Harringtons Optimum Guinea Pig Food is a pellet-based food consisting of 17% protein and 17% fibre, both of which are about reasonable for a guinea pig’s daily diet. The pellet-based food helps prevent selective eating, whereby a guinea pig eats its favorite ingredients and leaves the ingredients it doesn’t like. While your guinea pig’s diet has to be high in vitamin C, it should rest on fiber that comes from timothy grass hay, which also promotes digestion and dental health. Experts generally recommend a diet consisting of 18%-20% protein and 10%-16% fibre. A little higher or lower than this should be safe for a healthy adult, and if your vet has advised a high or low fibre diet, you should follow these recommendations to ensure good health. The Importance of Vitamin C Hay is just dried grass. Unless you have a large garden and can provide your guinea pig with plenty of fresh cuttings every day, you will likely have to feed some form of dry hay. Although there are several hays available, including meadow hay and alfalfa hay, Timothy is considered the best for your pet. It has the right nutrients and an appealing texture. Not only does it provide the high fibre that your cavy needs, but its consistency and texture mean constant gnawing, which will help grind down and maintain teeth.

Also, make sure that you have thoroughly washed fruits and vegetables before offering them to your pet. How to Introduce New Food to Guinea Pigs? Not only are bananas considered safe for guinea pigs but because they are rich in fibre, vitamin A and vitamin B, and contain some essential vitamin C, but they are considered a somewhat healthy treat to feed. However, they are high in sugar, so should only be given sparingly and only fed as a treat rather than as a staple part of their diet. Can Guinea Pigs Have Cucumbers? Grass, Wheat, Soya Bean Hulls*, Oat Feed, Hi Pro Soya, Lucerne, Yeast, Sugar Beet Pulp, Mint (1.25%), Soya Oil*, Limestone, MonoCalcium Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Salt, Ligno-Cellulose, Short Chain Fructo-Oligosaccharides (0.25%), Minerals.

How to Introduce New Food to Guinea Pigs?

The same manufacturer designed orchard, oat, and alfalfa-based guinea pig food for consumers allergic to timothy hay. The majority of your piggies’ diet – around 85-90% – should be tasty, top-quality feeding hay and grazed grass (never feed grass cuttings as this will make your guinea pigs unwell). As a guide, provide each pet with at least their own body size in fresh guinea pig feeding hay every day. Also, you should make sure that your guinea pig has an unlimited supply of clean timothy grass and water at all times. Essential Nutrients

Guinea pig pellets shouldn’t be stored in the fridge but should be kept in a dry, cool and dark place. Avoid placing them next to a radiator or in direct sunlight. Alfalfa; Soyabean Hulls*;Soya Bean Meal; Wheatfeed; Wheat; Barley; Peas; Oatfeed; Grass; Minerals; Soya oil*;Salt; Short Chain Fructo-oligosaccharides (min 0.2%) Mint&Rosemary. For instance, guinea pigs who need to lose weight, or need extra fiber for problematic dental issues should consume 1st cutting of timothy hay. Besides, you should know that guinea pigs are herbivores, which means they primarily feed on plants.Cucumbers are not toxic to guinea pigs and are, therefore, quite safe to feed. They are also low in sugar, which means that they should not cause your cavy to put on weight. However, they also have a high moisture content and are low in vitamin C. This means that while they can eat cucumber, most guinea pigs would benefit from being given better quality and more nutritionally beneficial foods instead. Feed no more than a slice or two, two or three times a week. Conclusion Metallic pink food bowl from Piggies Choicewhich is the type of food bowlused by LA Guinea Pig Rescue