What do guinea pigs normally eat other than pet food?
November 5th, 2009
what do guinea pigs eat other than guinea pig pet food? see, im getting a guinea pig for my friends bday and ya
vegetables! they love cabbage. they’re really vegetarian and they need veggies too!
i posted this site that tells you alot about taking care of them on the source i gave.
hope i helped!
weskingston
Their own young, apparently. Might want to watch out for that.
November 6th, 2009 at 1:10 AMReferences :
drugcrazednazi
they will eat anything. they ate the buttons off my remote controller and also tried to eat my hair.
November 6th, 2009 at 2:00 AMReferences :
kat
vegetables like carrot and celery and things like that.
November 6th, 2009 at 2:26 AMReferences :
mari B
Timothy hay,snacks like yogurt chips can be bought at pet stores.Mine loves lettuce,apples,carrots,bananas and celery. Also a good product is Bi-Odor it has completely eliminated the "pet" smell from him and his cage.
November 6th, 2009 at 2:39 AMReferences :
Angelo d
vegetables! they love cabbage. they’re really vegetarian and they need veggies too!
i posted this site that tells you alot about taking care of them on the source i gave.
hope i helped!
November 6th, 2009 at 3:00 AMReferences :
http://www.howtodothings.com/pets-and-animals/a1731-how-to-care-for-and-feed-guinea-pigs.html
Alissha
It is absolutely essential that guinea pigs have hay at all times. This should make up most of their diet. All pigs need unlimited grassy hay (timothy, orchard or bluegrass). Pigs under 6 months also need some alfalfa hay as well as alfalfa based pellets. These are two really great hay sources:
http://www.kmshayloft.com
http://www.oxbowhay.com
Guinea pigs also need at least a cup of veggies per day. These should be chosen to provide lots of vitamin C because guinea pigs can’t make their own vitamin C. The veggies should have a lot of leafy greens like lettuce (but not iceberg), parsley, cilantro and kale. Bell peppers, carrots, tomatoes, apples, melons, cabbage, spinach and many other foods are also good. This page has a ton of diet info.
http://www.guinealynx.info/diet.html
The best thing for learning about guinea pigs is to read this care guide. It has a lot of excellent information about how to keep the healthiest and happiest guinea pigs.
http://www.guinealynx.info/healthycavy.html
Also, definitely don’t buy a pet store cage. They’re tiny and don’t give a guinea pig nearly enough room to move around. A cage for one guinea pig should be at least 7.5 sq ft. Really cheap and cool cages can be built like these:
November 6th, 2009 at 3:10 AMhttp://www.guineapigcages.com
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Owned by guinea pigs for 8 years