of) is something else I feed. Don't forget a few root veggies and a little fruit (maybe) to balance things out :) Romaine/Cos lettuce is good too :)
Mine also like cauli greens. Occasionaly they get herbs but go easy on them they are quite 'potent' :)
 
Thanks I was just wondering about spring greens :)
I usually give them a bit of apple every few days and like every piggy they love their cucumber and carrots
 
roots are full of water and nutrients - one of my friends fed her guineas a few bean sprouts every other day, they loved those ::)
 
They are different to leafy greens and help to achive the balance guineas need in their diet :)
 
The ciriteria for feeding veggies is in moderation and a large variety.

I give my piggies 3 - 4 feeds per day of veggies.,they have a bowl each containing a moderate amount of at least 2 different veg.I do not serve the same veggies at every meal or indeed every day.You do not have to feed the piggies 3 or 4 times a day,a lot of folk only give 2 servings of veggies which is fine as long as the variety is there.

There are very few "bad" foods for piggies and these are normally o.k. anyway if only served occasionaly in small amounts.

Amongs the food I DO NOT give my piggies are:

potato

any variety of beans(this is contraversial tho because some owners do feed them)

iceburg lettuce

avocado pear

spinach

These are the mains ones. It is up to you to research and decide for yourself.There is a lot of feeding info in books and online.


Some of the foods I offer to my piggies are:

spring greens
pointed cabbage
kale
brocoli
parsley
coriander
carrots and tops
cauli leaves
baby corn
corn cobs plus the leaves aand silk
celery
cucumber
romaine lettuce
chicory
chinese leaaves
peppers(red,green and orange)

These are just a few ,look around and experiment.If in doubt,check with someone.

Piggies ,like us,have food preferences ,some will scoff ,say,red pepper,other pigs will refuse it.Also piggies do have food strikes,they may go off a favourite food for a few days for no reason.

80% of the diet should be hay and dried grass,and fresh grass when available.

Your feeding regime is what suits you,and if for any reason you have days when you only have one or two different types of veg available,do not worry,because this will do them no harm as long as they get variety most of the time.
 
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