How Much Food To Feed Your Guinea Pigs

[@S.Daboval]

About hay and pet store : my usual shop (a small local store) is very good with hay (they sell these large bags and there's a sign right in the middle of the food that says "90% of a guinea pig diet should be hay") so I was very shocked when I went to another pet shop and the hay wasn't even with the rest of the guinea pig stuff, and also was in TINY bags! No big bags! No wonder people think it's not a stapple of their diet.

[@wereleopard22]

I give my two girls veggies when I clean their cage and my mom gives them veggies in the morning every day after she has her coffee.

[@wendyduck5061]

Hi Scotty, I have just adopted three baby piggies and with my two three year olds I now have five females. Had piggies all my life and at 78 I love them just as much now as when I was a teenager. Have learnt so much from your channel Scotty, so thank you so much. You are an amazing guy with a big heart, what a pity there aren't more caring people in this world. Here in the U. K., animals are abandoned too. So sad. When we have a pet, be it a tiny hamster or a large dog (and all the different creatures In between) we make a commitment to do the very best we can for our pet. I wish that all of humanity realised this. Keep saving and nurturing all that you can. 💕

[@ScottysAnimals]

I'm just a link in a chain spreading a message of love and caring

[@cynthiaporta7420]

@wendyduck5061 you are doing a great job loving fur babies like they deserve to be cared for. I'm right behind you. I'm 69 years old, and I feel like you do. If you can't take care of them, then you don't deserve to have them in your life. I wish more people would feel like I do.

[@wereleopard22]

@@wendyduck5061 I just want to say thank you for adopting those three baby guinea pigs.

[@jacquelinemccurine7575]

We always have to know about our fur babies. My babies Juliet and Whitney are doing good and healthy scotty

[@sharonmcandrew5046]

My vet said one of my girls needed to loose weight I had contain my laughter 🎉

[@equestrianrosie]

Feed em right! Feed em often! ❤

[@MackPackreselling]

❤ thank you so much Scotty. These videos are always so reassuring. because of course our piggy vet says our piggies are overweight and only give them a certain amount of pellets a day…. But I never actually listen to that

[@ScottysAnimals]

I do limit my Piggies to about a bowl full of pellets per day but they get unlimited hay and a handful of veggies

[@icyflann7178]

Hey Scotty, I left you a comment some weeks back about my new piggies being very skittish around me. However they're starting to warm up a teeny tiny bit at a time and it's giving me so much joy.

[@beverleymason9038]

Very useful and informative video, Scotty. I'm 64 and I'm still learning something new 👍😂. Yes, my piggies absolutely love good hay first and foremost so there's not much danger of them favouring pellets over it. The herbal blends are brilliant. Their delighted little faces when they find some in their hay is well worth buying these special mixes. Thank you Scotty 🐹🐹🐹🐹

[@ScottysAnimals]

Thank you for sharing your insight, Beverly

[@gsb5012]

I’m 72 and love my two piggies to be bits. They have a hay BOX with a roof and a large tray I can pull out with a pee pad in the bottom and they get so excited when I pack it with fresh hay and herbs every day.

[@beverleymason9038]

@@gsb5012 it's lovely to see them enjoying them enjoying their food.

[@michelleschneider3220]

Love this video! Hay, hay and more hay! When I have been in groups or even on some channels, I hear often, about how messy certain hay racks and what will make guinea pigs not make a mess with their hay. My girls, skinny guinea pigs, love piles of hay in hay racks or loose and yes, they go in, lay,hide and do their business in their hay! It's natural for them. I have two bowls of pellets I fill. They get flipped or poop is in one or both on days and so I make sure they are filled. Hay---always filling! Morning greens and late afternoon or early evening veggies and I do a scavenger hunt style for meals--they love it! I use two water bottles and sometimes they both favor one over the other and then times they drink both together at same time. I love to use forage in pellets and in hay too. I wish they would regulate and see the importance of proper labels for specific food to guinea pigs as some that say guinea pigs can have ingredients that are harmful. Our pets are as important as any other pets!

[@jacquelinemccurine7575]

I love this Scotty on the pellet part gives me a idea

[@subwayrita]

The small pet select treats are amazing and my guys go crazy for them. I love that they are such limited ingredients.

[@ScottysAnimals]

Have you tried the herbal blends as well?

[@subwayrita]

@@ScottysAnimals yes my guys love those as well.

[@atreb56]

Thanks for reiterating this for the new ppl on your channel. I like the idea of sprinkling foraging mix on the hay. ❤💯🐹

[@ScottysAnimals]

It's a nice special treat

[@getreal98]

The only thing not addressed is how much veggies a day and lettuce, I’d. Love to see cut up amounts for all to see.. so you can compare what’s too little and how much is too much. Just a thought. Thanks Scotty 💕

[@sarahsavahnah]

Good thinking! I think I've been giving my piggie too many veg as his poop is slightly moist. I've cut down atm just trying to get it right

[@faith5563]

​@sarahsavahnah I've done the same. Piggies are still happy & healthy. Still wish I had a small greenhouse

[@rebeccaknight8249]

I go to a couple pet stores and I have complained about no hay in the Guinea pigs cage. The last one said we went to said they give them hay in the morning. I said exactly what you’re saying. Then I said that’s not enough they have to have it all day it’s crucial to their health. That pet store just opened too! 😢 I won’t be going back there. They aren’t my regular store.

[@ScottysAnimals]

Thank you for sticking up for the piggies. If the pet store is listed on Yelp you can hit them there

[@lisalouisebrown91]

Love video being happening a lot before getting my first guinea pigs, after sill getting good information about them and learning a lot 🐹 thank you for your video 🐭

[@LindaDemarco-eu2fu]

My piggies prefer vegetables and a lot of them. Chicory is good and I give a variety of vegeys daily. ❤

[@kristynfedich8926]

Thank you for this!!

