Amount of veggies?

[Sierra]

People have said to give about a cup of veggies a day, is that true? If I give them too many veggies will they get diarrhea and can I cut back on it before they get really sick and die? I know if you feed hamsters too many fresh foods it can really be too late, maybe it is different with guinea pigs?

[cinn&sprinslave]

Originally Posted by Sierra

People have said to give about a cup of veggies a day, is that true? If I give them too many veggies will they get diarrhea and can I cut back on it before they get really sick and die? I know if you feed hamsters too many fresh foods it can really be too late, maybe it is different with guinea pigs?

I give my piggs salad twice a day. I will tell you what I give for two piggs in one day. This may vary from day to day seeing as I buy different veggies and friuts. THis is what I did today though
Morning
2 lettuce leaves Romaine
2 plum halves )one half for each pigger
4 parsley peices/leaves
2 1/4 peices of tomatoe

Afternoon
2 slices of bellpepper
2 lettuce leaves
2 slices of orange
2 ciantro peices/leaves

[AmeliaBedelia]

For some reason my piggy doesn't like any kind of lettuce, parsley or cilantro. I've tried kale, etc. and she just leaves it. So I've stopped trying but since it's been a while maybe I'll try them again and she won't remember she didn't like them in the first place.

[Sierra]

Do you use a measuring cup to kind of give you an idea of how much you should give or do you just eyeball it?

[loves2travel]

cinn, how many pigs is this for? and would it work to give evrything you mentioned in just one session?

[Denise]

Amelia, try cutting or shredding your veggies. A previous thread said this seems to work. Also, try kohlrabi leaves. Mine love them.

Sierra, I just eyeball it. Don't get carried away with measurements.

[Piglet]

Me too. I never actually measure a cup. I probably end up giving them more than a cup each

[AmeliaBedelia]

I don't think I've ever seen a kohlrabi! What does it look like? Do you find it in the produce section with other veggies?

[Sierra]

So it really doesn't matter if you give them too many veggies, if you can actually do that? All you have to do is watch to make sure they aren't showing any signs of diarhhea or sickness? Do they still have time to recover if they are sick?

[Piglet]

Yes, you don't really need to measure the veggies. Just give them a sensible amount, not too little or not too much.

[Denise]

Amelia, the kohlrabi I bought was leaves only , there is also a root. I will try that part next. I found it in the produce section near the spinich, cilantro, parsley, etc.

[cinn&sprinslave]

Originally Posted by loves2travel

cinn, how many pigs is this for? and would it work to give evrything you mentioned in just one session?

That is what I gave one pair of my piggies yesterday so two. I am sure you could give them that all at one time. I don't think it matters.

[loves2travel]

ok, thanks for the reply, cinn!

[cinn&sprinslave]

Originally Posted by loves2travel

ok, thanks for the reply, cinn!

Your welcome!

[loves2travel]

can anyone else please post their daily menu like cinn just did? it was really helpful, and i'd like to see a variety of menus

[CavyCrazyMom]

I was the one that mentioned it a while back about shredding the veggies. Mine were very young when they were introduced and they were not interested at first and they would run away from the bowl. So I tried two things different...I shredded the carrots and whatever else I could shred, and then cut things very thin and short that couldn't be shred, and I put it on a saucer (or a small plate) instead of a bowl. This seemed to work for me, and now I'm just trying new veggies all the time. Just keep putting it in there and soon they will try it I think!

Good luck!!

~~Cheri~~

[My Baby Mu]

This is what I gave mine today:

2 slices of carrots
10 peices of zuccini
10 peices of squash
A few leaves of cilantro
A few peices of cabbage
1 peice of spinnich
A few peices of Bok-Choi

I think that is all. I gave him almost all that he can have that I have except for fruits.
I will tell you what I gave him tommorow.

[Starbucks]

loves2travel,

here is my daily pig menu (again, fruits/veggies differ everyday and this is one pig's portion)

am:
couple handfuls of fresh grass
2 parsely sprigs
2 cilantro sprigs
1 lettuce leaf

pm:
1 baby carrot
1 mini tomate (twice a week only)
1 half inch slice of cuccumber
1 slice red pepper
couple spinach/romaine lettuce leaves
2 parsely sprigs

[Piglet]

Ok, I'll share my food list as well

Morning

A few slices of cucumber
2 leaves of fresh greens
A handfull of kale

Afternoon/evening

Lots and lots of grass
A few leaves of romaine lettuce
A handfull of corinader
A few slices of carrots

Hay and pellets and readigrass available all the time

[My Baby Mu]

Here is what I gave mine today:

30 (about that much) slices of carrots
10 (about that much) slices of green bell pepper
3 slices of bok-choi
10 (about that much) sprigs of cilantro
A slice of and orange

Hay and pellets are avalible at all times.