What do Dutch pigs eat? Favorite food and nutritious

To choose the right and healthy food for pet rats, it is first necessary to understand the eating habits of pet rats. We know that guinea pigs are vegetarians, and wild guinea pigs are fed natural grasses, plant roots, and fruit seeds. For this reason, after the Dutch pigs enter the house, the breeder should also choose the appropriate food according to this vegetarian principle of the pet rat and feed it to the Dutch pigs.

In general, the main foods that Dutch pigs like to eat on a daily basis are grass, hay, fruits, green vegetables, carrots, potatoes, alfalfa, wheat, corn, soybeans, peanuts, oats, sunflowers, etc. Moreover, many experienced breeders will prepare fresh and sufficient drinking water for Dutch pigs, and add an appropriate amount of vitamin C to the water to balance the nutrition in Dutch pigs and prevent Dutch pigs from suffering from scurvy.

Breeders can feed Dutch pigs 2-3 times a day, once in the morning, noon and once in the evening, or once in the morning and once in the evening. Every time you choose the food for Dutch pigs, whether it is feed, hay or vegetables and fruits, you must make a reasonable combination to balance the nutrients in the food. At the same time, the food prepared for the Dutch pig should be fed to it in time, not for a long time, because a long time will make the food lose its flavor, reduce the nutrition of the food, and the diet of the Dutch pig is also very unhealthy.

Through observation, it is found that Dutch pigs will have a sense of rejection of things that have not been eaten, so before Dutch pigs enter the house, breeders must first understand the eating habits of Dutch pigs and their daily favorite food. If you want to change the food for the Dutch pigs, you should also gradually replace the old food with new things, and do not replace all the food for the Dutch pigs at once, which will only make the Dutch pigs refuse to eat.

Just eat special feed, and there are bags for sale.

Dutch pigs eat the following:2. Vegetables. Some of the vegetables that Dutch pigs like to eat are:

Romaine lettuce or red leaf lettuce, wrinkled leaf parsley (celery), kale, green edamame, carrots, eggplant, dandelion leaves, chicory, green peppers (not spicy), tomatoes, etc. Wash the vegetables before feeding.

3. Snacks. You can give some alfalfa and berry snacks, oil-free raw sunflower seed kernels. These things are very oily, be careful not to give too much each time.

4. Grasses.

Timothy grass: suitable for eating every day, it can help digestion help pigs regulate their stomach, prevent pigs from getting too fat, and can also play a role in grinding teeth.

Alfalfa grass: Feed it properly (2 to 3 times a week), because alfalfa grass is very rich in calcium, and excessive intake for a long time can cause kidney stones in pigs, but Dutch pigs prefer to eat alfalfa.

Habitat

No longer present in their wild native grassland habitat. However, before they became extinct, they were very adaptable and able to survive in a variety of environments. For example, they can live in a wide range of elevations, from sea level to 4,000 meters.

While studies have shown that they cannot survive in extremely hot or cold environments, guinea pigs can withstand a wide range of temperatures from 22 C during the day to -7 C at night.

Dutch pigs are guinea pigs that have become extinct in the wild and are distributed all over the world as pets. Not included in the Red List of Endangered Species.

Dutch pig is a multi-purpose herbivore, its fur can be processed and utilized, ***, is the most valued one of the herbivores fur animals, guinea pig skin has the characteristics of bright coat, luster, soft, light and warm, suitable for making all kinds of clothing, hats, collars, etc.

It feeds mainly on grasses, plant roots, and fruits

Dutch pigs are vegetarians, mainly feed on grass, plant roots and fruits, and like to eat fresh fruits and vegetables such as green peppers, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, etc., but fruits and vegetables and other foods with too high water content should not be overfed. Dutch pigs feed on plant foods, mainly eating the green parts of plants, with weeds such as dried Timothy grass, alfalfa grass, oat grass, barley grass, etc.

Feed on plant-based foods, have no special requirements for food, and have a strong physique that is not easy to get sick. Mainly eat the green part of the plant, with weeds (dry Timothy grass, alfalfa grass, oat grass, barley grass, wheat grass, etc.) as the staple food, like to eat green peppers, lettuce, cherry tomatoes and other fresh fruits and vegetables, but fruits and vegetables and other foods with too high moisture content can not be overfed, easy to cause guinea pig diarrhea, forbidden to eat cruciferous and starchy things. Guinea pigs eat a large amount of food and have a strong appetite for the feed they are accustomed to, but they are particularly sensitive to spoiled feed, so they often reduce or waste their food, and even cause miscarriage.

