| Cavies are herbivores which means they only eat | | | | Tomatoes |
| fruits and vegetables and pellets. Guinea Pig food from | | | | 3.6mg |
| any Pet Shop is also good for them for their Guinea | | | | No more than a quarter |
| Pig diet. Just because cavies eat anything they find or | | | | Fruits can be great as Guinea Pig food although only |
| are given, DOESN'T mean it is good for feeding | | | | give in little quantity as too much can cause scabbing |
| Guinea Pigs. | | | | around their mouth. |
| When feeding them vegetables, either bought or | | | | |
| foraged, this must be | | | | - Apples and Pears - Without seeds |
| | | | - Melon - Without seeds |
| - Unfrozen | | | | - Grapes - Seedless |
| - Clean | | | | - Bananas - Including skins |
| - Free from contamination (crop spraying, animal | | | | - Oranges - In segments with skins on |
| droppings, exhaust fumes, etc) | | | | - Cherries - Remove stones first |
| - Mildew-free | | | | Do not give them peaches and plums, as they are too |
| The following vegetables are enjoyed by Guinea Pigs | | | | acidic and causes mouth scabs. |
| and Vitamin C information and how much to give to | | | | Guinea Pig Nuggets My piggies love eating the Guinea |
| your Guinea Pig per day; | | | | Pig food that consists of nuggets from Pet At Home, |
| Beetroot | | | | once I thought I would change the nuggets to |
| 1.4mg | | | | Woodlands Food and Forage. when I did this, I found |
| Few chopped pieces, leaves are poisonous | | | | that they would only touch the nuggets and hays in it, |
| Broccoli | | | | but left the alfafa pellets, so I switched back to the |
| 25mg | | | | nuggets again. |
| A handful | | | | Be aware, feeding them with just a bag of Guinea Pig |
| Cabbage | | | | food is not good enough for Guinea Pig diet as they |
| 10.2mg | | | | need to eat fruits and vegetables as they are good |
| Couple leaves | | | | source of Vitamin C. When a bag of Guinea Pig food |
| Carrots | | | | is opened, it takes up to ninety days for the Vitamin C |
| 1.7mg | | | | to decrease in strength. Do NOT use other food |
| A chopped handful | | | | mixes such as Hamster mixes, as peanuts and |
| Cauliflower Leaves | | | | sunflower seeds aren't suitable for Guinea Pigs |
| 24.7mg | | | | Rabbit pellet mixes contain anti-coccidiosis medication |
| Couple leaves | | | | (ACS) and is toxic for cavies. |
| Celery | | | | Hay is a MUST |
| 0.9mg | | | | I'll repeat this... Hay is a must! The Piggies eat very |
| A handful | | | | large quantities every day and it helps them to have a |
| Cucumber | | | | healthy digestion system. They will nibble hay |
| 0.8mg | | | | constantly as this is necessary to keep their teeth |
| 1 and half inch, chopped in half | | | | grinded down, preventing it to grow too long. |
| Green Leaf Lettuce | | | | You can purchase a good quality hay from either a |
| 5mg | | | | farmer or pet shop. It is essential that you check that it |
| 3 or 4 Leaves | | | | is hay and NOT straw as they are used for as |
| Green Peppers | | | | bedding and provide no nutritional value. |
| 22.5mg | | | | Timothy Hay Fresh Herbage Alfafa hay are usually |
| Chop few strips, without seeds | | | | used to feed baby cavies or pregnant sow as it is high |
| Parsnips | | | | in protein, calcium, and carbohydrates. Fully grown pigs |
| 4.8mg | | | | do not benefit from them as they are prone to stones |
| Few chopped pieces | | | | or illness due to alfafa being too rich in calcium. |
| Pea Pods | | | | For my piggies, I get Timothy Hay Excel Herbage as |
| 16.8mg | | | | they love to eat it and if I try to give them an |
| Empty pods with ends chopped off | | | | alternative, they'll ignore it completely (fussy pigs yes I |
| Red Peppers | | | | know!!!). Since Timothy Hay's pricey, I only use it for |
| 35.8mg | | | | their hay rack, and buy a cheaper big bag of normal |
| Chop few strips, without seeds | | | | hay for their bedding. |
| Red Leaf Lettuce | | | | Dandelions are their favourite plant, can be found in |
| 1mg | | | | any garden as they are wild plants, give a handful |
| Couple leaves | | | | every day with hay. |
| Romaine Lettuce | | | | And finally, last but not least - Water! |
| 6.7mg | | | | Water bottle in cage Water must be available to the |
| Couple leaves | | | | pigs at ALL times with Guinea Pig food. |
| Runner Beans | | | | Always clean and flush out the bottle of old stale |
| 4.6mgcut into strips, cut off ends and remove beans | | | | water before refilling. |
| (poisonous) | | | | They have a nasty habit of blowing left-over food |
| Spinach | | | | from their mouth into the water sprout and making the |
| 7.9mg | | | | water dirty. |
| Few leaves | | | | Over time algae will build up inside the bottle so use a |
| Sprout Tops and Stalks | | | | bottle brush to clean the inside. |
| 74.8mg | | | | If you do not have a brush, I have heard of an |
| A handful, no sprouts | | | | alternative that to put 1cm of water in the bottle and a |
| Swede | | | | spoonful of dry rice and then shake the bottle and |
| 5.9mg | | | | pour out into a strainer. |
| Not too much as high in Vitamin C | | | | Do not use water bowl, pigs will use them as a toilet or |
| Sweetcorn | | | | tips the bowl over, soaking the cage floor. |
| 1.9mg | | | | I hope this page has helped you to understand what |
| A cob in half, including leaves | | | | Guinea Pig Food is good for them and what's not. |