I feed my guinea pig plenty of veggies a day, but I do leave piggy food and hay in his cage for if he wants something other then veggies or if he runs out of veggies, or something like that. We bought him FIESTA, but I read online that nuts and seeds are bad for them. I just realized now that FIESTA has pumpkin seeds(i think that's what they are) and some sort of nuts(it might be like pistachios or something like that). Is it safe for him?
2007-09-03 05:49:30 · 7 answers · asked by adari94 2 in Pets ➔ Rodents
No, Fiesta is terrible. The way to know is if it has seeds in it. The first thing you should examine when selecting a food is the content. Seeds, little green chunks, and anything besides plain pellets is a dead give away of shoddy guinea pig food.
You should get oxbow, or kleenmama's, as they're the best. If you can't order online, then try to find them in stores near you. The very least you can find is KayTee pellets. Just make sure it is the KayTee without seeds and stuff.
2007-09-03 06:30:22 · answer #1 · answered by MotaroRIP 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They do need guinea pig pellets only because they cannot produce they're own vitamin c the rest of the stuff is basically grass and a few other things, if your not wanting to feed them pellets I would advise to give them fresh vegetables few times a week, that have vitamin c in them, I feed my guinea pigs parsley red peppers sometimes a segment of orange, basically anything with vitamin c sounds like your doing a good job already anyway but just keep in mind they need vitamin c
2016-05-20 02:40:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
FIESTA is basically junk food, it is full of nuts, seeds and colourful bits which pose as a serious choking hazard for guinea pigs let alone the fact that they are packed with preservatives, fat and sugars which are bad. I recommend swapping to Kleenmamas Hayloft or Oxbow, both of these companies provide hay and pellets. With Oxbow you can buy online and buy from certain vets and feed stores, with Kleenmamas Hayloft you can only buy online:
Kleenmamas Hayloft:
http://www.kmshayloft.com/
Kleenmamas Hayloft Pellets:
http://www.kmshayloft.com/pellets.html
Kleenmamas Hayloft Hay:
http://www.kmshayloft.com/hay.html
Oxbow:
http://www.oxbowhay.com/index.sp
Oxbows Products:
http://www.oxbowhay.com/link.sp?page=products
Find a place near you which sells Oxbows products:
http://www.oxbowhay.com/link.sp?page=international
Make sure that your guinea pig is getting unlimited hay, pellets and 1 cup of fresh produce twice a day. If your guinea pig is under the age of 6 months you may want to supplement his diet with a few handfuls of Alfalfa Hay.
2007-09-03 16:41:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nuts and seeds are really bad for guinea pigs. they are high in fat and they can choke on the shells. an exelent brand of food is oxbow cavy cusine. thats the only thing i will feed my guinea pig. i give my guinea pig a small handfull in the moring and thats it. they can fatten up pretty quickly on pellets. he needs to have access to hay all the time no exeptions. he should be given 2 servings of veggies a day. a serving size is the size of his head. i would suggest feeding a supplement if the veggies he is getting arn't high in vit c. i feed mine the oxbow suplement GNT-50C and he loves it. i just throw it in his bowl in the morning and then i dont have to worry about him not getting enough vit c. its avalible online or possibly in ur vets office. i have linked u to the oxbow website below. hay should be 85-95% of ur piggys diet. pellets should be 5-10% and veggies should also be 5-10%. good luck.
oh also 2 veggies that are really high in vit c are red bell peppers and dandilion greens (avalible in ur yard or the grocery store).
2007-09-03 06:04:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fiesta is NOT good. Get a plain pellet, Oxbow is best becaue it is timothy hay based. Use lots of timothy or other non-alfalfa hays as well. Limit vegies to a cup a day, and watch the sugary ones.
http://www.cavymadness.com/carefood.php
2007-09-03 07:00:12 · answer #5 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, wherever you read that was wrong. Im sure Fiesta is fine. I feed my two guinea pigs Fiesta aswell and they love it! But you should not feed them too many veggies or they can have diahrea and get sick I feed mine veggies every couple days or a few every morning and I replace the food while they are having floor time, but anyhow, fiesta is fine and I use it!
2007-09-03 06:00:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
no please take thef food out and buy new or pick out all seeds and nuts it is not safe the seeds will poke holes in your piggies intestines
2007-09-03 14:12:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