Hay Need to seperate hay

Unless they are separated then you will have no real way to keep them from eating each others hay that I can think of.. However, alfalfa is really a supplement for the baby, so you could always give it the hay during floor time or lap time when you have him out individually.

Oh ok. I thought that just like adults, babies needed unlimited supply of alfalfa. So it's ok if the baby eats the timothy right?

As far as I know yes. They are just given alfalfa because it has more nutrients that the baby piggies need as they grow.

Babies don't need alfalfa. What they need is extra calcium as they're growing. You can get that by supplementing (not replacing) their long strand grass hay with alfalfa, OR by giving them alfalfa pellets, OR by giving them veggies high in calcium. If you've got a baby in with adults, the easiest way to give him calcium is to handfeed him a few sprigs of parsley.

So I had a similar problem when I adopted Pip a 6 week old guinea pig, and put her in with my 1 1/2 year old Seras. They both got the same pellets and hay, but I supplemented Pip's diet with dandelion greens, which are super high in calcium, but not other dangerous vitamins like kale and arugula, during lap time. If you can't find dandelion greens I know parsley is safe for feeding everyday and probably less expensive. Sadly Pip turned her nose up at it.

@bpatters - if you feed them just the parsley, would they still need alfalfa? Or is the parsley enough?

The parsley's enough.

bpatters said:

The parsley's enough.

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Thats great. Thanks!

if you have a kitchen area you can block off the kitchen until she is done eating her alfalfa