Hi,
I have a young boar, Chewie, who is about 10-12 weeks old. He was adopted from a friend of a friend from work who had a litter of two boys, one sadly died during birth. Chewie was fed a diet of baby carrots, broccoli and cheap rabbit pellets... I think they were the dreaded LM Farms ones
I have had him now for about 3 weeks and has since had a major diet overhaul! At first he didn't like or want the change. He had never seen, smelled or even tasted hay, so he didn't know what to do with it. Various greens and veggies were scoffed at, except his baby carrot... that was gobbled right away. Now, three weeks of persistance has paid off. He accepts most veggies (except peppers) and wheeks for his romaine, greens and grass. He doesn't think much of fruit like apples, pear or strawberries. He enjoys blueberries tho.
My question is who should I buy my next order of pellets from? Oxbow, KM or Sweet Meadow? Right now he is on Cavy Performance from Oxbow. He is not crazy for it and I end up throwing most of it out. How long should he be on the alfalfa pellets anyway?
As far as hay goes, he gets Oxbow Timothy and Orchard Grass. He only eats the seed heads and I have a ton of waste with the hay too, straight to the trash. I just purchased a 20 oz. bag from Sweet Meadow Farms Organic Timothy and he doesn't care for it either. It is much lighter and softer than the Oxbow and has no seed heads, so he wont touch it. Not to mention, I found a clump of dried dirt that took up 1/4 of the bag, it was gross
KM shipping prices are insane for me, but will budget other things so I can get him good stuff. Sweet Meadow is very affordable and the shipping is sweet. Anyone ever try the pellets? They seem almost identical to Oxbows ingredients. I must admit I am a bit turned off by the clump of dirt in the bag.
I never had such a picky piggie before. All my other pigs loved Oxbow, both pellets and hay. Any advice, help and/ or expertise is greatly appreciated
