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When they say your pigs diet should be 0.3% calcium does that mean 0.3% of the calories they consume? Or 0.3% of the food they consume in grams/ kilos? This site: https://www.nap.edu/read/4758/chapter/6 Says 8 grams of calcium per kilo of feed. But if you calculate for how much a pig eats in...

Hello I am going pellet-less in my guinea pig's diet. What Vitamin D supplements are recommended during the winter months? For the spring/ summer/ fall months I've heard outside for just 15 minutes a day will suffice. Are we talking *direct* sunlight? Or just indirect sunlight outside in...

Hello i bought kale and sunflower microgreens at an organic store. It says they have 8% calcium 6% phosphorous Vitamin k 90% manganese 35% vit c 10% vit A 10% iron 80% zinc 4% magnesium 15% Among a bunch of other vitamins. The % is out of a human?s daily value. It?s serving size is half a...

Not surprisingly Lily came eating terrible pellets from the pet store full over sugar raisins hydrogenated out and food dye. I would like her off these and eating oxbow brand. I bought her them oxbow but she leaves them every time. I had tried increasing amount slowly but every day she leaves...

Our 3 month old pig Lily loves her snuggle cup but I noticed she is eating it which I don't think is good for her as the dyes and fibers may not be safe if ingested. Are there any cozy snuggle cups made out of hay or something digestible so if she does consume here and there it's ok? thanks!

Hello Our new pig Lily does not like a single veggie. I would like to get her eating some. If I mince up and mix with pellets how long should I keep this veggie pellet mix out before it goes rancid from the moisture? 2 hours or so? thanks!

Hello i have a three month old pig. She is on adult pellets as these Oxbow adult pellets were the only pellets without sugar/sweetener added that I could find. As she's young I would like to make sure she gets in her alfalfa though. Should I offer it to her daily along with her normal hay...

(I have another thread open on this pig. I would be so grateful if you could combine here or delete that one as this title is more encompassing to the full scope of the issue and I would like to continue the conversation under this thread. Thanks so much in advance if possible) Lily's story...

So on Saturday we got our first beautiful little guinea pig. By Monday she developed a stuffy nose (no chest involvement) so we took her to an exotic vet (the same we know and trust for our birds) we came out of there with three medications and vitamin c. At first she liked them. The other...