How much food does a guinea pig eat?

[ChazzerChaser]

Looking after one for a friend, how many handfuls of gp muesli would you give in a day? And how many handfuls of hay? Thanks

Is it one pig? (2 pigs especially boars can be greedy and a bit narky over food so I tend to give extra, but one wouldn't have the competition)

WRT dried food, I give mine Excell Pellets, they suggest 30-50g per adult pig daily ( I give a flat handful and there's usually a few left which is fine)

Hay - depends if it's just for eating or for bedding too. Do they have a seperate sleeping area? If you fill the floor with hay, the pig will eat/sleep on it. (In summer I don't give as much hay because it keeps them too warm- enough for them to eat but changed daily)
Probably a couple of big handfuls and see if it's all gone - they tend to eat dusk/dawn most.

You need to change the dry food daily and the water.

Have you got a veg list that the pig likes?

The GP does need access to hay all the time, so if it's gone by tomorrow, top it up (fresh paper if piggie is a manky blighter)

I give mine about 2kg hay every 2 days at the minute, but they have a big haybox and a corner full of hay with a wicker house. I've got a young male and an older male and they clean their plates.
Wish my human son ate as much veg

Sorry for not getting back - ended up dealing with poorly little one.

Just one male gp. I don't have a list of veggies although I have slipped him a couple of carrots! Since read they shouldn't eat too many of them.

The hay is just in a manger thing. And then drops down to the food area.

He's been giving lots of little squeaks and things. And sniffing at the bars.

Thanks for the advice.