Pea Flakes....Bad?

[Storm1974]

My two boys absolutely love their treat balls with pea flakes in! They love pushing them around the cage to get the flakes out and I give them their toy every day with quite a few pea flakes in, and they usually finish them.....Is this bad?

I do feel that, apart from the enjoyment of the actual pea flakes, these toys do stop boredom and keep them active, but there's nothing else really I can add to them, because they don't like their pellets enough to put pellets in them instead.

I think I read that pea flakes can cause bladder stones if they have too many, does anybody know if that's true?

Thinking about it, I think the solution could be adding less pea flakes and also putting a few pellets in the ball as well, which should (Theoretically) stop the pea flakes coming out as easily?

 

[Piggies2023]

My two boys absolutely love their treat balls with pea flakes in! They love pushing them around the cage to get the flakes out and I give them their toy every day with quite a few pea flakes in, and they usually finish them.....Is this bad?

I do feel that, apart from the enjoyment of the actual pea flakes, these toys do stop boredom and keep them active, but there's nothing else really I can add to them, because they don't like their pellets enough to put pellets in them instead.

I think I read that pea flakes can cause bladder stones if they have too many, does anybody know if that's true?

Thinking about it, I think the solution could be adding less pea flakes and also putting a few pellets in the ball as well, which should (Theoretically) stop the pea flakes coming out as easily?

Could you stop giving pellets in bowls and just give them in their ball?

Mine only get pellets at medication time because it makes medication time fun. They start to appreciate them more.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Pea flakes are fattening and should just be an occasional treat. Some people may feed one or two each day and then others, like me, may get a pack give them one a day for a week and the forget about them for six months!

 

[Betsy]

My 3 get 3 pea flakes and 3 dried apple cubes each night and then a bowl of forage for supper before I go to bed. The girls love pea flakes so much that there would be a riot if I stopped. They aren't overweight and are very healthy. This doesn't mean that other piggies should have the same, obviously. They have a good diet other than the pea flakes and apple cubes.

 

[Wiebke]

Pea flakes should only be a treat and not part of a regular diet. The odd one is not a problem but like with all tasty titbits, the treat trap is waiting for you...
Seeds - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

 

[Freak64]

Try giving fewer pea flakes and mixing in some pellets they’ll still enjoy it and stay active.

 

[fluffysal]

My boys would also riot if pea flakes were withdrawn. At lap time nothing else is acceptable, we have tried alternatives but no.... just no...

 

[Betsy]

Miss Bramble would be ultra scary if peaflakes were withdrawn!

 

[piggieminder]

I was told by a vet that piggies with bladder problems (stones, sludge, crystals) shouldn't have pea flakes. I can't see the odd one or two being a problem but they aren't something I feed regularly since having piggies with bladder stones.

 

[weepweeps]

Anything that tastes good is usually bad unfortunately.

PS I wish I could drink large amounts of wine and eat bowls of ice cream but unfortunately I have to control myself.