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Old 11-10-07, 11:04 am
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Re: Confused about/problems with diet

The pellet mix is a likely culprit. As has been stated, they need a good quality plain pellet. Seeds, nuts and colored bits only provide choking hazards and cause obesity. Kaytee feeds also use low quality ingredients and contains a potentially cancer causing preservative called Ethoxyquin. They should be avoided.

You need to provide a cup each of veggies per day. Corn isn't very nutritious and a whole cob is too much for 2 pigs. For 2 pigs no more than about 1/3 of a cob is sufficient. Corn shouldn't be fed more than once per week although the husks and silks can be fed daily.

When you look at the charts, the things in yellow can pretty much be fed on a daily basis. Start with 2-3 things from the yellow list first like lettuce, cilantro and bell pepper. Then add in other things in rotation. Also look at the sample menus. They are really helpful.
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