In the winter oranges are kind of difficult to find where I go to college(I'm in the mountains with tons of snow and ice so trucks don't like to come up here), but my guinea pig loves veggies and gets a huge amount every day and he REALLY loves his oranges. I adopted him only 2 months ago so I've never had him for a winter. I have heard that red bell peppers have TONS of Vitamin C but he doesn't like them, or any bell peppers for that matter. I dont want him not get as much Vitamin C when oranges run out but what can I do, especially since he was really sick because of the lack of Vit. C when I adopted him.
Every day he gets tons of romaine lettuce, oranges, apples, grapes, cucumbers, baby carrots, dried cranberries(he is getting over a bladder infection) and other veggies.
Also, am I giving him too much veggies?
2007-09-18 18:10:43 · 7 answers · asked by sunflower14424 2 in Pets ➔ Rodents
Oranges are actually low in vitamin c and are high in sugar and as a result should not be relied on to provide the daily intake of vitamin c that a guinea pig needs.
Fruits should only be fed on occasions as they are high in sugar and water. Romaine lettuce and 1 baby carrot can be fed daily. The cucumbers should be limited because they are high in water and can cause runny stools.
I would keep feeding him bell peppers, persistence usually pays off. This site tells you how often certain vegetables and fruits can be fed http://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/diet-nutrition/22156-everything-you-need-know-about-cavys-diet-read-me-nutrition-charts-info.html and this one has a list of all of the vegetables in fruits ordered from most vitamin c to least http://www.guinealynx.info/diet_order-c.html
You need to lessen the amount of fruits you are feeding him and increase the amount of vegetables, particularly dark, leafy greens. If you can not get vegetables high in vitamin c get some kids chewable plain vitamin c tablets or kids vitamin c syrup.
2007-09-18 18:25:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The variety in his diet is good, just make sure he's getting a good pellet along with the other stuff (maybe 2 TBSP per day?). They make Vit C drops you can put right on the pellets and he won't know the difference.
Try not to overfeed the fruits/ veggies. "Tons" is not good. I give my 2 guys veggie portions twice a day - each feeding is like 10 baby carrots, or a half an apple, 4 or 5 leaves of lettuce, etc. Don't over-do it, they can get overweight.
If you over-do anything, make it the Timothy Hay. It's really good for them, and it keeps them occupied and happy. And remember to have fresh water available all the time.
2007-09-19 08:52:34 · answer #2 · answered by lotsadogs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No foodstuff for carnivores would be perfect for guinea pigs as they're strict vegetarians. Guinea pigs could have on an universal basis sparkling salad (e.g. vegetables, infant candy corn, chicory, tomato) yet NO ONIONS, no longer something from a bulb as this may well be poisonous. Their dry mixture ought to have diet C added as guinea pigs won't be able to make their very own, so rabbit foodstuff isn't stable for them (it could have anti-coccidiosis therapy that's undesirable for guinea pigs). Cooked rice isn't very perfect, yet you could mixture them slightly mash of bran with water. do slightly prognosis on what to feed your guinea pig; look at the guinea lynx internet site and books by Peter Gurney.
2016-10-19 01:51:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
(: There is this vitamin C stuff that you can put in the water he drinks and also the food pellets for guinea pigs usually have vitamin c in them. I'm pretty sure that lettuce has a bountiful amount of vitamin c. He sounds like a much-loved guinea pig!!! :)
2007-09-18 18:51:16 · answer #4 · answered by updo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We had to offer our little guy bell peppers about a half-dozen times before he decided to try them.
2007-09-18 18:29:44 · answer #5 · answered by Catkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this site will tell you how much of what to give them. too much of one thing can be very bad for them! also, you don't need to give them special things during the winter. but you could harvest your own blue/crab grass, dry it out very well and feed it to them over the winter. its what iv been doing for the last 5yrs with mine.
http://www.mgpr.org/MGPR/Guinea%20Pig%20Diet.htm
2007-09-19 12:40:25 · answer #6 · answered by secuono 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to feed mine vitamin c popcicles. I would take c tablets crush them into powder mix them water and freeze them. My piggy loved them. c tablets are a life saver you can put them on anything if you crush them up
2007-09-18 18:24:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