2006-08-21 19:56:46 · 16 answers · asked by Vio 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
If you feed your guinea pig rabbit food then you have to make sure that it gets lots of vit C from other sources. Cauli flower is one of the best supplier of VitC it has four times more than apples. If you have got a rabbit and a Guinea pig that live together do not feed a guinea pig mixture that contains nuts as these can be dangerous for rabbits, so a rabbit mixture and extra Vit C would be the ideal soution. Vit C drops added to the water help also. Care sheets are available free on my web site.
2006-08-22 00:00:12 · answer #1 · answered by stevehart53 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Guinea pigs cannot survive on rabbit pellets because of the Vitamin C as already mentioned and the protein levels need to be higher and fiber content lower than in rabbit food.
If I am assuming that you wish to feed rabbit pellets for economic reasons, let me do you a favor and point out the Purina Mills site, Mazuri. http://www.mazuri.com/Index.asp
They sell at feedstores for exotics and Zoos. On the web site you can locate a feed store near you and you can pick up a 25lb bag of Mazuri Guinea Pig food for about 12 dollars if you call ahead. You can find a Purina dealer near you on the Mazuri Web site.
The food you want is:
Mazuri Guinea Pig Diet (25 lb) - 5664
If the feedstore is a Purina Dealer, they will most likely have a bag on hand. Or you can order one in and it takes about a week. You can store a 25lb bag of guinea pig food in a 5 gallon bucket with a lid and keep it in a cool dark spot. The food is excellent for piggies and the price is way cheaper than any petstore you could ever purchase it from.
I have been buying my feed for my pet rats from Mazuri for years. When I had guinea pigs and other small animals, i also bought my food this way.
Another benefit of going to a feedstore is that you can purchase pelleted pine bedding (no oils to irritate the noses) used for horses at about 5 dollars a 50lb bag, salt licks and also something called Sweet PDZ which is the zeolite stuff they sell for outrageous prices at pet stores as an additive to bedding and litter pans to help with odor. It's Zeolite, a natural mineral that absorbs odors and is safe. A 50 lbs bag will cost less than 10 dollars and last forever. You just add it to the pan before putting in the bedding materials.
oh, I know someone said that you shoudl not house rabbits and guinea pigs together because one of the reasons is nutrient requirements. (not that you said you would be) I just wanted to add that under absolutely NO circumstances should the two be housed together as rabbits can and do kill guinea pigs.
2006-08-22 02:42:53 · answer #2 · answered by Zoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As everyone else has stated, no, it is not good for them.
Guinea pig food is fortified with extra vitamin C. Guinea pigs' bodies do not produce vitamin C, so it is vital that they get it through their diet. Rabbit food also sometimes has antibiotics added which can be harmful to guinea pigs.
This is one of the reasons why it is not a good idea to house rabbits and guinea pigs together.
2006-08-22 00:47:56 · answer #3 · answered by qwerty456 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No get guinea pig food, from the pet store. They would probably eat it but why take a chance Guinea Pigs are from a mountainous
area of the world and rabbits aren't.
2006-08-21 20:09:46 · answer #4 · answered by Avatar Jean 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They shouldn't - they are supposed to be fed guinea pig food, because rabbit food does not contain the vitamin C that a guinea pig needs.
2006-08-21 20:03:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Guinea pigs need certain vitamins, amounts of fiber, and other stuff in their diet. Dry rabbit pellets contain what is necessary for rabbits, not for guinea pigs.
It's better for the guinea pig to eat pellets formulated for them.
2006-08-21 21:13:47 · answer #6 · answered by ella 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No Your Guinea Pigs need the Vitamin C that is in Guinea Pig food. They also need extra vitamin C everyday by eating fresh orange slices or Kiwi. If they dont get this they will get scurvy and die. They also need to have hay in thier diet. You can get a mini bale of hay at Petsmart. Its called Thomsons Hay. Make sure you dont get the alfalfa hay though. Unless your Guinea Pig is under one year old the Alfalfa Hay will have too much calcium.
Good Luck
2006-08-21 20:13:00 · answer #7 · answered by Melissa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-05 08:57:20 · answer #8 · answered by sturms 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Guinea pigs have different nutritional requirements than rabbits, for one thing, they need a lot more vitamin C.
2006-08-22 10:21:40 · answer #9 · answered by BB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Special Guinea pig food is sold at most stores, and is better for your pet than ordinary rabbit food.
I feed guinea pig food to my chinchillas.
In the last two weeks, my chinchillas gave me seven babies.
All healthy as can be, on guinea pig food.
2006-08-21 20:03:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