It is also particularly sensitive to antimicrobials, and it is easy to cause enteritis after administration, such as the use of penicillin, regardless of the dose and route, it can cause small intestine and colitis, and even make it die. The sensitivity to penicillin is 1000 times higher than that of mice, so special care should be taken when using penicillin**. In contrast to rats and mice, it eats less and moves less at night.

Vegetables and fruits, pesticide-free ryegrass, wheat grass, alfalfa grass, Timothy grass, etc. These grasses are relatively safe.

1. You need to go to a regular pet store or ** to buy: Dutch pig special grain, hay (Moses grass or rye grass), cage (to be wide, preferably with a chassis, with a partition), drinking fountain, trough (buy a larger ceramic one), sawdust.

Second, you have to supplement the grain, mainly grass, that is, the grass should be on the grass at any time, and the grain is fed regularly and quantitatively every day, otherwise the grain will be too much fat, but these are not enough, if the pig is still very small, occasionally give it some carrots or apples. When you grow up, it's best to feed some greens, fruits and the like every day (that is, you can't eat meat and fruits with a strong sour taste, and eat less fruits with more water), and put more at night, especially grass.

3. Change the water in the drinking fountain once a day, cool and white, if it won't be used at first, it doesn't matter, you can apply some honey to the mouth when the pig is thirsty, you touch the mouth with your hand, let the water flow out, try it twice more and it will be used.

Fourth, to clean the chassis once a day, it is best to use sawdust to pave the chassis, the reason is unknown, in addition to cleaning with water, it is best to add a little vinegar to clean the chassis, not only sterilization can also remove urine scale, reduce the probability of illness of pigs, but the cage with the chassis can not play the role of heat preservation in winter, at this time you can find a cardboard box (half the size of the cage), stuff more cotton, paper towels, etc., put it in the cage, it will go in to keep warm, or directly put the chassis, add more sawdust, but clean at least 2 times a day.

Fifth, the pig does not need to take a bath, it will lick itself, you really can't wash it in winter, it must be cold, you can pick a warm noon in summer, a small basin + warm water + dish soap, pay attention to try not to let it panic too much and not wet its head when bathing, and dry it with a hair dryer immediately after washing.

Sixth, pigs are social animals, it is best to raise two, otherwise, the landlord will wait for the night to be noisy to death.

Yes, you need to drink water, but you don't need water if you can feed it with more water. Moses grass is more suitable for Dutch pigs. Grows in the north, not in the south. You can buy it at **.

Not very well. It is better to eat alfalfa, Timothy, and feed. Don't forget to take a vitamin boost!

Don't feed more vegetables, but be sure to feed, Dutch pigs are not like other animals that can produce their own VC, and they have to rely on eating vegetables to supplement. Timothy, pig food, and water are necessary. Timothy was hand-bred and can be purchased at pet stores or online.

Small pigs can be supplemented with alfalfa in moderation, alfalfa is high in calcium, and large pigs do not need to be fed, they will calciuria.

The Dutch pig sticker bar has a very comprehensive knowledge of pig breeding, and it is recommended to take a look. As it was said upstairs, pigs' teeth grow indefinitely, and Timothy could help the pig grind his teeth, no matter what he was fed, Timothy had to have.

Water, you know =. =...

Timothy staple food ** can be bought, it is best to find the same province to buy the shipping cost will be much lower.

Pig food, that is, feed.

There is also water, to use a special ball-on kettle, drink water with a bowl will get stomatitis vegetables and fruits to give some every day, supplement vitamin C, Dutch pigs themselves will not synthesize vitamin C, need to be ingested from the outside, otherwise it is easy to cause problems such as joint swelling. Pay attention to lettuce, bananas, potatoes, beans do not feed.

Your feeding method will be fine for a while, but in the long term, it will cause diarrhea, and your teeth will be too long to eat

You can refer to this.

If you don't understand, you can go to the Dutch pig bar and ask questions

It's time to feed the water! Buy one for the water feeder, and you can eat more fruits.