Mercurial food preference changes

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It seems that in the blink of an eye Redemption will completely reject a food that only the previous day he couldn't get enough of. The watermelon rind now goes untouched, and he didn't eat his parsley at all last night, whereas previously in the week he couldn't get enough of either. Is this normal, do they change their appetites that quickly?

I am sure there is nothing wrong with the food as it (except for the watermelon) is purchased new every 4 days or more frequently. He eats tons of grass every day, but yesterday (Saturday) I had to throw out the grass I had put in there on Friday that he didn't eat. Last night I put in more of the same grass (same type taken from the same spot) that I had put in Friday, and he ate every bit of it in minutes but left the parsley that I had mixed in.

When he does that, changes his preferences, I check him carefully every couple of hours to make sure he is not acting ill, and I throw out the food in case it is bad and I can't tell.
 
Sometimes piggies are fussy!

It doesn't mean they never want it again, just means they'd rather something else.

At the moment ALL Clive & Alan want are carrots, last week it was spring greens and the week before was cucumber. If you leave it in with Red I'm pretty sure he will eat it eventually, just obviously remove it when its gets gross. (I'm sure you would anyways :) )
 
Sometimes mine would leave a lot of veg, other times they would gobble it all up & squeak for seconds :))

I always used to make sure that all the veg was chucked away the next morning & would give them fresh veg every day, maybe he just wants a little variation some days? :)
 
Is he still eating generally with his usual appetite? I wouldn't worry if hes not eating the same foods with the same enthusiasm, but I would be inclined to worry if he wasn't eating very well in general.
 
I can't give mine the same thing in a row ( even their favourites ) as they just won't eat it ( I think I'd get bored having my favourite food every meal time ) so have to make sure everything is rotated evenly.
If they've been out all day they quite often don't eat much when they come in ( although they still expect their tea to be waiting for them! ), probably because they've been guzzling grass all day!
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I guess, just like us, they like some variety ..... I have some piggies fussier than others.... Sherbet and Toffee are fussier than the rest with fresh veggies..... and Candy is my only pig not to like flaked peas...... grass generally goes down well though...
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I guess, just like us, they like some variety ..... I have some piggies fussier than others.... Sherbet and Toffee are fussier than the rest with fresh veggies..... and Candy is my only pig not to like flaked peas...... grass generally goes down well though...
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I guess, just like us, they like some variety ..... I have some piggies fussier than others.... Sherbet and Toffee are fussier than the rest with fresh veggies..... and Candy is my only pig not to like flaked peas...... grass generally goes down well though...
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I guess, just like us, they like some variety ..... I have some piggies fussier than others.... Sherbet and Toffee are fussier than the rest with fresh veggies..... and Candy is my only pig not to like flaked peas...... grass generally goes down well though...
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