Do I feed too much? How Much Food is Enough for your Guinea Pig?

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[@TK-cy8fs]

Ripped apart vegetables cheers errupt in backround

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

🥒🥒🥒🥒🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@kemperrao3523]

Dandelions..

[@Amber.M89]

drizzt dourden lmao so true Like a crowd at a football game cheering for a touchdown LOL

[@ThumpersMama18]

I love when she “yells” at the guinea pigs and tells them to be quiet! 😂

[@ThumpersMama18]

Omg Hi Saskia & friends! Bunny kisses from Ohio! 🥰🥰🐰❤️❤️

[@lingoniGERMAN]

I do that to mine lol! But they get used to it very quickly, so I yell, they are quiet for 2 seconds and then start squeaking again! I love guinea pigs and their sounds 😍.

[@Johnnyboycurtis]

My guinea pig overlords yell at me when I don’t feed them every 10 minutes

[@danaondrackova3431]

anytime I open my fridge I am welcomed by the whiip whiip whiip of my piggies and they even argue with me when I call that they will have nothing they just ate! :D

[@morgonaarchuleta2690]

@@danaondrackova3431 right...

[@harald5519]

@@danaondrackova3431 same with my gurney pgs

[@kevinsiver4780]

@@danaondrackova3431 Me and my wife get the same reaction from our five sows. However, it isn't limited to just the fridge. Anything that sounds like plastic rustling, food being made, or even running water can set them off. My wife gives the same response to them that you do. 🤣🤣🤣

[@danaondrackova3431]

@@kevinsiver4780 yeah exactly, IT IS enough for them to Just notice me moving or talking in the kitchen And when they roam free they watch me from the kitchen door 😆

[@cheryleparrish9184]

He or she is going to town on that romaine lettuce, while your talking Sarskia,LOL

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@Jessica-nr7ii]

Cheryle Parrish lol!

[@mszoomy]

Hungry little thing ain't she 🐹

[@jackiel6272]

I thought romaine lettuce is bad for the little piggies 🤔

[@mszoomy]

@@jackiel6272 romaine is fine, regular iceberg lettuce is bad because it's mostly water and very little nutrients. Please check out guinelynx.com for a very comprehensive food list. You need veggies with low calcium (causes stones) and low oxalic acid (causes bloat) but high vitamin C. Their charts will lists these as well as a few other nutrients for every vegetable and fruit imaginable. They also explain the dietary requirements

[@laverdajota8089]

A tip for all piggy owners,Get some seed trays , fill with compost , put some grass seed in and wait for it to grow. When piggies can’t get out into garden for fresh grass, you have a supply that they can eat straight from the tray. I have 3 that I rotate as they eat and then let grow again . They love it

[@juiice]

Mine would eat it all in 5 minutes 😂

[@pr_raff7286]

the piggies in the background be like: "Hey HOOMAN THATS UNFAIR, GIVE US VEGGIES AS WELL" then other pigs Singing their national anthem: "WHEEK WHEEK WHEEK WHEEK WHEEK WHEEK"

[@nancymateo6115]

Meme _BoII007 😭💀 that’s 👏so 👏true!

[@themarkinsiblings548]

☠️☠️☠️

[@Sophieee_224]

@Linh Gia Nguyen u get that they are rescue and stay in those cages for about a week or so a bit more, they get treated the best they can, there’s no way u can have over 50 guinea pigs and have huge cages for each one.

[@Sophieee_224]

@Linh Gia Nguyen also look at some of her rescue videos, u can see that they are all in big cages :)

[@Sophieee_224]

@Linh Gia Nguyen the ones in the cages are the ones that are going to be picked up for adoption i’m sure...

[@_dollyllama_1719]

Now THIS is a guinea pig channel that finally has good information!!! BTW I use the exact same dog dish for my pigs kibble

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Thank you and Ohhh nice. I made some of those metal bowls in the color of the Space House with the Piggies Choice logo on the front and "Feed Me" text in the inside. 🥕🥕🥒🥒🥒🥕🥕 Space House here amzn.to/2B4z4Zg

[@samanthamaselli-jackman4676]

I love this channel... Saskia is a calming voice and very informative. I was watching her videos even before my bf and i got our own piggies

[@talon1824]

"I would like to talk about food today!" *WHEEK WHEEK WHEEK WHEEK* I expected no other reaction.

