Food for Rabbits and Guinea's?

Question

I would, like to know, what fruit and vegetables, can i give to:

1) Rabbits

2) Guinea pigs

Much appreciated.

Answer 1

This page has a chart of foods for a guinea pig and tells how much you should give them...

http://www.aracnet.com/~seagull/Guineas/VitaminC.shtml

And here's a list for Rabbits...

http://www.geocities.com/therabbithutch/goodbadp.html

By the way, you CAN give you animals lettuce, it just has to be a green lettuce like romain, not iceburg(lettuce like iceburg has no nutritional value and can give you pet the runs...but green lettuce is good for them)...

Hope this helps...good luck!!

Answer 2

Basically, all hard vegetables e.g apple, carrot, cabbage. No soft fruit e.g. strawberry, grape, gives them the squits (diarrhoea). No lettuce believe it or not!

I can also vouch that rabbits looooove curly kale - but only give veggies every other day at the most, they can have too much. Not sure about guineas, but 75% of a bunny's diet should be good quality hay (i.e specially prepared by pet shops) - for their digestion and their teeth, the most important health factors!

Althought traditionally kept together, rabbits and guineas are in fact best kept apart as they have separate dietary requirements, hence the different diets available. It's something to do with one of the species, I think guineas, not being able to synthesise their own vitamin C.

Chalice

Answer 3

NO! Guinea pigs need Vitamin C because they don't make it themselves. Rabbits produce their own Vitamin C, so rabbit food provides no nutrition for guinea pigs. It contains virtually no Vitamin C, not nearly enough for what they need. I hope you are feeding them plenty of fresh veggies too, pellets are not the only important thing in their diet. They also need timothy hay. As long as they have timothy hay they can do without pellets for a while. Fresh veggies, like leafy greens and bell peppers, will ensure they are getting their required vitamin C. One more thing, the dramatic switch between different kinds of food could cause a huge digestive upset. I say just try and find another store or go back the next time they get a shipment, but do not feed them rabbit food.

Answer 4

Here are the fruits and veggies you can give to a rabbit...
Alfalfa, radish, and clover sprouts
Basil
Beet greens (tops)
Bok choy
Broccoli (mostly leaves/stems)*
Brussels sprouts
Carrots and carrot tops*
Celery
Cilantro
Clover
Collard greens*
Dandelion greens (NO pesticides)*
Endive*
Escarole
Green peppers
Kale*
Mint
Mustard greens*
Parsley*
Pea pods (the flat edible kind)*
Peppermint leaves
Radicchio
Radish tops
Raspberry leaves
Romaine lettuce (NO iceberg or light
colored leaf lettuce)*
Spinach*
Watercress*
Wheat grass

Here are the fruits and veggies you can give to a guinea

Red or Green Bell Peppers
Broccoli
Kale
Carrot
Romaine Lettuce
Celery
Dandelion Leaves
Fresh Grass
baby Tomato
Cucumber
Parsley
Apple
Pear
Seedless Grapes
Satsumer Pieces
Corn on the Cob
Green Beans

************REMEMBER: you cant just give them fruit, though, you daily need to give them veggies, water, hay, and pellets!!!

Answer 5

future v has given you a good comprehensive list of what they can eat fresh wise. both guinea pigs and bunnies need a cupful of a vareity of veg and fruit daily along with hay and straw. hay and straw help to wear the teeth down as they constantly grow.

you can also give both vitamins that are add to the water you can also do 1 part pure apple juice to 3 parts water this encourages them to drink in the hot summer.

don't keep them together as the different diets required could kill one or the other. ginea pigs don't make vitamin c so need a diet rich in it rabbits do make and don't need extra.

some of the links are also very helpful.

Answer 6

Hi there,

Well its very different for these two different pets as guinea pigs are like us they need to eat all these different fruits and veg for gain much need Vitamins, rabbits do not.
Do not give your bunny fresh fruit and veg too often as it will give he/she an upset tummy as for guinea pigs they need fresh fruit and veg every day!
carrots
cabbage
parsley (good for sick or pregnant guineas)
tomato's
celery
pears
apples (no pips they are poisonous)
broccoli
cauliflower
swede
parsnips
greens
watermelon
strawberries
most fruit and veg they will eat, you must not give them potato peels unless they are cooked ( because of starch)

Hope this is of some help.

Answer 7

I don't know about guinea pigs, but bunnies can eat pretty much anything just make sure you give them little amounts to get them used and if you see any problems stop giving them that food...also limit sugary foods such as carrots and bananas. You can find more info here: http://www.rabbit.org/care/veggies.html and http://www.rabbit.org/care/fruits.html

Answer 8

Hmm. My rabbit and guinea pigs used to eat carrots, kale, oranges, and lettuce. I remember feeding them everything and anything XD.

Answer 9

carrotts lettuce anything like that really apples are also good, make sure they never eat raw potato as this can cause wet tail.
Rabbits and guinea pigs also love to eat lots of grass.

Answer 10

you can give a rabbit lettuce, but not to much because it can cause gas and that isn't good. they love carrots of course. they will eat potato peelings. they love apples and grapes. they also will eat bananas