Not eating pellets

[Princess_Harriet]

Hi so recently I switched my pigs to oxbow organic bounty adult guinea pig food. I’m giving them one tablespoon each a day but it just sits there untouched. Sometimes they will put their nose in the bowl but when they smell the food they back away. Any advice welcome. Thanks!

 

[Piggies&buns]

When you switch pellets, you are best to do it gradually, mixing their old food with the new one in increasing amounts to get them used to it. Don’t worry about it though because pellets aren’t completely important in their diet, as long as they are eating plenty of hay they are getting enough food. I don’t give my own piggies pellets every day anyway

 

[Princess_Harriet]

I did it gradually and they would pick the old pellets out of the new. They are eating lots of hay. Thank you!