Weight of veggies

[Posyrose]

I have two new boys who are settling in well. I posted before about the dominance behaviours but these have now calmed down a lot, as they have got used to their new home.

I think I have been guilty of over feeding veggies, as I have interpreted ' a cupful' as being quite a large cup, whereas I think I remember a proper US cup measure is actually pretty small. They eat fresh grass on top of their veggies and of course a huge amount of hay. They don't get pellets regularly, just as a treat, as I'd prefer them to eat more hay and I had a low calcium piggy who recently died, so pellets were not recommended.

So, I was wondering whether the correct amount of veggies is listed as a weight anywhere, rather than a volume, so I can start my new boys on the correct amount.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Yes, the guide says 30-50g. But of course, the differing density of veggies is going to be a factor when measuring by weight.

Mine obviously have unlimited hay. They get pellets about three times a week and in summer are on grass pretty much all day every day (heat dependent). I know mine get a little more than the one cup of veg per day and I also know that Debbie at TEAS says feeding a wetter, higher veg diet is not a bad thing.

Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets

 

[furryfriends (TEAS)]

Our vet recommends feeding more grass and veg, as he says a wetter diet really helps avoid urinary tract issues and the formation of bladder stones. I feed the piggies at TEAS a lot of veg!

Check out this thread Feeding the guinea pigs at TEAS

 

[Posyrose]

Yes, the guide says 30-50g. But of course, the differing density of veggies is going to be a factor when measuring by weight.

Mine obviously have unlimited hay. They get pellets about three times a week and in summer are on grass pretty much all day every day (heat dependent). I know mine get a little more than the one cup of veg per day and I also know that Debbie at TEAS says feeding a wetter, higher veg diet is not a bad thing.

Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets

Ah, great, at least that will give me an idea of what to aim for. I give the pigs grass every day or they are out on the lawn in their run and the vet said that was fine. Thanks for your reply.

 

[Posyrose]

Our vet recommends feeding more grass and veg, as he says a wetter diet really helps avoid urinary tract issues and the formation of bladder stones. I feed the piggies at TEAS a lot of veg!

Check out this thread Feeding the guinea pigs at TEA

That's interesting. I forage grass on my daily walks and this year there was hardly anytime when grass wasn't available ( I'm very knowledgeable about where the best grass is at different times of the year).