What other fresh items can I feed my guinea pigs?

Question

At the moment, they just have carrots and lettuce. Tried cabbage and cucumber but they don't like them!

Why can't Guinea Pigs eat cabbage?

Answer 1

they can eat cabbage, and they don't have the exact same diet as rabbits

salad veg - lettuce and celery etc. should be only given occasionally - not much nutrition in them and can cuase stomach upsets and fruit also as it's high in sugars and acid

sweetcorn - whole with leaves as well
carrot
cabbage
brussell sprouts
green beans
peas - and the pods
broccoli
cauliflower - and the leaves
swede and turnip
peppers
tomatoes
lettuce
celery
cucumber
bananas - and skin
apples
oranges
grapes
parsley
grass
dandelion leaves


raw potatoes and any kind of bulb (onion, garlic etc.)are poisonous, and they'll soon let you know what they don't like, lol

Answer 2

Lots of great answers above, so wont go over them again. They can pretty much eat anything (but see below), but at room temperature, not too cold.

Sweet potatoes have TOXINS in them, like all potatoes so I wouldn't feed them. I'm not sure about onions, but dont think they would like them anyway.

They can eat cabbage and cellery BUT...
..cut celery very thinly at 90 degrees to the stringy bits, because they can cause problems.
...cut the big hard white stems out of cabbage leaves as they can choke on these, or in the case of one of my many, many (over 50) guinea pigs got throat infection and die anyway.

Answer 3

Guinea pigs have a Vitamin C deficiency, so I always give mine a small slice of orange in the morning. Not too much, but it is part of his morning ritual. my pigs (5 total) love it and are as healthy as can be.

You can experiment with a few different things, lettuce is good, but whatever you do you should never feed cold (just out of the fridge) food. This is not good for your pigs, let it warm to room temp. fist.

Have fun~

Answer 4

apple, tomato, brocolli and maybe celery. I have been told that celery can cause them to choke but it has never been a problem for our guineas.

Our guineas also go mad for long grass and dandelion leaves which you can pick from the side of the road.

Aside from those lettuce(round lettuce, not iceberg) and cucumber are their favourites.

Answer 5

Guinea Pigs are known to like apples, pears and oranges cut up.
You can also try tomatoes.

Answer 6

a million. that's ok. yet remember the different issues you may feed them that they might like. 2. it sort of feels like a classic quantity. 3. it truly is a classic quantity. they choose 10-30mg of diet C an afternoon. 4. No it wont. you may feed them pellets ordinary. Mine have countless pellets and that they are as healthful as ever.

Answer 7

nooo never feed gp's cabbage! i am pretty sure gp's and rabbits eat similar things - and my bunny's favorite food is raw sweet potatoes/yams. it is one of my favorite foods as well. give that a try, they might love it as much as me and my bunny do.
also, my bunny has always liked raw oats as well, but i would give it to them in moderation. have you tried timothy hay? that stuff is good for bedding and for food.
as for stuff not to feed them, i would stay away from things like cabbage, onions. but when i make salads, i always give my bunny the leftover spinach or lettuce. :)
Grabbing a handfull of whatever grass is outside is not bad either.

Answer 8

Have you tried sweetcorn and silly as it may seem old tea bags(just the contents) my guinea pigs love it.

Answer 9

They love grass and dandelion leaves and flowers, but please be careful it hasn't been sprayed. A friend of mine picked dandelions from the grass verge, and didn't realise the council had been along with weed killer. She lost both her pigs :-(

Answer 10

Apples, grapes, tomato's, toast, radish. They won't eat cabbage cos it gives them diarrhea. mine loves to crunch on a nice warm piece of toast.