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26-08-2007, 07:12 PM   #1

My piggies! :D Pepper and Beautyyyyy :)


Well I havn't posted pigtures of my piggies for agggges so here are Pepper and Beauty!

Lots of pictures so they're thumbnails - click to enlarge















Umm..there's quite a few xD

and a few videos;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USkuJDaQ7Mg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2QSbcWGzzY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUiLsnSh1nw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k1kUL0XqRE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZr5H366lxc


Jane



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26-08-2007, 07:20 PM   #2

Re: My piggies! :D Pepper and Beautyyyyy :)


They are both so cute Jane!



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26-08-2007, 07:22 PM   #3

Re: My piggies! :D Pepper and Beautyyyyy :)


Thanks! They so know it too



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26-08-2007, 07:46 PM   #4

Re: My piggies! :D Pepper and Beautyyyyy :)


There certainly are quite a few pictures there Jane
Beautiful piggies, I love all the little noises they make and they always make me chuckle when i see them running around doing little bunny kicks
Is that lettuce they are eating? I have always been taught not to feed small animals lettuce.



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26-08-2007, 08:08 PM   #5

Re: My piggies! :D Pepper and Beautyyyyy :)


Very cute - I know bunnies are not allowed to eat lettuce - dont know anything about piggies tho!!



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26-08-2007, 08:42 PM   #6

Re: My piggies! :D Pepper and Beautyyyyy :)


http://www.apbc.org.uk/table_tips/guinea_pigs.htm

We have always been told in the shop not to feed any small animal lettuce for the same reasons.



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26-08-2007, 09:51 PM   #7

Re: My piggies! :D Pepper and Beautyyyyy :)


Thanks guys

Regarding the lettuce, I've been told that it is fine to give as a treat just not regularly..I will go find links in a second..also, in the pics they weren't eating lettuce? There was some lettuce in them but they weren't eating it because they're picky little things :P They only ate dandelions and brocolli in the pics.

right, here we are.

If you look here, this is a VERY reputable piggy site, there is a nutrition chart which I know maaaaaaaaaany people with guinea pigs rely on heavily..
http://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/...arts-info.html
it says that butterhead, romaine, cos, green leaf and red leaf lettuce are all fine almost daily. If you're thinking of iceberg lettuce, that should never be fed because it has little to no nutrition value and it's just basically water..I also believe it's high in nitrites. Lettuce is also low in vitamin C which piggies need through their veg because they can't make their own but it's not dangerous to feed it to them as a treat - infact I know many people on piggy forums who feed it daily with no problems at all.

Elaine, I don't agree with many of the things on that website which you linked to..

Can I just ask what you guys have heard about why it is harmful? I'm not saying it definately isn't - but it has been recommended to be many times.



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26-08-2007, 11:53 PM   #8

Re: My piggies! :D Pepper and Beautyyyyy :)


Gorgeous pics of them both x



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