Comments on: What do guinea pigs normally eat other than pet food?

By: Alissha

Alissha — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:10:59 +0000

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:
http://www.guineapigcages.com
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Owned by guinea pigs for 8 years

By: Angelo d

Angelo d — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:59 +0000

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!
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http://www.howtodothings.com/pets-and-animals/a1731-how-to-care-for-and-feed-guinea-pigs.html

By: mari B

mari B — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:39:59 +0000

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.
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By: kat

kat — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:26:59 +0000

vegetables like carrot and celery and things like that.
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By: drugcrazednazi

drugcrazednazi — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:59 +0000

they will eat anything. they ate the buttons off my remote controller and also tried to eat my hair.
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By: weskingston

weskingston — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:10:59 +0000

Their own young, apparently. Might want to watch out for that.
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