Tomatoes

[georgie-porgie]

I was just pondering on the subject of tomatoes. Can I give my 2 piggies baby tomatoes cut in half with seeds in them ?

Alan

 

[helenllama]

have to be careful with tomatoes they can cause sores around the mouth

 

[susie_q]

Yea, as Helen said, too many tomatoes an cause sores around the mouth. My big boys love a cherry tomato each once or twice a week. It makes such a mess though!

 

[Millie's-Mummy]

Yes piggies can have tomatoes but like the others have said not very often.
Chestnut isn't keen on them, Angel not sure about.

 

[samjt12]

Yeah, but not very often, I feed my piggies tomatos but they are fussy so I take the seeds out, but you don't have to as far as I know.

 

[susie_q]

oh! One thing imporant about tomatos - leaves and vines are poisonous. Just the fruit from tomatos! No greens.

 

[Hannahlg1986]

10 of mine love tomtoas i get the noraml size ones and cut up its 2 for the 6 boys and 2 for the 5 girls

but my max wont touch them never mind eat them

but all the others its very fav and there got tometo for tea today

 

[Goldie]

I give whole tomatoes occasionally, but I always save the ends of the tomato that I have sliced off and feed those.

 

[charliesmum]

Agree with everyone else, yes they can, but not too often, mine have half a cherry tomato or those mini plum tomatoes (there is a posh name that I can't remember!) every now and then.... but mine are fussy too, they pick them up with a puckered lipped mouth, eat a bit and spit them out!

 

[Laura-CCC4]

Tomatoes can be given daily. I remove the seeds - which removes the acidity and the problem of mouth sores - and most of my lot adore them. I usually feed cherry tomatoes. They won't touch them with seeds in.

 

[MrsM]

aren't they just so fussy? Mine have never liked them... (8 in total) they like their food green, yes my piggies are colourist!

 

[Angeladeedah]

Mine love cherry tomatoes but they don't get them too often.

 

[Batgirl]

I give my piggies tomato a couple of times a week, and I find that they leave the seeds and the mushy insides behind, and just eat the firm skin on the outside.

Given they leave the mush behind, it makes it a nightmare to clean off my carpet!