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Vegetables What is a good substute for tomatoes?

NikkisPigs

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Bruce doesn't care for tomatoes! Haha! My girls go nuts over them but I've been trying with Bruce every day since I got him and...no. He's picked at them twice, eaten just a smidge, but he really doesn't seem to care for them. I give one cherry tomato per pig (even though Jasmine would like to eat the entire box by herself!).
 

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Maybe try slicing the tomato and rinsing the seeds out.
 

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What are the other veggie/fruits he gets, and how often?
 

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Are they cold? Penny doesn't like cold veggies. And Ferb won't eat a cherry tomato unless I slice it in half for him (yes, my piggies are totally spoiled).
 

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I am pretty sure that tomatoes are not one of those veggies pigs need, so I think any other "few times a week" veg would be a substitute. What does he like?
 

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Maybe try slicing the tomato and rinsing the seeds out.

I slice it in half but I haven't tried rinsing out the seeds--thank you! =)

What are the other veggie/fruits he gets, and how often?

He gets 2-3 leafs of red or green leaf lettuce, 3-4 sprigs of cilantro, an 1/8 of a green bell pepper, 2 green beans, sometimes a small cube of zucchini, sometimes a slice or two of cucumber (recent addition) and this is all split up so that he eats twice a day. Everything else he eats very well.

Are they cold? Penny doesn't like cold veggies. And Ferb won't eat a cherry tomato unless I slice it in half for him (yes, my piggies are totally spoiled).

I've tried them cold and room temperature and always slice them in half--silly Jasmine and Lily didn't know they were food until I started doing that! Haha! Thank you! ^_^

I am pretty sure that tomatoes are not one of those veggies pigs need, so I think any other "few times a week" veg would be a substitute. What does he like?

His favorite foods are red leaf lettuce and zucchini. Thank you ^_^
 

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I'm having the same problem with my new addition too! Except not just with tomatoes. I have tried hunks of regular tomatoes and cherry tomatoes with no success. I tricked her into eating carrots by slicing them thin and hiding them under lettuce while hand feeding. I had success with this method, only with carrot though! I've tried the same thing with zucchini and cucumber and had no success. Sooo good luck!
 
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