can I let my piggie run around in my bathtub?

[Macy K.]

I was cleaning my little guys cage and I put him in my bathtub. It was clean and water free. He really seemed to like it. I didnt know if thats ok or not? Also Is there a limit on how many veggies and fruits he can eat? I fed him 3 tiny slices of apples,2 slices of cucumber, and 2tiny peices of carot. They were all mixed up like a salad.

 

[Piggie Mom]

I've placed a fleece blanket or towel in my tub and put my piggy in it to clean the cage. She was fine. Now someone with more experience may say its wrong to do that, but I have been told to do that to socialize new piggies.

 

[Kimberly713]

A bathtub would just become a pool of urine and feces real quick, so I wouldn't. Plus it's very slippery for the pigs. I'm a worry wort so I'd be afraid of them finding that drop of shampoo left there from a shower I didn't see, etc.
Veggies are important to have daily, fruits only once a week. He needs a cup of fresh mixed veggies each day. My girls eat Romaine Lettuce, Cilantro, Bell pepper, a slice of cucumber, a baby carrot each, and i'll sometimes give them a few green beans or some other "treat". I feed them once a day, at night. They get fruit every few weeks, usually grapes or apples and only 2 grapes or two chunks of apple.

 

[bpatters]

I sometimes put mine in the bathtub while I'm cleaning their cage. I just put a couple of towels or an old blanket down, and it works just fine.

Macy, your pig needs a cup of veggies per day if he's an adult, proportionally less if he's younger. Plus a leaf or two of lettuce. See https://www.guineapigcages.com/threads/22156/ for what you can feed. He especially needs red or green leaf lettuce, bell peppers and cilantro.

Fruits should be given very sparingly -- the sugar in them upsets the balance in their gut and can cause diarrhea.