Is This Enough?

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That is the amount I give the boys twice a day. Is that enough do you think? Other question is I read they should only get 1-2 sprigs of coriander...is 4 sprigs x twice daily too much then? They do love it. About once or twice they have wheeked (loudly) when they've already had their dinner...does that mean they're hungry? I don't want them going hungry but neither do I want to overfeed either.

Today has been a lazy day for them, hope that's normal too...
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Siikibam said:
That is the amount I give the boys twice a day. Is that enough do you think? Other question is I read they should only get 1-2 sprigs of coriander...is 4 sprigs x twice daily too much then? They do love it. About once or twice they have wheeked (loudly) when they've already had their dinner...does that mean they're hungry? I don't want them going hungry but neither do I want to overfeed either.

Today has been a lazy day for them, hope that's normal too...
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This is about the amount I give too. When I first got my girls I made the mistake of massively over feeding them veg. It was my vet who said guinea pigs should be on around 90% hay and fresh grass, and just a small amount of veg and nuggets.

I give 2 sprigs of coriander, chunk of pepper, slice of cucumber and 1 green bean in morning then same again in the evening. I'll also add in "treats" like lettuce, courgette, sweetcorn, carrot, celery or blueberries a couple of times a week.
 
I give around that amount between two twice a day. They also have grass everyday.
 
I would say that that's enough that you're not starving them, but you could feed a bit more if you want. As long as they have lots of hay and maybe some grass they'll be fine. On top of lots of grass I give my 3 about half a pepper or equivalent between them once a day, but then I also give them small amounts as occasional treats.
And no, wheeking doesn't mean that they are starving, it means that they want you to THINK they are starving. :))
 
BlueVictorian said:
Also cauliflower isn't the greatest for them too have everyday.
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I don't give it every day ☺️ Will be max twice a week.

RingoandOlly said:
You need some lettuce or spring greens in there x
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Can I give either of these every day?

They also don't like pepper much anymore. It can still be left over the next morning sometimes. Should I still offer it?
 
Reenie said:
...And no, wheeking doesn't mean that they are starving, it means that they want you to THINK they are starving. :))
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Cheeky so and so's! My husband made me give in and give them each a small slice of cucumber yesterday because of all the noise
 
Reenie said:
Lol, I suppose if you want to hear the telly....
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Teehee luckily I wasn't watching tv at the time, though was talking.

They've spent most of today lying around and snoozing. No running around that I heard, and one or two popcorns. Is that normal?
 
Siikibam said:
Teehee luckily I wasn't watching tv at the time, though was talking.

They've spent most of today lying around and snoozing. No running around that I heard, and one or two popcorns. Is that normal?
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Maybe they're too full lol. They might just be being quiet, but if you worried about them you could get them checked by the vet. I always find mine seem a lot quieter when I'm in the house through the day, but I think that's just because they're used to resting then as I'm not usually there.
 
They're probably just being quiet. There was a bit of moving around just now when I went downstairs.
 
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