My piggies diet !

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Chocolatethepiggy

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Hi , so i own 11 guinea pigs .
I just wanted to make sure their diet was okay

I prepare their veg for the day! They get 2 bell peppers , 4 carrots , 2 pieces of lettuce each ( 22 pieces in total , corona grocery restictions amount of veg i buy , so i can't really buy much..) 2 pieces of cucumber each , the last thing changes up every week , depending on what they have at the shop .
The amount of pellets they get varies , so my heaviest pig who weighs 1.4 kg ( I think she's overweight so i'm taking her to the vet ) gets 2 tablespoons , the rest get like 1 tablespoon .
They each get a cup of veg , and their hay refilled 2 times a day .They get fed 3 meals , breakfast lunch dinner and twice a week , snack.

I hope this is an okay diet!
 
I'd go easy on the carrots as they are sugary
Also what lettuce do you give them?
 
All piggies should be on 1 tablespoon of pellets. I agree with the above about carrots. They’re high in sugar and should only be fed occasionally as a treat. How big are the pieces of lettuce? Are they a small leaf each? I’d stick to just a leaf each a day. Coriander is a good one as well as other herbs once or twice a week. I also feed celery and green beans when I have them in. Their staple is always pepper and cucumber. I also try and make sure I have some coriander in as well as lettuce or a salad mix.

Heft is the best indicator of your piggy’s body condition Rather than weight. A piggy could be heavy but have an okay heft for them.
Weight - Monitoring and Management
 
Siikibam said:
All piggies should be on 1 tablespoon of pellets. I agree with the above about carrots. They’re high in sugar and should only be fed occasionally as a treat. How big are the pieces of lettuce? Are they a small leaf each? I’d stick to just a leaf each a day. Coriander is a good one as well as other herbs once or twice a week. I also feed celery and green beans when I have them in. Their staple is always pepper and cucumber. I also try and make sure I have some coriander in as well as lettuce or a salad mix.

Heft is the best indicator of your piggy’s body condition Rather than weight. A piggy could be heavy but have an okay heft for them.
Weight - Monitoring and Management
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They are little gem lettuces , they do sometimes get celery , i forgot to add that , usally it's all gone to the rabbits .

I was worried about her weight , because she has a very big tummy when she lays down , and is only a kg lighter than my rabbit .
 
Check her heft and see. Also, I hope you house them separately to your rabbit and don’t let them interact.
 
If you’re worried about her tummy size then take her to be checked. Y the vet if possible.
 
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