Vit c

[DMS260820]

My pig dot has gone off all bell peppers.

Is there any other vit c veg i can feed daily?

 

[Lady Kelly]

Mine won't accept the same veggies daily, they soon start leaving it. Try again in a few days and they will probably love it! They should get enough vit c from veggies regardless of whether they have the highest green pepper provider or not

 

[DMS260820]

Mine won't accept the same veggies daily, they soon start leaving it. Try again in a few days and they will probably love it! They should get enough vit c from veggies regardless of whether they have the highest green pepper provider or not

This is reasuring. Burnie on the other hand takes the red pepper first and popcorns for it
He leaves lettuce

 

[G&C]

Kale is high in vit c but can’t be given daily. You could try that in between the next attempt with bell peppers. Broccoli has some too (mine tend to eat the stalks rather than flower heads).

 

[G&C]

My pig dot has gone off all bell peppers.

Is there any other vit c veg i can feed daily?

Just a quick question, have you bought a different brand/bought from a different shop at all? I’m convinced my piggies will only eat certain types of veg from certain shops. Very picky piggies.

 

[Seven7]

I give mine veggies and herbs three times a day so I was thinking that should give them enough vitamin C. They also get fruits a few times a week. All this is with endless supply of hay and pallets three times a day.

I read about vitamin C pills but I would rather give them enough veggies than start giving them pills. I don't even know how effective those pills are compared to the real veggies.

 

[DMS260820]

Kale is high in vit c but can’t be given daily. You could try that in between the next attempt with bell peppers. Broccoli has some too (mine tend to eat the stalks rather than flower heads).

I do get kale every week but only feed it twice a week. End up wasting loads lol

 

[DMS260820]

Just a quick question, have you bought a different brand/bought from a different shop at all? I’m convinced my piggies will only eat certain types of veg from certain shops. Very picky piggies.

Yea i have. Sainburys instead of tesco. Have to be careful with sainsburys. They leave the labels on the bell peppers

 

[G&C]

Yea i have. Sainburys instead of tesco. Have to be careful with sainsburys. They leave the labels on the bell peppers

It might be that. My 2 love kale from Aldi won’t touch Asda’s kale. It’s bizzare. And peppers- you have to buy the top quality ones not the cheaper multi-buy bags of 5 they don’t eat them. Tesco actually do a ‘gourmet kale’ now, it’s a mix of red and green kale for £1.50. I got some as a Christmas present for them last year and they never touched it

 

[DMS260820]

Ive just gone and got morrisons bell peppers to try them, i never buy the multipack ones. I have seen gourmet kale, i will try them on that soon. Have you ever got the carrots with the greens still on? £1.50 a bunch in tesco. My pigs inhale the green. But i do think they are high in calcium. I tried corn in the husk last week, they loved it. But started body jolting after it, like hiccups. I think it was the wirey hairy bits not going down too well

 

[G&C]

Ive just gone and got morrisons bell peppers to try them, i never buy the multipack ones. I have seen gourmet kale, i will try them on that soon. Have you ever got the carrots with the greens still on? £1.50 a bunch in tesco. My pigs inhale the green. But i do think they are high in calcium. I tried corn in the husk last week, they loved it. But started body jolting after it, like hiccups. I think it was the wirey hairy bits not going down too well

The body jolting, like hiccups = popcorning = they love corn husk very much!
By all means try the gourmet kale but mine weren’t keen at all. I have bought the carrots with the leaves on once before, the only problem is (from the shop bought ones) you need to wash them and once these leaves are wet they don’t last long, also they come with a lot of leaves and you can’t give all those in one sitting I don’t think? Not sure on the calcium levels, but if you wash them and give them to them wet this kind of strikes it out as they are getting fluid whilst eating the leaves and your diluting the calcium (if there is any).

 

[DMS260820]

The body jolting, like hiccups = popcorning = they love corn husk very much!
By all means try the gourmet kale but mine weren’t keen at all. I have bought the carrots with the leaves on once before, the only problem is (from the shop bought ones) you need to wash them and once these leaves are wet they don’t last long, also they come with a lot of leaves and you can’t give all those in one sitting I don’t think? Not sure on the calcium levels, but if you wash them and give them to them wet this kind of strikes it out as they are getting fluid whilst eating the leaves and your diluting the calcium (if there is any).

No it wasnt popcorning. This was definitly hiccups type movement. It was scary like they were choking. But its happened to all of my pigs before, they recover after about 20 seconds

 

[G&C]

No it wasnt popcorning. This was definitly hiccups type movement. It was scary like they were choking. But its happened to all of my pigs before, they recover after about 20 seconds

Oh gosh, my little one when he popcorns he jolts his body it starts from his head and his big ears flap from side to side he also makes a hiccuping sound from time to time when he popcorns that’s why I thought it was popcorning. See if you can upload a video of this so others can see what you mean maybe? I’m stumped.

 

[DMS260820]

Oh gosh, my little one when he popcorns he jolts his body it starts from his head and his big ears flap from side to side he also makes a hiccuping sound from time to time when he popcorns that’s why I thought it was popcorning. See if you can upload a video of this so others can see what you mean maybe? I’m stumped.

i think its something getting stuck in their throats. But they wernt choking. Weird