[@danaondrackova3431]

this video actually calmed me down, i thought my piggies have too much food from me, my male piggie is pretty enormous, not fat, just a big piggie, but his lady is twice smaller, but happy and healthy and I see I can actually give them even MORE food than I was giving them till today :D

[@zivag2675]

Same

[@estherkim851]

Can you please do a video on guinea pig sounds? It would be so great to hear from the guinea pig whisperer what sounds are pleasant or not.

[@marthamoiselleasher5551]

Well Scotty is not Saskia, he however does a Guinea pig whisperer video. He can speak Guinea very well. Just an idea. He has his Scottysanimals KZbin.

[@maryannet4710]

There’s also Little Adventures, she has a video on pig sounds 🥰

[@LaPlaztique]

How can anyone dislike this very valuable information? I’m dumbfounded! Saskia has taught me soooo much!

[@stephenattwood]

Plaztique PETA. They hate pets and want them banned, they also kill thousands of inconvenient animals a year

[@Keell444]

Plaztique well, i did notice some incorrect information in this video. Example: Just because we can eat something doesn't mean a guinea pig can eat it

[@michaelhawkins2594]

Cause she takes too long to get to a point.. .

[@ireneklauber4008]

Spinach can be poison

[@devonlee8502]

ilikeyouregunieapig ihadtwo beforeihadgeorgia named domino wemadethemistakeofgivinghimalfafa haybutwecaughtittimeandgavehim timothyhayimverylucky hedid notgetsick and passawayonmeverylucky

[@lissapepper]

"I have a whole bunch of romaine by myself!! Score!! "

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Yeah right? She got lucky - normally she does not get that much Romaine

[@selinarienert9033]

?🧐

[@kirstenrowe502]

My boys are most happy when they get to go outside and forage!! For fruit, they really dig the strawberry tops!!

[@mszoomy]

kirsten rowe mine LOVE berry tops

[@katelynsandoval9194]

Duh i cut mine off i totally ignorantly didn't put two and two together. Lol greens are their veggs and strawberrys are their fruit. Thanks!

[@kirstenrowe502]

@@katelynsandoval9194 its ok, I was cutting off the pepper tops and getting rid of them lol now I just give them the whole sweet pepper since Saskia debunked the pepper seed myth!

[@deen1927]

@@kirstenrowe502 I'm still going to cut out the seeds, just to be extra safe.

[@deen1927]

I won't take mine outside because of: fleas, mosquitoes that carry West Nile disease and I was bitten by a tick and got the Lyme disease rash. I live in a suburban area, but ticks are carried on other critters besides deer, such as : mice, shunks, dogs, etc. Plus, if your neighbors have their lawn sprayed with chemicals, the wind will carry it to your lawn and piggies.

[@bevbayb3029]

I love how they squeal when they 'hear' the food 😂. They sound so happy; I love those beautiful little creatures! 🙂

[@Benjami.n567]

I’m going to get my rescue piggies on Friday and I’m binging all the info vids on them I can find again so I’m extra prepared.

[@Chrystal_A]

How are your piggies now? :)

[@GraceWhip]

Marla is in absolute heaven! To be surrounded in gorgeous fresh food the size of yourself must be overwhelmingly awesome to these piggies.

[@freddie488]

Scotty can't help kiss his piggies and Saskia can't help touch them! It's cute :)

[@jasonwu2758]

That adorable little piggy looks so happy and to top it off it's a rescue? You guys/girls are the bright light in these dark times. Love you all!

[@parisinthe30sx]

They started getting excited when they heard the lettuce being ripped up 😁

[@CybilBennett66]

I wish I had found this channel a long time ago. My high school science teacher had a class guinea pig... Well, guinea pigs, but never more than one at a time. My sister, then myself after she graduated, would take them home over holidays. Now that I've seen these videos, I just feel awful about the treatment they got. There were 4 different ones (that I recall) over the years, but they were all alone, kept in a wire cage all the time, never given baths... just all around not great. My sister and I gave them a lot of love and attention when we took them home, though. That much we did right... I remember one was a female who had long fur on her backside that would always get badly matted and I'd have to cut them off all the time. Mind you, this was 16+ years ago, so I didn't know any better, but I'm wishing I had. Those poor piggies never lasted very long. *:(* This channel is awesome and so informative I absolutely love it. Thank you.

[@Defender_messenger]

I love watching my piggies graze in the backyard. Lil lawnmowers!

[@amandah2866]

So true. I call mine my automatic mowers :D

[@imayhaveasmalldickbut2470]

I haven’t had to mow the grass in years lol

[@zombiegoddess1524]

Serious question....do you keep a look out for birds?

