Cavy Diet and Supplement

by cena robson Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:29 pm

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A good guinea pig diet might include carrots, lettuce, apples, and sometimes some parsley or other fresh fruits and vegetables. Most fresh fruits and veggies from your kitchen are good to feed your guinea pig. Something NOT good to give your guinea pig is potato peelings or anything with potatoes in them. Potatoes poison guinea pigs and will kill them, so don’t feed your guinea pigs any potatoes! Raw beans and iceberg lettuce are also NOT good foods to give your guinea pig. Guinea pigs like to chomp down on hay and dried pellets. You can put some hay in one corner of your cage and some pellets in a food bowl in another corner of the cage. Make sure that your guinea pig gets enough water. At most pet stores you can get water bottles for guinea pigs and other rodents, too.
Here's a rundown of guinea pig food...

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Vitamin C Content for Selected Fruits and Vegetables
The serving sizes given below are approximate values for obtaining roughly 10mg of vitamin C. Note that not all fruits and vegetables are created equal, so your actual mileage may vary. Protein, calcium and phosphorus totals are also approximate values for the given serving sizes.
Cavy Diet and Supplement VitC

Baby guinea pigs can start eating guinea pig pellets 5 days of age and should be completely weaned at about 10 days. Be sure to position the water dispense low enough so the smallest of the litter can reach the sipper tube – supplement the pellet diet by providing fresh vegetables daily.