Feeding guinea pigs
Just like humans’ guinea pigs need vitamin C to prevent scurvy, surely you two aren’t going to suck down a glass of OJ together every morning (well, I suppose you could teach them to drink from a straw).
Most guinea pig pellets have vitamin C included but you should still supplement with fresh veggies especially if your pellet food is losing freshness.
Guineas need veggies too just like you and me and what gives us gas (broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage) does the same for them. More and more I wonder where the term guinea pig came from. Maybe they are more like us than we think not necessarily just to try experiments on.
Green veggies like... spinach, kale, dandelion greens are good choices, nearly any vegetable you eat your guinea pig can eat too. Although avoid potatoes, can you say Atkins diet.
Be smart start with just a little bit of vegetable to make sure he/she can tolerate the new food, just like you would with a baby.
Well that’s it for today; I’m going to check out where the term guinea pig (for medical reasons) came from.
Be sure to visit Top Pet Pics eBay Auction for all your guinea pig supplies including feed, guinea pig beds, bedding, and cages.
Most guinea pig pellets have vitamin C included but you should still supplement with fresh veggies especially if your pellet food is losing freshness.
Guineas need veggies too just like you and me and what gives us gas (broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage) does the same for them. More and more I wonder where the term guinea pig came from. Maybe they are more like us than we think not necessarily just to try experiments on.
Green veggies like... spinach, kale, dandelion greens are good choices, nearly any vegetable you eat your guinea pig can eat too. Although avoid potatoes, can you say Atkins diet.
Be smart start with just a little bit of vegetable to make sure he/she can tolerate the new food, just like you would with a baby.
Well that’s it for today; I’m going to check out where the term guinea pig (for medical reasons) came from.
Be sure to visit Top Pet Pics eBay Auction for all your guinea pig supplies including feed, guinea pig beds, bedding, and cages.
For Jill
Jill my best friend had guinea pigs, I can't remember the exact number 2 or 3 furry, squeaky cavies. Jill lived in Lake Gregory (near Big Bear) California and I had moved to West Virginia, I would go out and visit her from time to time. The last time I stayed with her before she died was when I met the guinea pigs, they were so cute and very tame too.
The funny thing was at night Jill's cat Fiasco (daughter to my Jeepers) who Jill kept for me, would hop in the cage and sleep with the guinea pigs. What a site that was, they got along wonderfully, not sure this was the norm and I wish I had pictures. I suppose I thought she wouldn't die and I would come back someday. Other memories of while visiting Jill where feeding blue jays and squirrels out of my hand.
I miss Jill terribly and I'm not sure what her husband did with the guinea pigs or Jeepers (she was 17 by then) but it left an impression on me that I will never forget. Such wonderful animals for a wonderful woman who would pick up stray anythings feed them, find them a home, or keep them.
So I'm on a mission to tell the world about guinea pigs! (and cats too)
The funny thing was at night Jill's cat Fiasco (daughter to my Jeepers) who Jill kept for me, would hop in the cage and sleep with the guinea pigs. What a site that was, they got along wonderfully, not sure this was the norm and I wish I had pictures. I suppose I thought she wouldn't die and I would come back someday. Other memories of while visiting Jill where feeding blue jays and squirrels out of my hand.
I miss Jill terribly and I'm not sure what her husband did with the guinea pigs or Jeepers (she was 17 by then) but it left an impression on me that I will never forget. Such wonderful animals for a wonderful woman who would pick up stray anythings feed them, find them a home, or keep them.
So I'm on a mission to tell the world about guinea pigs! (and cats too)
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