[@Defender_messenger]

@@zombiegoddess1524 of course! I have them covered! There is a hawk that lives in a tree a few houses down! No thank you mr hawk! Lol

[@zombiegoddess1524]

@@Defender_messenger lol I've been doing my research on guinea pigs because my kids want a pet... and I'm honestly burnt out on hamsters from my childhood lol. So i thought "well lets do a guinea pig". After all my research i think I'll be better suited for a puppy! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nukabe869]

This model piggie is so adorible and beautifulShe has great table manners and cleans her adorible face in between Minchin way too munch cuteness

[@angelikak1979]

Great video as always. I feed my 11 boys about same amount of pallets/hay/greens/veg as You do for 5 years now. They are grown ups and size between 1kg and 1.5kg. Since all of them are on the same diet I do agree with You that chubby piggies don't overeat , it is just as with people, some will grow bigger than others.

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Right! I didn't even think of that example! Great ❤

[@dianamendez4373]

Do you have them all together? I have 2 boys that are about a month old and I want to add one more boy but I've been getting a ton of mix reviews on people who say they are fine and people who say not to because they will fight.

[@meeau]

@@dianamendez4373 Some boars do well in groups of 3-4, but it's really hard to find personalities and ages that mix well. Since your piggies are the same age it's not a good idea to introduce more. They will already have competition between them deciding who's in charge/the strongest once puberty hits. I've had 9 boars, and only once had 3 together. Good luck with your piggies!

[@shefalimassey9227]

Hello I need help. I have 3 boys that I got 4 days ago. 10 weeks old. And they are so scared and I feel so frustrated and angry at myself for not being able to take care of them. They will eat when I'm not around. How do you take care of your boys. Thanks .

[@deeznuts8659]

wow...how do your boars stay in that big of a group? (you must be the master piggy owner)

[@rhondapatterson7080]

I'm your doing your best save those precious guinea pigs. Thank you for your kindness.👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤

[@maggiej121]

Its sooo amusing to watch the piggies behind you Saskia in the video going nuts over the veggies. LOL!! Can you do a video about high calcium foods to avoid or feed sparingly to prevent Urinary Stones, and foods that can cause Bloat? My piggies love spinach but I've heard so much online about how its got sooo much calcium that I avoid it now.

[@mszoomy]

There's a great chart at guinealynx.com that lists all the veggies and fruits and their calcium, vitamin C and ocylic acid (causes bloat) content

[@herbertmungobey8343]

Hell of a lady she's cool and explains everything easy she makes not understandable but she contradicts some. Of the things she say

[@myguineapigworld7228]

Fantastic Video Saskia I have 27 piggies who are all rescued and part of our family so making sure they are fed the right amount is so important Love watching all your videos and you always look amazing x

[@karaleetrapp]

I have 26 piggies (16girls, 10boys breeding mishap) I love my furbabies

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

@@karaleetrapp wow 🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Thank you SO much - glad you like the video! 🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@karaleetrapp]

Saskia, not all of my furbabies are from my breeding mishap. Sadly I lost 7 of my furbabies from that mishap, along with their Daddy last year. Caramel was a gorgeous Abby. He was certainly a attention seeker too. I have Caramels' 3 sisters, who do not 'demand' attention as much as my Himi girl. I have my girls in 2 pens of 8 with a neutered boy and 2 boys in a pen each. My parents have the other 4 boys in 2 pens. My Dad LOVES his boys.

[@beverleybalshaw9119]

The bottles can get messy, my piggies usually drink after eating pellets. I have a collection of different size bottle brushes, the tiniest one goes right down the steel nipple and cleans it no problem. Attention to detail is the way to keeping these bottles hygienic and safe for our Furry Family. And I only use boiled water to soak their bowls and have extra to alternate in-between washes.(no scented soap) We don't want to eat/drink from dirty plates/cups, yeee-uck!! I wouldn't expect my piggies to either. Healthy, Happy Piggies 👌 Love this channel and the work you do, and of course, the V.I.P's (Very Important Piggies) 😍❤

[@elasee827]

I love how the Buddha Herd in the background is throwing a riot, jumping on the roofs and screaming ahahaha

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Not very Buddha - like!! haha 🌻

[@annel5296]

I've been working out in my garden getting it ready to grow my own food for my piggies! So far I've planted cilantro, peppers, tomatoes, red leaf lettuce, zucchini, squash, blueberries, and peas. I'm also going to plant parsley, potatoes, and pumpkins soon too. I'm very excited for my piggies (and my kids) to get some home grown treats! I've also been wanting to try and grow a tray of fresh grass in my window sill for my piggies. I wonder if they would enjoy "mowing the lawn." Lol

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Oh yes they would!! Nothing can make them happier than grazing on fresh grass. I am growing Collard greens, Fennel, Borage and Parsley right now.

