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Nutrition Young Pigs and Pellets

chellebanelle

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I have a 2 mo old hairless and a 5 mo old abby pig.

I was given adult pellets to purchase (Kaytee) and I picked up Oxbow Garden. I have been mixing to change their food to Oxbow but now I'm not sure which Oxbow they should be on at their age.

Oxbox Adult, Oxbow Young or Oxbow Garden...which do I choose and why?
 

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I have a 2 mo old hairless and a 5 mo old abby pig.

I was given adult pellets to purchase (Kaytee) and I picked up Oxbow Garden. I have been mixing to change their food to Oxbow but now I'm not sure which Oxbow they should be on at their age.

Oxbox Adult, Oxbow Young or Oxbow Garden...which do I choose and why?
Check the packages they will probably tell you

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chellebanelle

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I was going to order on Amazon and I don't see anything specific about age, that's why I asked.

Check the packages they will probably tell you

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You have one pig almost old enough to be on Oxbow adult, but both could technically be on the Oxbow Young guinea pig food.

Easiest thing to do would be to buy the Adult oxbow food and for now give them both an extra sprig of parsley every day. In a month or so, only give the younger pig the extra parsley til he hits about 6 months old.
 

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I was going to order on Amazon and I don't see anything specific about age, that's why I asked.
I am not sure then, I would check my own pellets but I'm on vacation

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[MENTION=35161]Guinea Pig Papa[/MENTION] is right. Give them both timothy pellets, and give the baby some extra calcium.
 
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