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 My piggie, Shakira, is not eating her Zupreem pellets but eats Ecotrition pellets. I cant give her Ecotrition because she is little overweight and it is not healthy. So I am giving her Zupreem pellets and she doesn't even touch them. What can I do?
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I agree with animal girl's advice. Animals get used to the way certain foods taste, and sometimes they favor the food that they're used to eating. Please provide us with updates on your guinea pig's condition.
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sabs789 (6/13/2009)
My piggie, Shakira, is not eating her Zupreem pellets but eats Ecotrition pellets. I cant give her Ecotrition because she is little overweight and it is not healthy. So I am giving her Zupreem pellets and she doesn't even touch them. What can I do? I'm not an expert, but are pellets the only thing that your piggie is eating right now? Are you able to feed it vegetables? That might help somewhat.
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Yep,feed her less and make sure she gets lots of playtime
Whoever said money couldn't buy happiness,has never been in a pet store!
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To switch her over to the zupreem pellets, start mixing the two together. Make it mostly ecotrition first, and then gradually every week, add more and more of the zupreem until she's weaned off of the ecotrition. I've had to do this with more than one of my hammies, and it seems to be the most effective way i've found.
By the way, what all are you feeding her? If it's just the pellets, I suggest you add timothy hay to it. The hay provides a snack between feedings (meaning you can cut down on the amount of pellets), and helps keep the teeth trim, plus most hamsters love it!
Generally the basic rule of feeding is 1-2 tablespoons of food 2 times a day. The amount depending on the breed and age of the hamster in question.
The oldest of my hamsters (3 years), Tramp, gets fed 2 tablespoons once a day, and always has timothy hay in the cage for munchies.
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| My piggy has not been eating as much in general and has been very nippy, really fresh! Spring fever?
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