🍖Food for the Guinea pig
Guinea pig : Unlimited hay (80 percent of the diet), daily fresh vegetables and a small amount of pellets. Like humans, it cannot make its own vitamin C: a daily intake of roughly 20 to 30 mg from rich vegetables or a supplement is vital.
Diet is the number-one health lever for your rodent — and the product family with the loudest marketing. Our guides compare product types, teach you to read a label and give realistic price ranges, so you feed right without paying for the packaging.
Each species has its own diet: daily vitamin C is vital for guinea pigs, hay for chinchillas, and colourful seed mixes are rarely the best option.
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Which fresh vegetables should a guinea pig eat every day? List of safe vegetables, quantities (about 100 g/kg), forbidden vegetables and weekly budget.
- How much does a guinea pig cost per month? Detailed budget
How much does a guinea pig cost per month? Hay, fresh vegetables, bedding, vitamin C and vet care: the real monthly budget, item by item, for a pair.
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- Toxic foods for rodents: the list you need to know
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