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#41
09-20-09, 10:27 am
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The bigger question to me than if it's possible (anything's possible) is whether there's a reason to be doing it. I can't see one. I don't know why I'd want to feed the guys something that was of less nutritional value than fresh, and even if the nutritional dropoff wasn't large, which I can't guarantee, I don't know why my guys would want to eat, say, an uncooked defrosted slice of pepper. I certainly wouldn't find it appealing, even though I would like them raw and fresh.      |
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#42
09-20-09, 12:06 pm
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I would agree on the frozen/canned food veggies stuff. I give my kids and guinea pigs frozen/canned veggies about 1-2 times a month if that only if I dont have a variety of food for them to eat. My guinea pigs and kids do prefer the fresh of course and about 99.5% of their meals they do get fresh but if all I have in my fridge/freezer is that (because its been a busy week job searching) I will throw them a handful until I can get to the store that day or the next. I am also very careful about getting the organic and/or NO sodium, NO sugar, NO preservatives stuff as well. Last edited by Onetwo; 09-20-09 at 12:08 pm. Reason: forgot something |
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#43
10-10-09, 10:35 pm
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What about foods that I grew myself in my completely organic garden and then canned myself? Are they safe? |
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#44
10-10-09, 11:00 pm
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Don't you have to cook them to can them? If so, then no you can't feed canned goods to pigs. They need fresh, raw veggies only. |
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#45
10-26-09, 07:49 am
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I feed my pigs frozen veggies as a treat to tide them over for when im out of lettuce and stuff for them..And maybe a little bit to stop them begging every time i rustle a bag. obviously they couldnt take the place of fresh veggies though.. but as a treat they are fine. |
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#46
10-26-09, 07:59 am
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#47
10-26-09, 09:37 am
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Feeding a GP frozen veggies can cause severe gastro intestinal upset which can have grave consequences. Your advice could cause severe illness, even death, in someone else's pet. Frozen veggies are not acceptable. |
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#48
10-26-09, 09:46 am
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It really is a shame that they aren't okay to use though hehe. I have to buy a variety of fresh veges every 3 days or so for the piggers. Seriously, I spend more on food for them than I do on food for me. The problem is I can only buy small amounts of each thing so it is still fresh when they get it, so I'm at the shops every few days buying one or two of everything. I wonder if the shop people think I am strange  |
