Sounds WHY DO MY PIGS KEEP WHEEKING they have everything!

[angiee]

Hello everyone!
I have two females in a 4x2 grid cage. They have hay, pellets (once in the morning, snacks throughout the day), and water and a clean litter box and they just aren't happy! I've read that they want attention when they wheek that way but they're scared of me each time I approach them with a carrot.
Snacks include carrots, fresh greens, bell peppers, cucumbers, etc etc.
Any advice is appreciated. I feel like they know to make those noises just to get food out of us but I don't want them to get fat!
Thanks!

 

[Guinea Pig Papa]

They will ALWAYS want a treat. Always. And they know that you bring them to them, so you're the one who gets wheeked at. They're happy, I'm sure. They'll just want treats whenever they think they can get them.

 

[bpatters]

They're not apt to get fat. They're herbivores, which means they're vegetarians. How many fat vegetarians do you know? Not many, if any, I'd bet.

There are really only two things you have to worry about with weight -- feeding too many pellets, and feeding so many veggies that they won't eat their hay.

 

[angiee]

Whoa thanks bpatters for that insightful comment. Definitely not going to ask another question on this community.

 

[bpatters]

Keep asking. The only dumb questions are the ones that don't get asked.