I need help, a few questions about my pigs

[cavy_lady]

the first question is my grandma said that they dont need to eat greens that it is a mith, and all they need is there pellets. my grandma thinks she knows it all so I would rather ask guinea pig people. I think they need greens.

my second question is my two boys keep on pushing there bedding out of the cage and they cant get it out so they just make this huge hill of bedding and they stay on one side of the cage with out bedding and poop and pee in one corner well the corner that they sit in. what should I do? Ive taken the bedding out cuz it was time to clean the cage. should I just leave it out? they seem more happy. I dunno this is my first time having pigs.

 

[pennick]

Yes they MUST have their greens. What is the bottom of the cage without the bedding?

 

[dagwellismypigy]

you could try fleece, do a forum search that will help. How big is your cage? Maybe they are just bored.

 

[cavy_lady]

yes the bottom dosent have any bedding its just coroplast. i have a big cage its almost the size of my queen size bed they have a bunch of toys and stuff.

 

[suzy_99]

Many people believe that you don't have to feed guineas green and I know quite a few myself, but it has been my experience that these guineas often end up very sick and have a shorter life span. They need greens on a daily basis in order to get vitamin c. Their pellets also have vitamin c, but it is not enough to sustain them. I hope this has helped.

 

[pennick]

You must have something over the coroplast. Don't they slide when they walk. Its very slippery.

 

[Trixie]

There needs to be some sort of bedding so the piggies have a way of keeping warm. I agree with Dagwell. Fleece is a good option