Hay needs to be fresh, not mouldy and sweet smelling. Hay that is dusty, old and brown is not good hay
As a natural product it can really vary. Did you just buy it recently?
All the oat hay I have ever seen is a lot greener than that.
All the oat hay I have ever seen is a lot greener than that.
As I said to you the other day alfalfa is not suitable to be fed as a main type of food. They need grass hay and alfalfa is not a grass hay.
If you bought the oat hay today then you will have to assume it is fresh hay and can be fed to then. As long as it isn’t damp and doesn’t smelly mouldy then you can feed them the oat hay
If you bought the oat hay today then you will have to assume it is fresh hay and can be fed to then. As long as it isn’t damp and doesn’t smelly mouldy then you can feed them the oat hay
Wha have you tried to feed them since you have had them?
Have they eaten anything at all?
Guinea pigs must eat constantly.
and they’ve not eaten any of the vegetables either? Hay is the most important thing for them to eat. They then need some vegetables every day and then the guinea pig pellets are the least important part of their diet But guinea pigs must eat constantly otherwise their system can shut down.
If they have not eat anything at all in all the days youve had them then things can quickly become serious for their health.
Can you weigh your guinea pigs every day to check their weight is going up. If they lose weight because they aren’t eating anything, then they will need veterinary help
If they have not eat anything at all in all the days youve had them then things can quickly become serious for their health.
Can you weigh your guinea pigs every day to check their weight is going up. If they lose weight because they aren’t eating anything, then they will need veterinary help
Keep offering them plenty of hay it is the hay they need to eat most of throughout their entire lives. Put the hay in big piles in their cage so they can play in and eat it at will.
Perhaps you could get some scales? It is really quite important where possible to be able to weigh your guinea pigs every week as part of their routine care. Any weight losses, are a cause for concern and often an initial indicator of any illness so if is quite important to know what they weigh throughout their lives.
Lots of poop is a good sign, lots of poop means food is going in
As I have said, alfalfa is not a replacement for grass hay and they should not eat alfalfa as part of their main diet. Grass hay needs to be the thing they eat most of
I understand you may be having issues with grass hay but too much alfalfa (or any high calcium food) really is not good for them. They need grass and grass hay
The Foord Piggies
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Alfalfa is okay as a treat but a good hay to have most of the time is timothy or meadow hay.
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The Foord Piggies
Junior Guinea Pig
Oat hay should look like that.
That looks more like straw than hay I’m afraid. It doesn’t look good quality at all
Also, I know things may be difficult, but for guinea pigs that cage is far far too small. Two guinea pigs review a cage that is 150cm x 60cm
Also, I know things may be difficult, but for guinea pigs that cage is far far too small. Two guinea pigs review a cage that is 150cm x 60cm
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That cage is far too small. Also why do you have a upside down basket in there?
I honestly don’t know what to suggest. Alfalfa is not suitable, it is not even advisable to give it as a treat. It can cause health problems when fed too much and too often. Otherwise Healthy guinea pigs should not have alfalfa.
The basket as a hiding place doesn’t look suitable I’m afraid