[@annel5296]

@@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue Do you recommend and specific type of grass seeds for them?

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

@@annel5296 any grass is great. If you are going to grow it or them just pick the one that grows fastest and biggest so you get some bang for your buck.

[@yulde7646]

So cute and funny to hear the GPs being loud every time they hear a crushy veggie. 😂

[@ScarlettRayvyn]

One thing to point out about foraging. People want to make sure stuff not sprayed with pesticides or other chemicals. Also glad you mentioned about water. I have a pig that never drinks water but I always wash her veges off before giving them so they are wet and I spread the veges out through day. She is the only pig Ive ever had that never drinks so worries me but vet says she not dehydrated. Thanks! Always love your videos!

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Thank you sharing - 🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@Acidfunkish]

There's an easy test you can do, to check if they're dehydrated. If you pinch together the skin on any part of the body where the skin isn't tight (like, the scruff, piggy "love handles" area, etc.), it should bounce back to its original position almost IMMEDIATELY. If it takes a couple seconds to slowly revert, or it never does, and stays kind of in the same shape, your piggy is dehydrated. When you "pinch" the skin together, it shouldn't be hard, or painful, or even cause any discomfort, whatsoever. You just manipulate it like you would before you pick up a kitten by the scruff of its neck. Don't actually pick it up, though, haha. Fortunately, piggies don't get dehydrated as often as hamsters, for example. I don't think it's something you generally have to worry about. But just to ease your worries, in case you weren't sure, that's a test you can easily do with no discomfort to the piggy or yourself.

[@libbilawson8226]

Pretty please do time lapse films of the cleaning you guys do! I would watch that weekly! Thanks xx

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Ooh - our cleaning takes a full 8 hour day. A time lapse would likely be a long video. Here is one our volunteers doing her cleaning kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWSTfYZomtuBo6s

[@miacamali5749]

Aww!! That piggies is so cute! My guinea pigs went crazy when they heard the other piggies in this video!

[@chelseahale7128]

My guinea pigs love fresh grass and we have a nice sized run that we move arround the grass in the garden 👍❤️

[@debbiewynne8108]

I remember a while back you mentioned the over 5 minute rule which I adopted for my girls with their veggies, it simplifies things, a fab tip! I also love to forage. The girls smell it as soon as I get home and the wheek chorus begins

[@DravenSixx]

Thank you for this video. I adopted my pig and I'm still learning. Information is confusing and overwhelming, this was comprehensive.

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Oh good!!!

[@noth9617]

This was posted a while ago but still relevant and I want to thank you. I was wondering how much my pigs should eat and whether I feed them too much because I’m so excited to try them on new things and see how they respond. I feed them sort of how I feed my kids. A few sticks of carrot, capsicum, celery, a large handful of kale, couple apple slices or strawberry tops (don’t have these too often just because I only shop once a week and the punnets last my kids one day so it’s gone anyway). Then I go out to the garden where I grow spinach and pick them a few leaves each, then one each of- lavender, rosemary sprig, mint leaves sprig and pansies. I was a bit concerned because even though they pee a lot, they never drink. I gave them a bowl in case they were unsure how to use the bottle but neither ever get used. I have a camera on my Guinea pig cage so I can spy on them since they’re still a bit shy and not once have a caught them using it. They have hay constantly, pellets 1/4 cup per day and every morning I give them a toilet roll which is shoved full of long grass I pull from the side of the house I never mow. They get a string of sticky weed put up in their cage every morning and they get dandelions as a lap time treat for hand feeding since they love them the most and can’t resist. I’m glad I found this channel and appreciate all the free advice.

[@RobertBosworth]

Another great video, thank you. Marla sure is an enthusiastic eater!

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Yes she sure is! Makes me so happy because she was pretty sick when she came in🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@sarahvoigt6989]

My 3 piggies get 2 romana lettuce a day + cucumber, paprika, fennel, carrot cubes. Sometimes they get some pumpkin or blueberries, dill, parsley they love that.

