New Foods

[QueenCupcake]

Can I put small amounts of a new food in Sheldon's cage to see what he likes? I assume that he will leave the things he doesn't like.

 

[Flutterby]

I offer my piggies a large veriety of fruit, veg and salad and they do leave what they don't like but the trick is to try new things a few times as it takes them a while to decide if they like it or not!

 

[sport_billy]

We try new foods whenever possible. Variety is always good. Take a look at our food sticky thread http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/...veg-and-fruit-list-with-vitamin-c-grading.42/

 

[QueenCupcake]

Haha I have! That's where I got the foods I picked today. So far he has only turned his nose up to cantaloupe and blackberries but I will try both again. His favorite new food recently was green bell pepper. He even had bell pepper breath afterwards!

 

[Wiebke]

Please try only one new veg at a time. Fruit (including tomato) should be on the menu only twice a week. ideally you want to establish a rotating mix of veg and fresh herbs, as most veg and herbs should be ideally fed only 2-3 times a week as part of a mix including one high vitamin C veg or herb daily.

 

[QueenCupcake]

Oh no! The blackberry and cantaloupe were not given at the same time but one was a few weeks ago and the other was yesterday. I don't normally do more than one food at a time if I can help it.

 

[QueenCupcake]

Also I don't feed actual tomato but a cherry tomato when I give them to him