Veggies vs Baby Guinea Pig

[oscar54]

As mentioned on another thread I have a new guinea pig who is still pretty small but hes getting bigger. I dont know when to start feeding him vegetables. All hes been eating since I got him is alfalfa and timothy hay and pellets. I gave him grapes and he seemed to only take a few bits out of those. I tried romaine lettuce and he didnt even go near( so i tried feeding it to him myself but he just nudged away) The same thing happened with a baby carrot( Nudged it away) but iv seen little teeth marks on some of the baby carrots offered. I also tried parsley but it just sat there and was never touched.
WHAT DO I DO AS VEGETABLES ARE VERY IMPORTANT??
Oscar

 

[Treen]

Keep offering small amounts of a variety of veggies - he will try some eventually. Usually the way they try new foods is by copying another pig who is eating the same thing, most often the adult. So if they are housed alone, and weren't offered many veggies when they were being nursed, it takes a bit longer to get them in to their veggies.

Keep trying - he will thank you in the long run! And having a variety of fresh veggies is great for them nutritionally.