[@melslife4715]

Love it saskia that is what I feed my 8 babies plus my daughters 2 babies but we also add cherry tomatoes and fennel 😁😁💕

[@katelynsandoval9194]

My Queen of Guinea Pigs😘😘🕵 I love how you post a video that i need to know as my piggies grow. I want to thank you from the bottom of my ❤! Omg! Some hay pokes my fingers...lol they were taking over the video huh...lol. I went to a boots and sattle place and got 2 regular trash bag full for 10 dollars and i get timothy hay put in a bucket and mix it up. The trash bags of hay is a mixter of grasses, hays,and some timothy. I give my piggies about AN 8th of PELLETS once a day. Hay mostly 3 times a day if they are not eating any veggs or fruit tahat day.. I read giving them veggs everyday is not needed????? So i skip a day or 2 at the most 3 but i cut everything down to their portions like a salad lol. My daughter said, wait until you've had them longer lol ull just throw it in. I give my guinea pigs apples mainly redish fuji but in small portions bec some apples dont taste sweet but still have sugar! I have a front yard i rolled out grass last year. I noticed they put a few different types lol im getting them an outside cage for grazing with a comfy chair to sun bath with them so i never for get them and the temp wise. I water my grass down i even wash my trees lol ya, but when u wait a bit and give them Presley back, they love it 😅

[@sharonrobinson3950]

Thanks Saskia. This has been really helpful! XX

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

You are SO welcome!!! 🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@ann-moniquemarshall5705]

Oh! I'm glad she asked about water. I have 1 that isn't drinking much but is peeing and she made me feel so much better

[@alexabrooks2925]

I love your videos so much! So informative, I've been watching them since before I got my two boys and now I still do!😂 I would love to visit the rescue some day but I live all the way in the Midwest!

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

I am sure one day you will make it over this way!

[@donnaanderson6674]

Thank you for all the info. Regarding the soft stool, my piggy has that issue right now because he only wants veggies and romain and not eating much hay at all. We are going back to the vet for a follow up from getting his teeth shaved down so I'll see what they say to do.

[@Lafillesansnomdu78]

Thank you Saskia for these informations! I think I've been feeding my babies pretty alright 😊

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@keithmattox9027]

Thanks Saskia for doing this segment. I just got two female pigs and there about 6 weeks old and they love dandelion. I was feeding them 2 piles a day plus timothy hay and guinea pig food as well. Plus they haven't drank much since I got them. So it makes since that all the greens I've been feeding them has helped them stay hydrated. I've learned a lot about guinea pigs by watching your videos, thank you !

[@cristinasecrest7255]

Hi Saskia another great video

[@jessawyer77]

Glad I stumbled upon this. I was worried I was feeding my piggies too much, but now that I see a portion size I feel better.

[@rabbitquartet9273]

You always look so pretty 💖 💗 💖

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Aww thank you so much!!! How are your bunnies?❤❤

[@rabbitquartet9273]

@@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue they are good thank you ❤️ poppy won't be a happy girl soon tho I am getting her spayed in 2 weeks. My others rabbits just learned a new trick 😁 and are very happy 😊

[@SheilaghRiordan]

Wow. I wish I’d known about you five years ago when I got my first pig. Your channel is so very helpful. Thank you so much.

[@victorwurtz9388]

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[@karaleetrapp]

Marla is gorgeous!, URIs' suck, my boy Trig had them every month late last year. If wind got into his lungs, he got sick. He had so many URIs' his lungs became scarred. Trig was the runt of his litter, he was smaller than his brother, who I still have (pet shop buy, I'm glad I bought the boys, someone else may have dumped them or had Trig euthanised due to ill health). Trig had 4 years with me and he was the happiest boy. He had a slight head tilt but was not blind, I would ask him to climb into my hand, which was out in front of him and he would.

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Aww I am so sorry to hear this. 🥕🥕🥒🥒🥒🥕🥕

[@PeaFriends]

my guinea pig died too-she had a spinal injury and had to be put down!

[@shellyboyle3185]

No... this video was AMAZING!!!! So cool! I learned a TON!!!!! THANKS!!!!

[@aylinyilmaz4031]

I just love their noises. They are just the cutest sweetest things.

[@isitoveryet9525]

I was definitely overfeeding veggies at first...they were getting breakfast, lunch & dinner servings 😬 I got them on track now....they get pellets, fresh hay & an oxbow cookie for bfast then veggies split between lunch & dinner.

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Sounds great!

