Watermelon Rind

[GPcrazy]

The first watermelons of the season are in the shops!
I know watermelon itself is very high in sugar so shouldn't be given often, but what about the rind? Can that be given daily (until the watermelon is finished) or should it also be limited to once a week?

Here are my girls enjoying their first taste of watermelon

 

[TheCavySlave]

This blog explains watermelon, and after research I noticed the rind and flesh is edibledepending on where it's purchased, some choose not to feed the rind due to pesticide use. Love the piggies

 

[GPcrazy]

Thanks
It also doesn't say anything about how often the rind can be given though. Nice to have size guides though. I did take the massive piece I gave my piggies away after a few min so they didn't eat all of that huge thing LoL
I hadn't actually thought about it as a hydrating food but now migt consider leaving a piece in their cage in the mornings when I go to work on hot days.

 

[TheCavySlave]

Whoops, sorry! This site, and the references at the bottom should help you further

 

[GPcrazy]

So weird, I would have though to fee the watermelon flesh less often and the rind more often, but it seems to be the other way round. Very weird. Will probably stick to 2-3 times a week to be safe, maybe even less.

 

[TheCavySlave]

Sounds good, 1-2 times a week to be safe. Now, there's a tiny bit on watermelon and rind here, which is the food list I like to use, and it says 1-2 a week. Buuut there's no specific strict food guide for piggies. Talking of piggies, your girls are beautiful, so similar. One's smaller than the other, what are the names?

 

[GPcrazy]

Thanks
They are Nia and Patches. The bigger one is Patches. She has black fur around one eye and brown fur around the other. Nia has white fur over one eye and black around the other.

Nia's always been slightly smaller but lately the difference has become more pronounced. They were each gaining 40-50g per week, but the last 3 weeks or so nia is only gaining 5-10g per week whilst paches continues on 50g. Not sure why. I am monitoring her though and she is still eating well.
Patches is almost definitely Abyssinian. Nia looks more like a pavement special LoL. An attempt at aby that went wrong. She has too few swirls/crests and all in the wrong places, including one between her eyes LoL.

 

[TheCavySlave]

As piggies get older, their weight slows down. As long as they're both a healthy weight, not to worry they are gorgeous