Ask for help: What do Dutch pigs eat?

Updated on pet 2024-04-21
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  1. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    Summary. Hello, I'm glad to help you out, Dutch pigs eat fruits and vegetables 1, fruits. Dutch pigs love to eat fruit.

    It can be eaten: apples, oranges, watermelon can also be eaten. If you are feeding grapes, you need to cut the grapes in half and make sure that there are no seeds in them.

    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 is suitable for eating every day, which can help digestion and help pigs regulate their stomach, prevent pigs from becoming overweight, and can also play a role in grinding teeth.

    Alfalfa grass is fed properly (2 to 3 times a week), because alfalfa grass is very rich in calcium, and excessive intake for a long time can lead to kidney stones in pigs, but Dutch pigs prefer to eat alfalfa. I hope you find my answers helpful, and if you have any questions, you can continue to ask me questions

    I bought two Dutch pigs, one male and one female, online, but didn't buy their grain.

    What can it eat?

    Apples, oranges, and watermelons are also fine. If you are feeding grapes, you need to cut the grapes in half and make sure that there are no seeds in them. 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 is suitable for eating every day, which can help digestion and help pigs regulate their stomach, prevent pigs from becoming overweight, and can also play a role in grinding teeth. Alfalfa grass is fed properly (2 to 3 times a week), because alfalfa grass is very rich in calcium, and excessive intake for a long time can lead to kidney stones in pigs, but Dutch pigs prefer to eat alfalfa.

    I hope you find my answers helpful, and if you have any questions, you can continue to ask me questions

    Dutch pigs can not eat: 1. The vegetables that should be avoided are: spinach, onions, leeks, potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, bulb lettuce, etc.

    These foods can cause diarrhea, bloating, and poisoning in Dutch pigs. 2. Chocolate and coffee: The theobromine contained in chocolate can poison Dutch pigs, and coffee may make Dutch pigs have heart paralysis.

    3. Snacks: The taste of snacks is too strong, and some chemical ingredients added to them may cause harm to the body of Dutch pigs. 4. Bananas:

    Bananas contain too much potassium in them, which can cause diseases of the urinary tract in Dutch pigs. 5. Cooked food processed by humans.

    Do Dutch pigs recognize their owners.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    Dutch pigs eat dried Timothy grass, alfalfa grass, etc.

    Dutch pigs feed on plant food, have no special food requirements, and are strong and not prone to disease. It mainly eats the green part of the plant, and feeds on weeds, such as dried Timothy grass, alfalfa grass, oat grass, barley grass, wheat grass, etc.

    I like to eat fresh fruits and vegetables such as green peppers, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, etc., but fruits and vegetables and other foods with high moisture content should not be overfed, which is easy to cause guinea pig diarrhea and fasting cruciferous and starchy things.

    Dutch pig appearance characteristics:

    Dutch pigs are guinea pigs, also known as Dutch rats, painted dolphins, and guinea pigs. Guinea pigs are tailless rodents with compact, short and stocky bodies, large heads and short necks, they have small petal-like ears located on either side of the top of the head, and have small triangular mouths.

    The limbs are short, the weight is between 700 1200 grams, and the body length is between 20 25 centimeters. There are 20 different phenotypes of hair colors, and 13 different phenotypes of hair texture and length exist.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    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.

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