Guinea Pig Not Eating Pellets

Do you weigh your pigs.

Guinea pig not eating pellets. As pbatters said so long as your giving them hay and the right veggies they will be fine skipping pellets. They both look healthy and as of yet have not lost any weight. The same applies for veggies as well. As i am normally in my room getting ready for the day while they.

He might not have any kind of appetite because he has a bellyache. Just offer unlimited hay and a variety of veggies and they will be fine. I am having a slight problem my guinea pig won t eat her pellets when i had the kind with the little colours things in it she would eat that but now she will like not even touch her pellets. They still eat all their veggies hay and grass and both are still drinking.

But i just stopped feeding one brand and tried a new one. Watch for loose watery stools or just the opposite lack of a bowel movement for days. Pellets do contain everything a pig needs but if they get it through their veggies and hay they will be just as healthy as eating pellets. I went through the exact same thing with my three guinea pigs.

Guinea pigs are picky eaters and some guinea pigs might not like a particular brand of hay or pellets. While some guinea pigs love bell peppers others might not touch it. I think if she has like no hay or anything she might chew the carboard in her cage but i don t know if i have even seen her eat one pellet. Thankfully they loved the new brand.

Guinea pig not eating hay or pellets or veggies. Guinea pigs are notorious for having incredibly sensitive bellies. You need to experiment and find out what your guinea pigs like and serve the food accordingly. Pellets are the least important part of a guinea pigs diet.

Not eating as much hay beginning 5 7. Just keep offering pellets in case they want them. Guinea pigs not eating their pellets. I do know a lot of people don t feed pellets because as long as they have unlimited hay and a variety of fresh they don t really need pellets.

So even though yesterday he devoured his entire bowl of new pellets it s possible that his gut doesn t agree with them today. I have four guinea pigs. I feed my guinea pigs oxbow essentials adult for their pellet food and suddenly within the past 4 5 days they have stopped eating it they will either eat a few or sniff their bowls once and walk away altogether. They just stopped eating pellets.