Example low calcium diet

[machuandpicchumummy]

Noticed when I clean my boys out their pee is leaving white stains so I'm worried they're getting too much calcium. In a day they normally eat lettuce and cucumber in the morning, hay and pellets throughout the day and they normally have a few pieces of carrot a week and a treat like parsley or kale once every two weeks or something.

Does anyone have a low calcium diet plan I could pinch perhaps or recommendations. Is there a different type of dry food I should be using or different type of hay etc or is it all in the veggies?

They're still under a year old so I want to nip anything in the bud before it could potentially become an issue as they get older.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Keeping pellets limited to one tablespoon per pig per day and not letting them have access throughout the day, and also ensuring water is filtered will go a long way to keeping calcium intake in check

 

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There's a guide about that may help: Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets

Be aware the pellets can be a sneaky source of calcium too, as can water, particularly if you're in a hardwater area. Restricting pellets and filtering water is often recommended in calcium-conscious piggies.

 

[machuandpicchumummy]

I will buy them each a small hamster bowl and just put a tablespoon of pellets in there each day. I didn't know they shouldn't have access 24/7 to pellets. Thanks for letting me know. What are the best low calcium veggies?

 

[Piggies&buns]

High calcium veggies should get fed only once a week and they are kale, spinach and parsley being amongst the highest. everything else in moderation though because of everything contains a certain amount of calcium