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Nyanzai

Nyanzai

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Is it possible to go pellet free? In Japan we have a very limited range of guinea pig pellets and most of them have questionable ingredients. I was planning on feeding organic meadow hay and organic rye grass (smaller amounts of rye grass as it is REALLY expensive here) then grow my own herbs/forage/fresh grass for them. I’d like that to be the bulk of their diet, with the herbs/forage and fresh grass making up the majority of the vegetable portion of their diet. I’d then give a very small amount of vegetables, probably red or green pepper as well each day.

The only thing i’d be concerned about is the vitamin D and vit C. I supplement my own family’s diet with vitamin D, so wondering if I could do that for the piggies too. Does anyone have the daily or weekly dose requirements for them. Could I do similar with vit C? I could syringe dropper.

the other alternative I found was oxbow organic pellets for guinea pigs (the other varieties seem to have some sugar) but here in Japan they seem to be discontinuing supply of the guinea pig pellets. They do supply the rabbit ones and when I have compared they have the EXACT same ingredients in the same order (including vit C) as the guinea pig pellets. Do you think this would be okay?
My first preference would be of course pellet free as I believe closer to natural is better but I wouldn’t want to risk their health.
 
Or even this one. I’m leaning towards this one as the shop owner seems very knowledgeable. Hope they can ship to Japan.
Guinea Pig Mega Blend
 
I go pellet free for my two and they are doing well. I give lots of grass and lots of hay and about a cup of vegetables per day. I wouldn't recommend giving vitamin D unless you spoke with a vet first to get dosage right. I try to get them some outdoor time instead. For vitamin C some people give this, but I just give bell pepper daily and along with lots of grass( two hearty servings a day) and a cup of veg, I have had no problem with deficiencies.
 
Yeah i’m thinking it’s probably the way to go. I don’t trust commercial pet foods at all. I’ve previously had dogs, cats, hamsters, rats and all of them did better off commercial foods. My parents cat died of diabetes because of dry cat food (I don’t think they should eat grains at all). Thats why I’m skeptical of the pellets. In the wild the piggies wouldn’t eat vegetables so much so I think i’ll keep those to a minimum too and try my best to feed them lots of fresh grass and forage along with their hay and then maybe supplement with a small portion of veg each day like bell pepper. Even our own diets we eat whole food plant based as scientifically proven to be healthiest for humans. (I studied Human Genetics at University so i’m very geared towards peer reviewed science and not funded by corporations)
There was a thread where an Italian girl was detailing what she fed her piggies and that sounded wonderful to me. I just can’t find it again now to link to it. Vit D I think probably best outside time.
 
Yes I've seen that thread. She recommended lots of grass as this is a very natural food for them and I have noticed that with giving lots of grass, mine are doing well. If i am home, I give it three, occasionally 4 times a day but the minimum is twice a day. They eat for a couple of hours then I chuck the remainder away and get a new lot a bit later.
 
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