guineapigman
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- Joined
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- Joined
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Hi
When guinea pigs are younger (3 weeks) how much vegetables should they be given? When they are older (3-4 months plus) how much veggies do they need in grams? We don't have cups here and I don't know how much a cup is. I am thinking for two adult female guinea pigs I could feed 3-4 green lettuce leaves, 10 raspberry leaves when they are in season (replace with more lettuce when not), 1/3 of a green bell pepper and 1/6 of a red/yellow bell pepper everyday. Then give one of the following each day; 1 carrot, some cucumber, some broccoli, 5-6 sugar snap peas or 5-6 green beans. Then maybe once a week a slice of apple or a couple of strawberries or raspberries. Does that sound like a good amount? Of course they will have their pellets and unlimited hay too.
Secondly, the pellets I bought seem very big. The best I can describe them is having four normal pellets stuck together. The pack says this is to help grind down their teeth and to prevent them eating the pellets too quickly and getting bloat. I can't help but imagine that my future pigs will have trouble eating them. Does what the pack says make sense , Should I leave them as they are or crush them into smaller pieces to make them more manageable.
Thanks.
When guinea pigs are younger (3 weeks) how much vegetables should they be given? When they are older (3-4 months plus) how much veggies do they need in grams? We don't have cups here and I don't know how much a cup is. I am thinking for two adult female guinea pigs I could feed 3-4 green lettuce leaves, 10 raspberry leaves when they are in season (replace with more lettuce when not), 1/3 of a green bell pepper and 1/6 of a red/yellow bell pepper everyday. Then give one of the following each day; 1 carrot, some cucumber, some broccoli, 5-6 sugar snap peas or 5-6 green beans. Then maybe once a week a slice of apple or a couple of strawberries or raspberries. Does that sound like a good amount? Of course they will have their pellets and unlimited hay too.
Secondly, the pellets I bought seem very big. The best I can describe them is having four normal pellets stuck together. The pack says this is to help grind down their teeth and to prevent them eating the pellets too quickly and getting bloat. I can't help but imagine that my future pigs will have trouble eating them. Does what the pack says make sense , Should I leave them as they are or crush them into smaller pieces to make them more manageable.
Thanks.
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