[@ScottysAnimals]

You're welcome Kristyn

[@nijerecenzija]

Thanks!

[@ScottysAnimals]

Thank you Nijerecenzija ❤️ I'm so grateful for all of your support

[@jojomomster3772]

Squeeeeek! You brought Krinkle bags, we need to taste test. Squeeeeek! Dat for two days? We can eat in two hours if you let us try.

[@Slevin-Kelevra]

❤

[@davidbrennan660]

I hope a Guinea pig doen’t get a keyboard and an internet connection…….there is nothing happier than a Guinea pig sitting in a big bed of hay eating it. The Guinea pig interaction behind the “Hooman Help” is the normal upstaging… he has sound council and ” Old Help” can learn from.

[@ScottysAnimals]

I can't compete with them

[@rebeccaknight8249]

😂😂

[@maryamullins4332]

Great video. And I do not think any of your videos are redundant. There are always new owners that need to be started in the right direction. And I still learn from you. So keep em' comin! ❤

[@ScottysAnimals]

Thank you Mary, you are too kind

[@maryamullins4332]

@@ScottysAnimals 💗💗💗💗

[@angelacatellani5731]

Thank you for another wonderful and informative video! 😍😍❤️

[@We4redev0]

My piggies get nothing but spring water 👑💗👑

[@ScottysAnimals]

I always say give them the water that you would want to drink

[@trinaduke40]

#@VitaKraft What he said ☝️😑...

[@ScottysAnimals]

Their pellets are full of seeds, their treats are full of seeds, yogurt drops are the worst. And they put cute guinea pigs on their packaging and people don't know better

[@trinaduke40]

@@ScottysAnimals Exactly.. where exactly, in the wild or a guinea pigs natural habitat, or anywhere else for that matter, is one to find yogurt drops? I remember some wise man, who shall remain nameless, (Scotty's Animals) once said, if you can't find it in their natural environments, it's not a good idea to feed it to them ❣️. .

[@LindaDemarco-eu2fu]

Walmart now sells 50 pds. bag of Standlee timothy

[@cynthiaporta7420]

Are Rosewood forage mixes okay to give piggies?

[@ScottysAnimals]

Absolutely

[@cynthiaporta7420]

@ScottysAnimals thank you for letting me know. I mix it up with my guinea pigs hay. I mix Oxbow Orchard and Meadow hay together some times to give them a variety. Is it OK to do that?

[@lisagaytan3052]

My guinea pigs always have pellets in their bowl. All the hay they want. Get some veggies. But still wheek like they are starving. They always want something more. Lol

[@louisegregory1953]

My last girl piggie that died was 1000g, before she had to be pts she was 600g, I was grateful she had been a decent size to begin with.

[@ScottysAnimals]

Yes, they can lose so much weight so quickly

[@pixie706]

I use grass pellets for my horses . Theres only dried meadow grass in it so is that ok for piggies

[@amandaliverpool3374]

They're bound to waste some pellets like they do with hay. I used to make sure that mine always had plenty of food. When they have those stick treats, it hinders the amount of hay, etc, that they should be eating!

[@beverleymason9038]

@@amandaliverpool3374 yes they definitely do and when we read the ingredients on the packet like wheat flour and corn etc, they're not very healthy, and make the piggies leave the healthy food that they should be eating.

[@amandaliverpool3374]

​@@beverleymason9038Agreed 💯 👍

[@lenajazuk4231]

What about no pellets diet, some bloggers from Europe do t feed pellets to their piggies?

[@ScottysAnimals]

I personally would advise against it. Pellets provide a great source of vitamins and minerals. The are nutritionally dense. The only other way would be tons of veggies, and that might put off hay eating which is the staple diet and the best way to keep digestion going and teeth worn down

[@addictedtoguitars4948]

My vet has said that pellets lose their Vit C content over time and that by the time I give then out, they have little-no nutritional value. Do you agree?

[@ScottysAnimals]

The only way to know would be third-party testing. My small pet select pellets come in opaque cardboard boxes. Luckily vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin and you can give extra vitamin C without harm. That's why I recommend Child Life liquid vitamin C and also vitamin C rich vegetables like green peppers

[@salami155]

I’ve noticed on youtube that owners lose their pigs a lot to bloat. Is this an avoidable thing if you’re not overfeeding on veggies? I can’t imagine a pig bloating on hay.

[@asmrcrafts9279]

I feed them only hay, hay all day, and i feed them like one table spoon of pellets per piggy per day.. I'm very stingy with it, and it's almost like a treat for them... but im watching this video to ensure I'm doing it right. I'm scared of hardened calcium issues... I'm just being really cautious. Oh and three romaine heads throughout the week

[@ScottysAnimals]

I like to give my pigs a handful of veggies everyday. I actually give them a small piece of carrot in the morning to make sure everybody has a good appetite and is feeling good. A piggy that is sick will not come out for their treat. My Piggies get lettuce a few times a week but they also get other veggies. I would not be so stingy with the pellets. As long as they are good high quality Timothy Hay based pellets. Lots of water and room to run around should alleviate your fears as regards to stones. I think stones are more genetic than anything else

[@Uhfeug]

You need to feed 5 times their body weight per day

[@ScottysAnimals]

That is absolutely untrue, you cannot feed a 3 lb guinea pig 15 lb worth of food every day. And once again you are providing a nonsensical comment which is all I have come to expect from you. I honestly don't know why you bother. I hope that you will reach out to me directly through the contact page on my website so that we can have a talk about what you want to get out of this community.