[@rthatchet]

I can only feed mine 2-4 times a week Their poo was getting too mushy and they actually had “diarrhea” once from daily lettuce and every other day carrots or bell pepper So now every 2 days, on cleaning day (I use fleece blankets from Walmart for 7$) I give them 2 big leaves of romaine and the next cleaning they get carrots, or bell pepper, or blueberries or cherry tomatoes

[@rthatchet]

Bara littlepig they have unlimited hay and pellets, one of them has lasted 9 years and is still going strong and happy with this method Romaine only, I don’t even feed green leaf and DEFINITELY not iceberg I’ll do something like a whole carrot and 2 big leaves of lettuce one day, then 2 Later give them half of a red bell pepper (which is super huge) But when I was giving them smaller portions (2 baby carrots, 1 huge leaf of lettuce, and maybe some cherry tomatoes or green bell pepper) every single day, their poo was way too soft and stinky Plus after I cut back they actually have an appetite for veggies I was giving them daily and they just stopped wanting them.-. Waited a few days and they scarved it down For my piggies at least, how often I give them veggies has worked great.

[@angelbuilds8763]

Cole Wagner you should tell your vets or do some research also feeding your guinea only that much is really bad if you can’t properly feed them get someone to help or give your guinea pig away

[@rthatchet]

Angel Builds 24:7 pellets and hay is enough. Fruit and veggies are treats. I give them tons of fruit and veggies every 2 days. One is almost 8 years old so I’m pretty sure I’m doing a good job.

[@LadyjOnassis]

This was extremely informative, as usual. I love your videos. I actually have to mute them sometimes or else my little guinea pigs will go nuts listening to the sound of yours.. lol Thank you for caring about these little guys so much. You’ve passed on so much knowledge you probably don’t even realize..

[@Ethan-xq6zs]

1. Are the green bell pepper tops safe for pigs to eat? 2. PLEASE make a video about calcium! THANKS

[@angeliqueruis4520]

Often it is said that the green tops of Bell Pepper contain Solanin, so many people cut off the green tops, also avoid to young not ripe parts in Bell pepper because of Solanin.

[@backtonaturesuburbanstyle676]

I'm so glad to hear about foraging. I took a class for myself and I forage my yard all the time. When I weed my garden they get my edible weeds! Just watch for heat if you free range em down south

[@lorriemiller6750]

When my boys drink they actually will pull on the nozzle of the water bottle as a tendency and they can always eat a little something and are always hungry it is just a matter of degrees and they love grass, romain , parsley, spring mix, cucumber, pea flakes, celery especially the leaves but with things like banana they only want the dried chips and they frequently when giving the stuff like peppers or tomato look at me like what are you giving me this forand turn up their nose at it. When feeding them they actually will step out of the cage to be getting the food right out of my hand and they usually would climb un me to come and get petted and attention besides just the food. They always are extra happy when they get grass and nice salads made especially for small animals that have a lot of different things in them like dandelion, chrysanthemum, peppermint, oat and other grasses and things in them including the leaves too. I always use bottled or filtered water when giving them water because where we live the tap water is not the best so I never give them just tap water at all.

[@madisonswan7017]

I have a pretty little boy guinea pig and he has like this good size Container in his cage that is full of hay and he props his little feet on it and munch's away he is so cute lol

[@julesking463]

Thank you, been worried about how much to feed my piggies

[@CamilleOlivia]

Thanks for this. I'm new to the Guinea Pig thing and finding correct info can be a challenge. I typically run on instinct, both for myself and my Critters. So I gathered as much info as I could, then decided by way of my intuition. I've had my (2) boys for 4 weeks and they seem happy and healthy. They were not a bonded pair, so I kept a partition in the cage for a week. When it became obvious they wanted to interact, I took the partition down and watched closely to ensure they weren't fighting. Aside from the typical scrapping you'd expect, they did fine. They still have some days when they are a bit more aggressive but so far no one has been hurt. Finally, thanks for clearing up the water consumption thing. One of the boys drinks a LOT (he is the smaller of the two). The other seems not to need as much. Now that I know, I'll rest a bit easier. I've had dogs my whole life and they, too, have different preferences. Anyway, thanks for the info!

[@The.Bees.Knees.]

Drinking Straw brushes work great for the water bottle nozzles.

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Great tip!!

[@BlueRaven_71]

Thank you for sharing this. I was twisting a paper towel and sticking it in there to clean it

[@kiahixxie18]

Feel so much better and confident now vet told me I was feeding my 2 boys too much veggies but I didn’t want to cut them down they have a bigger portion than what you showed up they both Finnish it all in 10 mins and they need there hay pile topping up sometimes 3 times a day

[@imayhaveasmalldickbut2470]

Mine always have a full bowl of pellets and every time I see them they have food. As far as I see it their lives are short so why not let them enjoy themselves

[@bread1135]

Aren’t you supposed to be a hater?

