Piggy Diet

Things to know about 

your Guinea Pigs diet

Provide your furry friend with a constant

supply of hay and pellets to offer a good, basic diet.

Aside this make sure you're giving your piggy fruits and

veggies as a good source of vitamin C as piggies lack the

enzyme to produce this. Always feed your piggy fresh Produce

so that it will get the proper nutrients it needs. Produce Looses 

nutrition as it ages.

List of safe fruits and veggies to feed your piggy

 Apple: Can be given once a week. One small slice including the peel, remove core and all pips (small seeds) Fruit's are naturally acidic so to avoid giving your piggy mouth sores cut all fruit into small pieces. This should be given as an occasional treat  due to the high sugary content.

pear: One small slice, include peel. Give weekly, remove core and all seeds.

Seedless grapes: Make sure the grapes are seedless before giving to your furry friend. Give your piggy one or two, weekly.

Cucumber: Has very little nutritional value, favorite of most Guinea Pigs. Has a high water content and should be given one slice preferably including the outer layer (the favorite-able part for piggies) every other day. A great treat for your piggy in hot weather.

Baby Tomatoes:One baby tomato or small plum tomato, twice weekly.  Remember to remove the poisonous tomato top ( green part ) If using a slice from a larger tomato, remove seeds. 

Fresh grass: Make sure that no chemical fertilizer was used. Never put guinea pigs out on wet grass, always make sure the grass is dry and never use grass that's been cut by a lawn mower. When spring has arrived and your grass has started to grow, just give your piggies a small amount of grass to begin with so their tummies adjust. (:

Dandelion leaves: You can give your piggy two or three average sized leaves weekly as a seasonal food during spring and summer.

Carrots: Your piggy may be given one baby carrot or a small slice of a large carrot every other day.

Broccoli: Half a floret (small part of the broccoli head) including stalk twice, weekly.

Red or green bell peppers: One slice given daily make sure to remove the seeds. Very high source of Vitamin C, superficially found in the red, noting that all colors have high Vitamin C content. Please note; Bell peppers are not to be confused with chili peppers.

Why is Vitamin C important? You may ask.

Vitamin c is especially important in a guinea pigs diet. Unlike many animals, guinea pigs can't produce their own vitamin c. A deficiency of vitamin c, could lead to scurvy and also loss of resistance to other diseases. To find out more, please visit Guinea Lynx: Scurvy Although good quality pellets contain vitamin c, its not an adequate amount for a guinea pig, their diet needs to be supplemented with vitamin c vegetables. It is a good idea to keep Oxybow's 50 mg Vitamin C tablets in a Piggy first aid kit, they can be halved into 25 mg daily. I would recommend adding it into a little water using a 1-ml syringe to administer the Vitamin C.

Guinea Pig-friendly recipes:

Millie's Recipe:

You will need:

- 1 packet of plain oatmeal ( not cooked or with water and no suger added! )

- 4 baby carrots

- 1 apple

- a knife and a container (like food bowl)

 

How to Make it:

1. Chop up the baby carrots thin but not too thin

2. Dice up your apple,

3. Put these in to the container

4. Get the oatmeal and put it in to the container

5. Mix it up till everything is covered in oats!

Then give this tasty meal to your guinea pig:)

Amy's recipes:

Veggie Salad 
serves 1-2 guinea pig(s) 

You will need: 

- 2 cucumber slices
- 2 baby carrots
- 2 leaves of lettuce (not iceberg!)
- 2 cherry tomatoes
- 2 ?trees? of broccoli
- Any other veggies that your guinea pig LOVES!

( check the WARNINGS page on info about food!) but don't put too much in! )

- 1 knife
- 1 container
How to make it: 

1. Chop up the cucumber slices into fourths or halves
2. Chop up the 2 baby carrots about 1 centimeter thick
3. Cut the lettuce leaves about 4-6 inches long, about 0-2 inches thick
4. ONLY IF YOU WANT TO, take your piggies favorite veggie(s) and cut it up (if it is not bigger than a cherry tomato, don't cut it!) 

5. Place all of these items in the container
6. Mix it up with your hands (make sure they?re clean!) 

How to serve : 

Give this tasty meal to your guinea pig either in a separate food bowl or in their

regular one, preferably in the afternoon!

Fruitie Salad 

Serves 1-2 guinea pig(s) 

 You will need: 

- 1 orange
- 1 apple
- 1 half of a banana
- 2 small strawberries
- 2 pieces of cubed cantaloupe
- 2 pieces of cubed watermelon
- 1 container
- 1 knife
- Any other fruits that your guinea pig LOVES! ( check the WARNINGS page on info about food!) but don't put TOO much in! 

How to make : 

1. Chop the orange in fourths, then take two of the four pieces and chop those into four pieces
2. Chop the apple into fourths, then take two of the four pieces and chop those into four pieces
3. Take the banana half and cut that in half, then cut that into fourths
4. Cut the strawberries up about 1 centimeter thick
5. Slice one cube of cantaloupe into 4 pieces, then repeat on the other cube
6. Slice one cube of watermelon into 4 pieces, then repeat on the other cube
7. ONLY IF YOU WANT TO, take your piggies favorite fruit(s) and cut it up
8. Place all of the items in the container
9. Mix it up with your hands (make sure they're clean!)
How to serve : 

Give this tasty meal to your guinea pig either in a separate food bowl or in their regular one, either in the afternoon or morning!!