🍖Feeding a Guinea pig: the exact diet and the bans
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.
In short: Around 20 to 30 cm and 700 to 1,200 g, a lifespan of 5 to 8 years, and a gentle, expressive temperament that rarely bites. Sociable and expressive, it wheeks at feeding time and copes badly with solitude. Vitamin C deficiency (scurvy) is its species-specific risk: a daily intake is vital, and keeping one alone is a no-go.
The Guinea pig diet, precisely
A strict herbivore unable to synthesise vitamin C: unlimited hay, fresh greens daily and vitamin-C-enriched pellets. At 700 to 1200 g on the scales, excesses show fast: measure by the spoon, not by eye, and distrust colourful mixes it will sort for the fatty bits while leaving the rest.
Fresh food, treats and forbidden items
On fresh food, the rule is gradualism: one novelty at a time, in light touches. On the blacklist: chocolate, onion, excess citrus and sugary industrial treats — sugar has no place in a Guinea pig cage. Water is changed daily, with the bottle brush-cleaned weekly.
The hoarding factor
Serve at activity hours (diurnal — active on your schedule) and remove uneaten fresh food within 24 hours. The species detail lives on the full Guinea pig profile.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Guinea pig eat day to day?
A strict herbivore unable to synthesise vitamin C: unlimited hay, fresh greens daily and vitamin-C-enriched pellets.
Which treats suit a Guinea pig?
Natural extras in micro-amounts (a pumpkin seed, a bit of vegetable, dried mealworms for omnivores) — never the sugary shop bars.
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