calcium amount

Hello! Based on a white powderish residue in one of my guinea pigs pee, i believe she has too much calcium in her diet. I tried to keep it down, but I just cannot pinpoint where the problem is. I feed her homemady hay, Complete pellets (cavia), pea flakes just as a treat (like 5 to 7 a day) and...

Hiya, I have an IC guinea pig as some of you may know. I am looking to reduce the calcium content for her in her diet so that it may help her symptom of squeaking when peeing/pooing. I have read on here about the diet that includes gem lettuce, celery, coriander, spring greens (I am going to use...

Hi! I’ve been doing research on my veggies lately and I can not find the right amount of vitamins c/ calcium that guinea pigs are supposed to have daily. One article said that for an adult guinea, they need 25 mg and then another said they need 100mg a day. Does anybody actually know the right...

Hi, Please can you help as I’m becoming a bit calcium obsessed. Our guinea pigs have white pee at the moment. They’re not in pain it’s just white and this is a bit of a new thing. I’m pretty sure the hay isn’t alfalfa but am checking. I’m trying to reduce the green leafy veg that is high in...

Is this something I should be concerned about, thinking further down the line? I moved to fleece from shavings a week or so ago and this is the first time I've seen what I assume is calcium in dried-out wee. I know wee is often a creamy colour anyway and my piggies are behaving perfectly...

So I’m building a daily menu for my pig keeping Ca:P in mind. I would like to know how much Ca a pig needs in mg in a day. I read 200mg on some website but that seems awfully high to me as humans need 1,000 I believe and they are not 1/4 our size! Lol I want to make sure i give her all she...