I’m thinking about getting a Guinea pig but what kinds of fruit/food has vitamin c and that I can give them daily.
I’m thinking about getting a Guinea pig but what kinds of fruit/food has vitamin c and that I can give them daily.
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NEVER EVER EVER! feed a guinea oranges. It givesa them olcers or temors in their MOUTHS which can lead to DEATH. give him rosmarie lettuce but not iceland
Some of the fresh veggies you can feed cavies are:
* Red bell peppers*
* Green bell peppers*
* Tomatoes
* Cilantro
* Parsley*
* Romaine lettuce
* Turnip greens*
* Turnips
* Purslane (!)
* Beets
* Asparagus
* Green beans
* Celery (chop finely to prevent choking on the strings)
* Swiss chard
* White corn
* Chinese Cabbage (Pok-Choi)
* Cauliflower
* Mustard greens*
* Squash
* Broccoli*
* Dandelion greens
* Baby carrots (feed sparingly, one small carrot per pig every other day is acceptable)
* Spinach (!)*
* Alfalfa sprouts
* Collards
* Watercress
* Kohlrabi*
* Cucumber
* Endive
* Brussels sprouts*
* Kale*
* =High vitamin C content (at or above 60 mg per 100 g)
(!)=Feed sparingly due to high oxalic acid content (at or above 0.6 g per 100 g)
Fresh fruits can also be fed, but do so sparingly because of the high sugar content. Be careful of fruits that are acidic, such as lemons, apples, and oranges, because some cavies are very sensitive to it and may get sores from eating these foods. Be sure to remove all pits, cores, and/or large seeds where applicable so they cavies do not choke or shatter the pits and cut their mouths.
Some fresh fruits that guinea pigs can have are:
* Tangerines*
* Oranges*
* Lime
* Kiwi*
* Bananas
* Apples
* Blueberries
* Strawberries*
* Raspberries
* Pears
* Plums
* Mangoes
* Melon (honeydew, watermelon, cantaloupe*)
* Papaya*
* Cherries
* Nectarines
* Pineapple
* Grapes
* Apricots
* Lemon*
* Grapefruit*
* Blackberries
* Peaches
* =High vitamin C content (at or above 30 mg per 100 g)
Quoted from:http://www.petinfopackets.com/guineapigs…
Please don’t get a single guinea pig. Guinea pigs are highly social animals that should be kept in same sex pairs or groups. I’d recommend getting your guinea pigs from a rescue as there are many, many homeless guinea pigs right now. Plus, you don’t want to support pet stores and the animal mills and backyard breeders they get their animals from.
Adopt:http://www.petfinder.com
Darksong~
These have good vitamins in them-
Oranges (not to much, the acids inside the oranges will put sores on your Guinea pigs mouths)
Cucumber- Great source of vitamins
Carrots- Also great food for them
P.S- Try to aim for the foods that are high in vitamins and are low in calcium. E.g- Dark green veggies are a great source.
Top 5:
1.Tunnip Greens
2.Mustard Greens
3.Dandelion Greens
5 Brussel Sprouts
Other things like parsely and broccoli are good.
Also celantro is good.
Start out giving them small amounts to make sure the don’t get diarrhea because if they get diarrhea they can die of dehydration very fast.
Hope this helped!!!! =]
just buy some human chewable vitamin C tablets.. break them into 25-30 mg pieces and give 1 piece everyday, you dont have to give high vit c fruit n veg then… and it’s the right amount.. oranges etc dont give enough for piggies.
cranberries
oranges
well my friends said to feed it oranges