[@imayhaveasmalldickbut2470]

Not to by babies ;)

[@bread1135]

Cool

[@seajay632]

Sorry but you shouldn't do that. Too many pellets can lead to obesity and health problems caused by obesity. They will not be 'enjoying themselves' if they die from a young age or if they suffer with health problems for the rest of their short lives. Plus hay should make up the majority of their diet, then fresh veggies and then pellets.

[@imayhaveasmalldickbut2470]

@@seajay632 my guinea pigs are 6 and 7 years old. They’re doing alright.

[@thepiggieparadise1564]

its so sweet to hear them in the background !!! i wish i could come and adopt a few but i dont live in the USA :(

[@Cryptillian]

On days I haven’t had veggies, grass has indeed been a life saver XD of course it’s important to remember to not to pick grass with any kinds of pesticides/insecticides tho^

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Grass is better than veggies. It is the closest to their natural food as you can get. I love foraging!

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

Cryptillian I like to take mine to neighbor's little window of low grass. He loves foraging. Especialy after it rains. I also sneak lettuce every once in a while. I have tried other foods, but he just isn't interested.

[@LaiaBertran]

I love this little creatures and your information so valuable Saskia. Thank you.

[@Cactus-oi7pi]

Can you please make a video about what to look out for in guinea pig food and what you recommend

[@Venuszenith]

My guinea's live in my hallway but can see from there into the kitchen and watch out for me going into the fridge they whistle at me hey lady get us something while you're in there. They love mint so anything I give them I chop up mint leaves and sprinkle it over their veg along with giving them hole mint stalks at times. My fridge is always full of veg/herbs and I'm lucky if I get some :) on the day before cleaning out their cage I love to put a big heap of hay in and they love to throw themselves on it and roll around it's wonderful to watch them do this and burrow through it they get so excited pop corning and running around crazy.

[@christineriddle1232]

Thank you for this great video. I always wonder if I was feeding too much or to less for my two boys. My boys always tells me when their out of hay which is so cute with there wheeks. You are awesome Saskia

[@literallynothingatall8175]

I thought I might have been over feeding my piggies but turns out their being fed perfectly 🥰 yay

[@chantalmartinez5711]

I love how you did this video. So I was wondering if you can make a video on what their poop is telling you. Like the color and how soft/hard it is. Says about the them??

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

I did that!! Have a look here kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXjGc2mwjpybqNk

[@George50809]

I enjoyed watching that piggy eat, he did not take a single break in all that time.

[@ScottysAnimals]

Look at all those yummy veggies! 80% hay!

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@faith5563]

But where's the fennel? Luv my Scotty's Animals (green) hoodie.

[@aliciamariediys1069]

Thank you for sharing! I was told no fruit at all and no carrots they can choke. I didn’t know about hay until a few weeks ago and I bought mine 2 months ago I think. I dumped her cage and made a open pen for her. Now I’m looking to adopt another female. Again wasn’t told you should have two or more.

[@kristensmith2915]

I have skinny pigs and personally I give kale for a veg everyday 💛 when I give them something else they get super disappointed with me lol

[@tammisevene3575]

Oreo does not like kale , and she doesn’t care for anything besides carrots and parsnips as of now

[@jbennett5634]

Kale is one of the few foods my family buys just for the guinea pigs, so now we have to be extra careful when rustling plastic bags

[@victorwurtz9388]

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[@katylovett2721]

Glad your piggie gets kale every day too. My piggie won't touch lettuces or cilantro but will devour kale, and I was worried about to much calcium but I do see on Saskias website that daily kale is okay *phew* 🐾

[@AliceHasenkohl]

i think, adding more lettuce or a second piece of cucumber, this would have enough for 2 of my piggies - at least I cant recall mine ever eating that much. they also did not like carrot at all, but really loved carrot tops and radish tops! i did give them loads of hay though and whenever grass/clover/dandelion was in season, I'd get a bag full of it on my way back from school (meaning there was never a huge need for feeding tons of veggies, as long as I made sure to supplement enough vitamin c). my oldest got to be six years before she passed, quite a rotund, happy, smart little lady. i miss all of my piggies, but especially her. i have a picture of her sitting on a huge pile of freshly cut grass/herbs with a tiny flower crown on hear head, munching down like a queen, wonderful times! ❤️

[@TheSimsologist]

Thank you for this video. I’m always worrying about the amount of food I’m giving my babies. (I think I overfeed the veggies sometimes)

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@l0velystina]

Hahaha the wheeking is just so cute and funny😂😊

[@horse_lover_lolfreemantle3518]

my guinea pig called rosey is always drinking water so i ghave 2 water bottles because she wont let the others drink 😂😂

[@nukabe869]

So beautiful baby munch and puur..really good facts and information

[@rabbitquartet9273]

I so needed this thank you in advance

[@sarasu3852]

I was watching this video and my guinea pig in the background started chirping madly

[@lizardhierophant8293]

I love it. When you have subtitles on it says, " Sassy," not "Saskia."

