Parsley And Coriander, How Much?

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Hi it's me again! I'm new to all this so have yes ANOTHER QUESTION!
I'm trying to tame my two little 3 month old piggies, and of course bribing them with food works a treat! Also with lap time I use food to make them confidant and comfortable.
So my question is, as my piggies absolutely loooooove parsley and coriander, I tend to use that most days when taming/bribing them. But I'm not sure if they are supposed to eat theses herbs in moderation, weekly, daily...? They probably get around 3 to 4 coriander or parsley twigs with leaves at a time, daily. Is this too much? What are the health benefits or dangers of these herbs?
Ah, also they love fresh corn on the cob and I've made them a little hanging thing with about two inches of a cob hung on a string and they love chewing it and the husk. How often can I give them corn, is it too sweet, is it a daily weekly veg or just a treat ? Each morning and evening they get some sort of lettuce and a vegetable, such as cucumber, celery, carrot, courgette.....they don't touch and kind of peppers or tomatoes.
I think that's it for now. Thank you!
 
I tend to give parsley sparingly because it is high in calcium. Maybe once a week.
Coriander I feed almost daily - I would actually feed it daily but it is quite expensive here!

Mine also love corn on the cob, but because it is sweet I tend to feed a small piece once every week or two.

Their staple veg (which I do rotate depending on what i can get) are:
Lettuce, kale (only a small piece each), peppers, green beans, celery (inc leaves), and cucumber.
Plus they usually get a small piece of fruit each a couple of times a week.
Eddi's favorite is blueberries, but all the girls seem to prefer apple.

I also give them about a foot long piece of a branch (complete) with leaves once a week, plus at the moment they get daily fresh grass (but that will stop once the snow arrives!).
 
Carrots shouldn't be given too often, as they are very high in sugar, so only 2-3 times per week.
Corn as well is very high in sugar and so should rather be given less often, perhaps only once a week?

I think parsley and coriander are both fairly high in calcium. Not quite as high as spinach and dandelion greens, but still somewhat high. At 3 months old though guinea pigs do need a bit more calcium than older piggies so I reckon a little each day wouldn't be too bad. Maybe rotate though, so do parsley today and coriander tomorrow and then parsley the next day etc, so not both on the same day? I think the quantities sound fine though.
 
Carrots shouldn't be given too often, as they are very high in sugar, so only 2-3 times per week.
Corn as well is very high in sugar and so should rather be given less often, perhaps only once a week?

I think parsley and coriander are both fairly high in calcium. Not quite as high as spinach and dandelion greens, but still somewhat high. At 3 months old though guinea pigs do need a bit more calcium than older piggies so I reckon a little each day wouldn't be too bad. Maybe rotate though, so do parsley today and coriander tomorrow and then parsley the next day etc, so not both on the same day? I think the quantities sound fine though.
Thank you
 
I tend to give parsley sparingly because it is high in calcium. Maybe once a week.
Coriander I feed almost daily - I would actually feed it daily but it is quite expensive here!

Mine also love corn on the cob, but because it is sweet I tend to feed a small piece once every week or two.

Their staple veg (which I do rotate depending on what i can get) are:
Lettuce, kale (only a small piece each), peppers, green beans, celery (inc leaves), and cucumber.
Plus they usually get a small piece of fruit each a couple of times a week.
Eddi's favorite is blueberries, but all the girls seem to prefer apple.

I also give them about a foot long piece of a branch (complete) with leaves once a week, plus at the moment they get daily fresh grass (but that will stop once the snow arrives!).
Thank you
 
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