Pellets Piggies Seem Desperate For Food

[DroidGuineaPig]

My two pigs seem really desperate for food after I cut them back on their pellets. They used to get 1/4 cup of pellets a day each but after discovering that that was too much I cut them back to 1/8 cup of pellets a day each. They get unlimited hay and 2-3 leafs of romaine very night. Is this normal? Is there a way they need to get used to less pellets? Thanks!

 

[bpatters]

How old are they? If they're less than six months, give them unlimited pellets. If they're over six months, you were right to cut them back.

But they do need a source of vitamin C. Bell peppers are a great way to do it. If they don't like the taste at first, see https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/threads/105287-How-to-teach-a-guinea-pig-to-eat-vegetables for how to teach them to eat peppers.

You could increase the veggies. In addition to hay, pellets and lettuce, mine get a small chunk of carrot, a wheel of English cucumber, a wheel of summer squash, a hunk of tomato, and bell pepper every day. They also get young green beans, radicchio, and belgian endive on a fairly regular basis. See https://www.guineapigcages.com/foru...vy-Nutrition-Charts-amp-Poisonous-Plants-List for what they can have and how often.

 

[miniver]

Spread the pellets out over the day and feed at a consistent times. My girls get half in the morning and half in the evening. They have come to expect pellets, veggies, or treats at a specific time. Now we are all trained! If I'm a minute late with a feeding they wheek like crazy. lol