| Re: Why are the fruits and veggies so important?
It is extremely important to feed vegetables because it provides vitamins pellets alone cannot. It also provides a variety. Would you like to only be served loaf bread for the rest of your life? It would get boring really quick. Most vegetables you can feed your pigs are very affordable; just check your local grocery store. And as Salana said, coprophagy (poop-eating) is very normal and healthy.
You could find out every reason you could ever need to know for feeding your pigs vegetables simply by reading some of the pages and sticky threads on this site. You say your pigs are healthy--does this mean they aren't sick? Just because they aren't sick doesn't mean they are at their optimum health.
I do hope that you will see the importance of veggies to a guinea pig's diet. I also hope that you will properly care for them and avoid neglecting or abusing them in any way. |