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Originally Posted by akstrohm Romaine lettuce is the same thing as cos lettuce. They need more of a variety of lettuces and other leafy greens. Look for green leaf, red leaf, escarole, endive, etc. They need several leaves of lettuce per day, not just one. |
Ditto.
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Originally Posted by cudley n pepper 1 cherry tomatoe sliced
1 slice of red pepper
1 slice of green pepper
1 slice of yellow pepper
a few baby spinich leaves or parsley
around 6 slices of thin sliced carrot
6 slices of thinly sliced cucumber
a finger sized celery cut into small bits
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Tomato can be fed daily but beware of mouth sores as they are acidic.
Red and yellow pepper contain a lot more sugars than green. Each pig needs about 1/8 of a pepper per day. I wouldn't feed all three colors every day but rotate them so you are feeding mostly green and then yellow a couple times a week and red about once a week.
Spinach is not a good veggie in my opinion. Better left out of the diet. It's super high in vitamin A and oxalic acid. If you do want to feed it, only once or twice a week in very small amounts. Parsley is high in calcium. Better fed only twice a week. As was mentioned, cilantro is a good alternative and can be fed in pretty good amounts.
Depending on how thick the carrot slices are, I'd cut that down to about 2-3 slices each.
Cucumber, about 2 1/4" thick slices (you can cut them in half) per pig but no more than every other day.
Celery is better fed every 2-3 days as well. You can alternate days of feeding cucumber and celery.
Corn on the cob can be fed but it's sugary and starchy and should not be fed more than about once a week, 1/2 an ear per two pigs. Husks and silks are fine daily.
I'd ditch banana as it can cause bloat. You don't want to feed fruit more than twice a week.
Please also get rid of the guinea pig pellet mix as mixes pose a high choking risk, cause obesity and have a high potential to cause other health problems.
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Originally Posted by 1frankie7 avoid these brands
kaytee
Ecotrition
Hartz
nutriphase |
And I just wanted to mention that there are a lot more than just these 4 brands that need avoided. There are actually many brands to avoid.