Betsy's Guinea Pigs

Beautiful piggies. I wanted to give mine corn on the cob but wasn't sure how it should be given. I may give them a little the next time I buy some. They're so good at sharing :wub:
 
My Ted loves corn on the cob too 😄 I must get some for Ginger and Posh, they’ve never tried it!
Lovely pic of your little bunch tucking in x
 
Sorry to butt in (all of the piggies on this thread are so lovely by the way :love::love:) but just to say that if you can find the kind of corn on the cob with the leafy bit still on it, ours seem to love that part. You can also give it (I think) more often than the actual corn since its lower sugar.
 
LMPigs said:
Sorry to butt in (all of the piggies on this thread are so lovely by the way :love::love:) but just to say that if you can find the kind of corn on the cob with the leafy bit still on it, ours seem to love that part. You can also give it (I think) more often than the actual corn since its lower sugar.
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My mum (who doesn't particularly like/dislike them) saved some corn husks for the piggies once, and of course they enjoyed it :D
 
LMPigs said:
Sorry to butt in (all of the piggies on this thread are so lovely by the way :love::love:) but just to say that if you can find the kind of corn on the cob with the leafy bit still on it, ours seem to love that part. You can also give it (I think) more often than the actual corn since its lower sugar.
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Mine love the papers and silks too. I freeze them when I have loads and give them in the winter.
 
LMPigs said:
Sorry to butt in (all of the piggies on this thread are so lovely by the way :love::love:) but just to say that if you can find the kind of corn on the cob with the leafy bit still on it, ours seem to love that part. You can also give it (I think) more often than the actual corn since its lower sugar.
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I grow corn from seed every year at my allotment, my piggies eat all the leaves, strings and corn, the plants reach about 6 ft high! 😁 We managed to eat some corn too!
 
Bill & Ted said:
I grow corn from seed every year at my allotment, my piggies eat all the leaves, strings and corn, the plants reach about 6 ft high! 😁 We managed to eat some corn too!
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My sister grew some last year. I’d love to but we’re renting. Not sure it would be ‘allowed’.
 
Siikibam said:
My sister grew some last year. I’d love to but we’re renting. Not sure it would be ‘allowed’.
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Id definitely ask your landlord. I called mine up about starting a garden for the pigs and they said as long as we replace the grass when we move out they don’t care! We are growing romaine lettuce, bell peppers, basil and cilantro for now. I also have some grass trays growing!
 
Hbrown226 said:
Id definitely ask your landlord. I called mine up about starting a garden for the pigs and they said as long as we replace the grass when we move out they don’t care! We are growing romaine lettuce, bell peppers, basil and cilantro for now. I also have some grass trays growing!
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I planted lettuce, cabbage, celery and peppers in big pots so that’s fine. The garden needs sorting anyway as it’s patchy and there are quite a lot f stinging nettles and other weeds.
Bill & Ted said:
It’s quite architectural, you plant them in a block of 4 plus so they pollenate each other. Great for kids to grow too!
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It is. theres a farm near here where it was planted last year. Passed it on the way to/from school each day and it always looked magnificent.
 
Betsy said:
Pull up the stinging nettles (don't forget the gloves!) and dry them in the sun then give it to the piggies as forage.
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I will do that. Maybe at the weekend when it’s dry.
 
This morning I put the piggies outside in the runs on the patio. I felt so bad as Betsy & Dennis came running up to me thinking I had a treat when all I was doing was putting the water bottle on the outside of the run that I had to give them some forage. So therefore Meg and Christian had to have forage too!

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Betsy said:
I would like to introduce you all to Pretty Patsy. Patsy arrived with me on Saturday (3 days ago) after having been bonded with Christian and Meg at Little Wheakers in Bristol. Here she is already feeling confident enough to sleep outside a hidey.

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Oh my goodness, she's a cutie! She looks a bit similar to my late Pickle. :love:
 
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