Low calcium hay and diet

GuineaDad619

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Hello everybody! My name is Ryan, I'm a 29 years old Guinea Dad of 2 sweetheart female absynnians. Daisy at 9 months old and 995 grams as well as Lola who is 7 months old and 833 grams. I am became absolutely obsessed with providing the very best possible life for them in every single facet of guinea pig life after I lost my 5 month old American to lower respiratory infections. I currently feed purified water in the bowl and bottle, a sprinkle of oxbow adult pellets per day, normally 2 different types of hay at a time in about 4 different unique places in their room. I crush into 4 small pieces 2 oxbow urinary support tablets and hide them in toys or in hay about 5 days a week and then about 3 days a week I'll split 1 tablet into 4 small pieces of oxbow vitamin c or digestive support and hide them away as well. I do veggies once per night, about 2 total cups and I rotate radish leaves, cucumber, squash, 2 small grape tomatoes, cilantro, 2 small baby carrots, cabbage, radicchio, asparagus, and the only 3 veggies they get everyday are yellow,red, or green bell pepper, red leaf lettuce and Belgian endive. All those other veggies go 2-3 times a week on rotation. I have noticed a milky colored pee from one of them recently and I'm trying to cut down on calcium everywhere. What I can't find through research is which type of hay is definitively best in a low calcium diet. Any tips or comments on anything I mentioned would be appreciated. Thank you!
 

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The hay that’s high in calcium and usually kept for nursing mothers and very young pups is alfalfa. Otherwise I think the other jays are okay to feed daily. It’s normal for piggies to have a little milky urine - that’s how they get rid of excess calcium from their bodies. I’ll link two threads below for you to have a read through.
A Comprehensive Hay Guide for Guinea Pigs (incl. providers in several countries)
Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets
Nugget Comparison Chart
 
That hay guide was just what I needed! Thank you. I knew alfalfa was a no go as maturity was reached. After I lost a piggie waaay too young I learned that I never wanted to experience that again! Heartbreaking.
 
All hay is quite high in calcium as it is dry but the ones which are highest in calcium are clover and alfalfa. Grass hay is lowest in calcium I think.
 
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