So when I first got 8-Bit (linnie, got at weaning age, is now about 2yo) I was super into making her little "salads" but she was never very interested in much other than broccoli. Everything else would hit the cage floor ... Then I tried making a chop, but we couldn't stand the smell and, honestly, she didn't really have any interest in it. When I went to get Taro (other linnie) the shop owners gave me a bit of a questionnaire to ensure he was going to a good home and one thing they asked about was what veggies I feed them. At that point I had pretty much given up and just been giving her broccoli and some peas and corn (on top of pellets and seeds of course) and when I admitted that, they actually told me sweet potato is a huge one for linnies, super important!
Now their veggies are so easy! I just get a sweet potato, cook it, mash it, then mix in random things (I try to make it different every time to keep it interesting for them -- parsley, cilantro, peas, carrots, corn, broccoli, kale, spinach, sometimes a hot pepper, oats, quinoa, rice... usually 3 or 4 of those things) and I mush that into an ice cube tray, wrap it and freeze it! Then every second day they get a cube, thawed (sometimes still a lil frozen, they like their "ice cream!") It's so easy! Amazing how they sometimes pick the easy route for us. Sometimes.
Now their veggies are so easy! I just get a sweet potato, cook it, mash it, then mix in random things (I try to make it different every time to keep it interesting for them -- parsley, cilantro, peas, carrots, corn, broccoli, kale, spinach, sometimes a hot pepper, oats, quinoa, rice... usually 3 or 4 of those things) and I mush that into an ice cube tray, wrap it and freeze it! Then every second day they get a cube, thawed (sometimes still a lil frozen, they like their "ice cream!") It's so easy! Amazing how they sometimes pick the easy route for us. Sometimes.