If you are seeking a bit of information to help you learn how to better understand and care for your guinea pig especially what to feed guinea pigs you have come to the right place. First there are some interesting things that you should learn about your new pet or prospective new pet because they are quite fascinating creatures and they have loads to learn about them. There is many differences in the guinea pig in comparison to say, a mouse or a rabbit so before you learn what to feed them, lets explore a few amazing facts about the guinea pig in general.
Weird But True Guinea Pig Facts
Not that any of these facts will help you in learning what to feed guinea pigs however they are interesting and will most definitely help you in caring and giving affection to your pet. The guinea pig does not have a tail for example; well not a visible one anyway and despite what you may have learned in school, it is true that they do no in fact, have visible tails. In every piece of old literature located in your local library or elsewhere, it will state that these animals do in fact have tails and it even states this in the all American dictionary!
The mother guinea pigs have no decision on what to feed guinea pigs when they are born because instinct immediately kicks in however there are some unbelievable strange facts that surround the guinea pig babies or Cavies as well. They are born with hair as opposed to rabbits or mice and they are so small that they can fit into the palm of a regular sized hand. Immediately the mother learns what to feed guinea pigs when they first come into the world because they begin to nurse right away. Within the next day or so the baby guinea pigs begin eating the mother’s actual food and they grow at an astonishing rate.
When learning what to feed these animals you will also quickly discover that they have an insatiable appetite and have earned the name of ‘pigs’ perhaps due in part to the huge appetite they display. Don’t forget to get your new guinea pig a toy and wood chews because the guinea pig is a member of the rodent family and it is equally as important that you satisfy the chewing instinct, as it is to learn what to feed them. They can wear down their teeth and this can cause health problems for your new pet.
Dane Stanton
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Is it ok to feed guinea pigs hamster food?
I know this sounds like a wierd question but I’m babysitting 2 guinea pigs for my teacher (I took them home over winter break) and my teacher gave me rabbit food and hamster food to feed them. She only gave me a little so it ran out and now I’m using my old hamster food. It seems to be ok because the pigs are perfectly healthy. I just wanted to make sure.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! lolz sorry no just go to the petco store any buy somefood people so cheap theses days!!! sike
no thats ok!!!
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hi
I think it’s ok.
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Guinea pigs are not like hamsters. They need to have access to timothy hay through the day, and their feed needs to have Vitamin C, as they cannot produce it themselves. This can be found in dark leafy greens, or simply purchase a pellet feed that is suitable for guinea pigs (it will say so on the package). Feeding an animal with food that is not suitable for it may not cause any noticeable symptoms right now, but will cause problems (like through deficiency) in the long run. Please purchase the right feed.
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Yea its fine just make shure to stop by the store and get some timothy hay. A mixed diet of hamster food,timothy hay,and mixed fruits and vegitables will be suitable.Or for the heck of it just go get some guinea pig food i mean u dont need it but what the timothy hay?
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no it is not ok unless you plan on killin your guine apig seeds and nuts are the worst diet ever for guine apig you didnt do your research you guine apig needs vitamen enriched pellets and romaine lettuce and parsley and fruits that are not stringy please go to a pet store and asked for vitam c enriched guine apig pellets
by the way you will seriously hurt our guine apigs tummy buy feeding it hamster foOOD!
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my 2 guinea pigs!
Those poor piggies ! They need special Guinea Pig feed, not hamster or rabbit ! hamster seed is a very bad diet and Rabbit food does not contain a proper amount of vitamins for them.
They need a constant supply of Timothy hay and you can feed them different greens, mine love cucumber and tomatoes, aswell as bits of carrots and orange.
This is why school’s shouldn’t have class pets, they just don’t know how to properly care for them !
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Licensed small animal breeder and in training vet
NO!!
Guinea pigs require plain pellets, specially made for them. They can absolutely NOT eat seeds, they have very little nutrition and are a choking hazard! Guinea pigs can not eat rabbit food either! Rabbits and guinea pigs have very different dietary needs, and some rabbit food contains an antibiotic that is very harmful for guinea pigs.
If this is the guinea pigs diet, it is very malnourished.
Read this article on GuineaLynx. GuineaLynx is a medical and care guide written by exotic veterinarians and people with years of experience.
This article is on pellets, I urge you to give this to your teacher.
http://www.guinealynx.com/pellets.html
And this article is on their overall dietary requirements:
http://www.guinealynx.com/diet.html
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Experienced, and loving Cavy Slave.
well it should be alright for the moment, but you shouldn’t do it as part of their diet. it contains what is needed for hamsters and isn’t necciserilly made for Guineas.
give them lots of veg,
give them my love too,
bye
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