Nutrition Serving size for 3 pigs, red bells and kale?

green bell pepper is better for guinea pigs because it has more vitamin C, and red peppers have a lot of sugar. Usually about 1/8 of a pepper is good for each, if I remember correctly. And I'm not sure about the kale; I don't use it.

PeanutnCookie said:

green bell pepper is better for guinea pigs because it has more vitamin C, and red peppers have a lot of sugar. Usually about 1/8 of a pepper is good for each, if I remember correctly. And I'm not sure about the kale; I don't use it.

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green bells have less vitamin c than red bells. red bells have the most. Most mature color for bells

Not much kale. If you're worried about wasting it, I just wouldn't buy any more. Feed red or green leaf lettuce instead.

I feed about 1/4 of a small bell pepper per pig, no matter what the color. If the pepper is big, I give less than that.

bpatters said:

Not much kale. If you're worried about wasting it, I just wouldn't buy any more. Feed red or green leaf lettuce instead.

I feed about 1/4 of a small bell pepper per pig, no matter what the color. If the pepper is big, I give less than that.

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Ok coolio, so red lettuce has vitamin c right?

also on the pepper measurement, are we talking chopped, finely diced or chunky?

SonOfOdin said:

green bells have less vitamin c than red bells. red bells have the most. Most mature color for bells

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Right before I replied I looked here https://www.guineapigcages.com/foru...vy-Nutrition-Charts-amp-Poisonous-Plants-List and it said red pepper shouldn't be fed as often because it is high in sugar. I misread it, though, and you're right, red is higher in Vit. C. sorry about that

SonOfOdin said:

Ok coolio, so red lettuce has vitamin c right?

also on the pepper measurement, are we talking chopped, finely diced or chunky?

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I don't think it matters how you cut it, just on the general size of the pepper.

You can make kale chips for yourself, if you find you have kale left over! Nom nom nom.

stray hares said:

You can make kale chips for yourself, if you find you have kale left over! Nom nom nom.

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ill send em to you then. Im not a veggie kinda person lol

Haha! Oh well. Vegetables are your friends though. Friends that you eat.

Bell pepper can be fed in chunks or smaller pieces, as PeanutnCookie said. I prefer larger chunks, because I am lazy and find it easier to give the appropriate amount to each pig if it's a single serve kind of size (but I have 21 pigs, so, if you have fewer wheekers than that vegetable life might be easier for you).

stray hares said:

Haha! Oh well. Vegetables are your friends though. Friends that you eat.

Bell pepper can be fed in chunks or smaller pieces, as PeanutnCookie said. I prefer larger chunks, because I am lazy and find it easier to give the appropriate amount to each pig if it's a single serve kind of size (but I have 21 pigs, so, if you have fewer wheekers than that vegetable life might be easier for you).

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21?! Holy cow! And I thought my hands were full with 3! Course I'm a pre college student living with my parents and paying bills so I don't have tons of money to keep more than three. I bet you have all different kinds of piggies and colors. I always love seeing the different variations of pigs, they are all just so unique!

I give green bell pepper chopped up into smaller pieces, and I give one piece per pig on the days I give pepper. I use at least six different kinds of vegetables in their menu, and I change it up every day, with red and green leaf lettuce being a staple, so I don't give it as often as others do.

Some other veggies you could look for at the store are radicchio (looks like red cabbage, but don't mix them up!) carrot tops, cilantro, parsley, zucchini, and cucumber. I also throw in cranberries, baby carrots, and cherry tomatoes now and then. They love them.

I only chop vegetables into enough pieces to ensure that every pig gets a chance at some. I think that the larger the pieces, the less likely the pigs are to choke.

I give my 3 girls 1/2 cup bell pepper a day.