Pellets And Vegetables, How Should I Serve Them?

[Antonio R.]

Hey guys, how should I serve the pellets and vegetables? Should I mix them (that's what I've been doing). Or put them in separate bowls?

 

[Guinea Mum]

I always have pellets available in bowls, and hand feed the vegetables or scatter them about their enclosure, so they have something to do to find them.

 

[rome_italy]

you can do whatever you prefer considering your schedule and your daily habits, piggies will not mind!
About pellets, be aware that the dose written on the label is always wrong (of course! firms have to profit from it). The amount of pellets (a good quality cereal free) is 5g daily, that is one teaspoon or as here vets say, as many pellets as the size of a pig's ear.
I use pellets only as a treat... 3-4-5 pieces...
My piggies eat a huge amount of grass and max 100g of vegs; and hay of course.

 

[Wiebke]

Hey guys, how should I serve the pellets and vegetables? Should I mix them (that's what I've been doing). Or put them in separate bowls?

Hi and welcome!

Please offer pellets and vegetables separately as pellets can go mushy from the water in the vegetables.

Personally, I would recommend to serve both pellets and vegetables in small enough portions that can be eaten in one go in a bowl each per guinea pig 2-3 times a day. Remove the bowl between meals. This prevents food hogging and food soiling and encourages your guinea pigs to eat as much hay as they should - ideally over 80% of the daily food intake. With plenty of access to hay and fresh water, your guinea pigs won't go hungry in between.

You can find more information about what and how much to feed in detail in this guide here: Recommendations For A Balanced General Guinea Pig Diet

 

[Cavy Kung-Fu]

On a silver platter of course!

I also feed pellets separately, I personally scatter feed the veggies as I have an army of pigs

 

[Louise's Zoo]

I feed veg and pellets separately and at different times. I put a small amount of pellets in 3 bowls (one for each pig) and they are usually gone within 20 mins. Veg the same but it's usually gone in 10 mins!

 

[rome_italy]

On a silver platter of course!

 

[Kylie80]

I feed veg and pellets separate too. I just throw their veg down in one big pile as the little rascals are to lazy to hunt for their food. I hand feed things like herbs, fruit, tomato and carrot so their is no food hogging by my Patchy and no piggie is getting more of the foods that might not be good for them if eaten to much of.