Guinea pigs what can they eat

bluecatblue

Hi I am looking after the three school guinea pigs I have guineas pig food and give them fresh hay every day but what extras can I give them a carrot and the have been eating grass in the garden some said they can eat oranges is this correct? Thanks for any advice don't want to harm them

longforgotten

Dandelion leaves are very good for them because the leaves are loaded with vitamin C.

Bonus being it'll keep your garden tidy ! and a freebie too

Jo_Mc_2

Ours love the spring greens that you can buy, and I'm seriously thinking that I need to grow a dandelion patch as they can't get enough of them.
Other things they like are parsley, apples, broccoli and baby corn.

no_pennies

they go crazy for flat leaf parsley

xMonsoonx

Any leafy veg, carrot, cucumber, apple are favoured, a good supply of hay (fibre) is also needed.

Beware of feeding more veggies than they are used to though!

SUESMITH_2

have a look at this, like others have said they need lots of hay

http://www.coldal.org/guineapigs.html

PasturesNew

Do NOT give them potato peelings, they'll die. I had a friend who killed hers inadvertently by chucking the spud peels in their cage.

katieh86

My 2 piggies love kale, peppers, baby sweetcorns, lettuce, baby carrots, cucumber, pears....to be honest they will pretty much eat anything! They aren't fussy eaters!!

Paradigm

Blackberry leaves are another good freebie. Nettle leaves too if your pig will eat them, some don't.

claire0710

Spinach is another favourite of ours. They also like nibbing the left over melon in the skin and dandelion leaves are the best because they are free and they love them!

samhuzz

Red peppers are another good food to give them, they need Vitamin C I was told as they can't create their own or something like that?