If you know what food you should be feeding your guinea pig, you should also know that there are some things that you shouldn't feed them.
If you accidentally feed your guinea pig something from this list that is not poisonous, just watch him or her carefully for signs of illness. However, you'll want to call or take him to the vet immediately if he or she has ingested something poisonous.
The forbidden items
- Do not feed your guinea pig iceberg lettuce. While most leafy greens do provide an excellent source of Vitamin C for your guinea pig, iceberg lettuce does not. You're better off purchasing kale or cabbage for your pet.
- Do not feed your guinea pig long stalks of celery. Those stringy pieces that can get wound up in your garbage disposal are just as hard for your guinea pig to digest. If your guinea pig likes celery, you need to cut it up into smaller pieces before you give it to them.
- Do not feed your guinea pig any shelled nuts or seeds. Your guinea pig can easily choke on the pieces of the shell. Also, be careful about the guinea pig treat sticks that are sold in pet stores because these often contain shelled seeds.
- Do not feed your guinea pig rhubarb, beans, or potatoes with green spots. These are all poisonous to your guinea pig.
- Do not feed your guinea pig certain types of plants. While some plants, like dandelions and clover, are safe for your guinea pig, many others are poisonous to him or her. Daffodils, hyacinths, poppy, and buttercups are some of those too avoid.
- Do not feed your guinea pig any dairy products.
Although some people may suggest feeding their guinea pigs yogurt in order to clean out their digestive systems, you should avoid feeding any dairy product to your guinea pig because they are lactose intolerant, which means their bodies can not properly process daily products.
Also, excess calcium will cause guinea pigs to develop kidney and/or bladder stones.
And remember:
If you accidentally feed your guinea pig something from the list above that is not poisonous, just watch him or her carefully for signs of illness. However, you'll want to call or take him to the vet immediately if he or she has ingested something poisonous.
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i ran out of food for my guinea pig and gave it cat food instead! is that dangerous or poisonous to it!! it's acting sick and weak, is that the cause??
Cat food can kill. Your piglet is an herbivore. That means their food are only plants That means no meat in any form should be fed. A piglets body can't digest the ingredients that are in cat food. Guinea pigs can die from eating meat based food. You cat is a carnivore, a meat eater. Get your piglet to the vet. Or call the vet and follow his/her instructions to the letter. If you piglet survives this mistake, never ever feed it anything other than piggie food again. Respond to this comment
» left by Nibby from dallas tx (134 days 18 hours ago.)
i don't get i checked all the petstores and all of the foods had seeds in them i don't get it
The food may be made up or contain seeds. The article reffers to seed shells. On the other hand, there are some products out there that shouldn't be for guinea pigs at all yet are supposedly "made" or at least advertised for guinea pigs. for example.... exercise wheels and balls.
are guinea pigs able to eat dog food? i dont NEED to feed it to my guinea right now but i heard hamsters like it. i have not fed it to my guinea and WILL not feed it to my guinea till i know, i just want to make sure just in case i run out of her food. thx
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