Veg alternatives?

My two love rosemary, I have a plant in the garden, just pick a few shoots off twice a week and it’s free :yahoo:
 
Seven7 said:
I have never seen them refuse to try new veggies.
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That's amazing. I put new things in front of mine and they look at me like I'm crazy or trying to poison them. Clover will sometimes have a nibble but Silk will back away as quickly and as far as she can. I tried red cabbage yesterday and you'd have thought it was deadly nightshade, the speed they ran away from it.
 
Pigwhisperer said:
That's amazing. I put new things in front of mine and they look at me like I'm crazy or trying to poison them. Clover will sometimes have a nibble but Silk will back away as quickly and as far as she can. I tried red cabbage yesterday and you'd have thought it was deadly nightshade, the speed they ran away from it.
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This reminds me of the time I gave them bean sprouts to try for the first time. They first nibbled a bit then walked around it while giving it a hard look. But, when I came back all the bean sprout was gone. They ate all of the bean sprout I gave them for the first time.
I would never take away new veggies because I know they are thinking about it and come back to it later. I always give them a chance to try new veggies. This is why I always tell members who say theirs don't eat veggies that don't give up and continue to give them veggies.

Mine are truly piggies but I might have also contributed to bringing out their true nature of piggies. :tu:
 
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I had a piggy who I don't think they had ever had veggies. I found providing a smaller amount of what they would eat with a small chunk of a couple of new items and then leaving it down as long as I dare gave them the time to keep exploring it before they try it. The worst was a piece of pepper down for 24 hours, it was starting to shrivel and wrinkle but as I went to take it out he finally ate it. Grim but he never waited anywhere near that long each time after
 
Before Lara came to live with us, she never had veggies. My friend who appointed me as Lara's pet parent told me Lara never had veggies that Lara lived on small amount of hay and some pellets. When I took Lara in she was very skinny and little.

Lara slowly got used to eating veggies 3 times a day, which is what Finn has been getting since he was a baby They get endless hay, and some pellets.
 
If you’re looking for a good budget for vegetables it’s worth feeding them seasonably to the extend possible. A sprout or two each is very cheap for example (not every day). Most cabbages are cheap right now, but be careful on volume and how often.

Mine have gone off celery at the moment - probably because it’s not in season at the moment and doesn’t taste of anything/a bit woody. They refuse to eat red peppers but will eat green and yellow.

Tomatoes are good and not too expensive but acid so again not daily. And they aren’t great at this time of year, and my fussy eaters do notice that.

In summer I grow my own - mine had lots of lollo Rosso salad all summer whilst the supermarkets put a restriction on how much you could buy because of shortages in the heat wave. Growing your own herbs that way, like coriander can be done all year round and is cheap - buying herbs is expensive. Parsley, coriander, spinach will grow all year on a windowsill and a packet of seeds is £1.

See what’s on offer in the supermarket. Just most things can’t be fed daily so switch it up a bit.

Courgettes are also cheap, carrots too, as is cauliflower etc. You can buy a massive single carrot for £0.20p and give them a slice say twice a week. Perhaps buy what you eat and then +1 for the pigs (as long as it’s on safe list) for example mine get a broccoli floret if I’m having broccoli for dinner ( I’m happy to sacrifice my own veg intake haha!) as I’m eating varied veg, there’s always something for them different than the day before.

It doesn’t have to be too expensive. I hope this contains some practical (and not patronising as that’s not my intention!) advice
 
Elthysia said:
If you’re looking for a good budget for vegetables it’s worth feeding them seasonably to the extend possible. A sprout or two each is very cheap for example (not every day). Most cabbages are cheap right now, but be careful on volume and how often.

Mine have gone off celery at the moment - probably because it’s not in season at the moment and doesn’t taste of anything/a bit woody. They refuse to eat red peppers but will eat green and yellow.

Tomatoes are good and not too expensive but acid so again not daily. And they aren’t great at this time of year, and my fussy eaters do notice that.

In summer I grow my own - mine had lots of lollo Rosso salad all summer whilst the supermarkets put a restriction on how much you could buy because of shortages in the heat wave. Growing your own herbs that way, like coriander can be done all year round and is cheap - buying herbs is expensive. Parsley, coriander, spinach will grow all year on a windowsill and a packet of seeds is £1.

See what’s on offer in the supermarket. Just most things can’t be fed daily so switch it up a bit.

Courgettes are also cheap, carrots too, as is cauliflower etc. You can buy a massive single carrot for £0.20p and give them a slice say twice a week. Perhaps buy what you eat and then +1 for the pigs (as long as it’s on safe list) for example mine get a broccoli floret if I’m having broccoli for dinner ( I’m happy to sacrifice my own veg intake haha!) as I’m eating varied veg, there’s always something for them different than the day before.

It doesn’t have to be too expensive. I hope this contains some practical (and not patronising as that’s not my intention!) advice
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This was really informative and helpful, thanks! :)
 
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