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

👅

[@mrsrichartz]

Thank you for the food talk! It is so comforting to hear you say that it is ok to feed them vegetables and fruits.

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

❤🌻❤🌻

[@carolalmeida220]

Just be sure there are NO CHEMICAL TREATMENTS ON THE LAWN

[@Gracie_19200]

Carol Almeida yeah there’s no way I could take them out in mine. I rent and I have no idea what all could be sprayed out there before we moved in.

[@cherryblossomgal8315]

@@Gracie_19200 yeah, it is probably best that you don't

[@Gracie_19200]

J͓̽o͓̽u͓̽r͓̽n͓̽e͓̽y͓̽ ͓̽G͓̽a͓̽m͓̽e͓̽s͓̽ I wouldn’t. I’m looking into getting one of those grass trays that can grow the grass in a plastic tray.

[@crewpup9481]

Mary did ya?

[@Gracie_19200]

Crew Pup no!! I still need to.

[@just4kicks950]

Thanks for taking the time to make these wonderful vids Saskia & also thanks to everyone at the L.A rescue . MUCH ❤💯🐹💕💕 Salute 😃

[@ahoeforrazor3651]

When we are going to move my 4 guinea pigs are going to see & taste grass for the first time

[@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue]

Exciting!!!

[@tiffanywilliams2593]

I have a Guinea pig too! Watching this video, I just figured out that I have been feeding him to little! Thanks!

[@angel8411]

When guinea pigs "pur" it doesn't mean they're happy, it actually means they are annoyed. They don't like it when you pet them up around the face like that- especially when they're eating.

[@UriskOfTheFae]

This video has been a life saver to me. As a kid, as much as I tried to research research research, I ended up with a misconception about how much veggies I should feed my piggies. Recently I learned I was feeding them to little. I come back to this video every year or so to make sure I haven't slid back to my old perception just in case, particularly since I have an old boy that's always been on the skinny side. My piggies appreciate everything I've learned from the LAGPR.

[@kim11601]

Hi there....🌸 I'm curious is the "portion" that Saskia showed of the veggies....should that amount be given each day per pig? Thank you in advance!

[@Bella-zd9bv]

Kim Fisher yes! Each day per pig. :)

[@kim11601]

@@Bella-zd9bv ... Thank you so much ❤️

[@winciewillis6506]

Yes but you can change the veggies like Saskia says to make it more interesting.

[@marshamitchell4034]

Wow ok thanks I was wondering the same thing I always heard veggies only once a week good to know my lil coco can have them everyday

[@Keriberryxo]

New piggie owner here and this was very helpful! Thank you for your video!

[@sofiasanchez7763]

Thank you so much my guinea pig is very chunky and my friends bully her 😂

[@kingwik2720]

Dont let them bully you or the guinea pig

[@Seredetia]

Thank you for your videos, Saskia. My pig loves to eat the dandelions and grass in my yard. I just recently upgraded the water bottle that attaches by screwing to the cage grids, and she played with it that entire first day. Non-stop metal clanging. 😂

[@chrisbrownrigg1]

Stop teasing those piggies 🤣

[@michelleschneider3220]

Thank you, I have learned so much about what they can and cannot have. So much conflicting information and so much that make me second guess. My Harriet is very picky and so hard to find a variety. She also, snubbed the water bottle and likes her bowl and snubbed filtered water and prefers tap. I call her my little toddler!

[@marijkedelange1860]

Zeer goed 😍😍moet zeggen dat ik op dit moment vers voer uit de natuur tarwegras herderstasje daar zijn de mijne gek van en op de boerderij heb ik 5 schaapjes daar kijk.ik wat die eten 😍😍😍😘🍀 zie mijn film op KZbin tube😍😍😍

[@kecake13]

My veterinarian that I also work for said fruit and veggies are a must. I just rescued 2 boys last week and they're so chilled unlike my girls that were overdramatic lol