guinea pig boars how much should they eat

The main part of the diet is unlimited amounts of hay. It makes up 75% of their daily diet and they need large piles of it available in the cage at all times.
The only way to know they are eating enough hay is with the routine weekly weight checks. If they are young then they should be gaining weight each week and then stabilise into adulthood.
If they lose weight then they are not eating enough hay and medical steps and interventions are needed.

They can also have one cup of veg and one tablespoon of plain pellets per pig per day

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Thread 'Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets'

Overview
1 The recommended ratio of food groups
2 Hay and fresh grass
3 Vegetables, fresh herbs and fruit with an illustrated balanced sample diet
4 Special dietary needs
- Urinary tract infections, bladder stones and sterile IC (non-bacterial interstitial cystitis)
- Diabetes and long term digestive problems
- Impaction in boars
- Pregnancy and nursing dietary tweaks (only visible to registered members who have accepted our no intentional...
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Thread 'Weight - Monitoring and Management'

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1 Health monitoring: BMI, weighing, poo out and body changes
- The importance of the weekly health and grooming body check
- Different feedback from BMI, weight, poos and body changes
2 Regular weight monitoring
- How often should I weigh?
- Weighing tips
3 Guidelines for changes in weight
- Weight loss guidelines
- Sudden weight gain and fluctuations
4 Weight and...
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