The complete guinea pig diet explained, with tips and advice for how to make sure your guinea pigs have the healthiest diet possible! Learn about the four main food groups below, and if you find yourself with more questions then check out the follow up video on most commonly asked diet questions here:
1. Hay – 100% the most important thing your guinea pig eats. Hay provides the best source of fibre in your piggies diet and is crucial for keeping their teeth worn down. It’s important to keep them interested in eating lots of hay, especially as they get older. Feed unlimited hay and be healthier with hay by offering a variety of top quality hay, I recommend having two basic hays fed daily, one of which is timothy.
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2. Pellets – Choose a top quality pellet brand that is designed for guinea pigs (and so has added vitamin C) and that prevents selective feeding. Try to keep to recommended amounts for feeding, it’s easy to overfeed pellets, which isn’t necessarily best for your piggie’s health. Less pellets = more hay!
3. Fresh Grass and Forage – Lots of guinea pigs enjoy unlimited access to grass during spring and summer; grass is fresh hay and can form part of a natural guinea pig diet (but if you cannot get grass or other forages don’t worry, just make sure their hay is top quality). Always remember that piggies can have sensitive digestive systems (they can sometimes react badly to too much fresh grass or other foods without warning), so introduce grass slowly and always check online lists for other fresh forages to make sure they are safe.
4. Fresh Vegetables – Should be fed daily and do what works for you, but I discuss in the video how I feed less than I used to and I spread out their veggies more to avoid upset tummies! I think that is particularly important for older piggies (over 3 years), as bloat, among other digestive problems, can become more of a risk.
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The hey that I think I would feed my guinea pigs would be Timothy Hay in the orchard grass hay from oxbow and there’s also a bag that has both of those Hayes mixed in together and I think I’m going for that one
Thank you. I am babysitting 1 piggy from a friend who’s on 11 day vacation. He said only to feed the timothy hay from a bag he gave. The piggy looked sad so I gave 1 stalk celery one day and apple with no seeds the next day. 7 days left-
I have to go to school and I have a pet guinea pig just one I plan on getting a second one for Christmas. I got this one for my birthday but still since I have to go to school. How am I going to refill their bowls all day? Please reply I started watching you because of your starter helpings and my mom and sister would never help take care of it because they think it’s like a rat. Please reply soon.
My vet said hard NO to basil and parsley
Can you please tell Mee how many time guinea pig eat a day because my guinea pig always want food to eat
Is it ok for guinea pig to eat every time a food or they also have a schedule or timings to give food