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i have bought a cool new Apple peeler :) it makes lovely thin strips of peelings and I wonder if I can give them to the GP's? I have never given them fruit before.
 
Yes apple peel is one of my piggies fav treats! Just don't give them too much :)
 
l dont think you can be over coutious ! l wouldent feed mine apple peal because
l beleve apples are coated with ? wax ? or somthink else to protect the in storage
and if you give them the peel then you are giving them all that (somthing) as well :hmm:​
 
Eermm I've not heard of them being covered in wax? As we eat the peel so surely not...You can get lemon and limes which have a wax coating but not heard of that in apples.
Anyway I've never had a problem feeding it to any of mine :)
 
I agree with Gizzy . SOME apples are coated with something - but not all. If you want to give apple peelings to guinea pigs, I would also advise you choose organic apples.
 
You can see the shiny wax on apples in the shop it's on some not all, you can also feel it, I avoid the waxy ones. I always wash my fruit and veg before eating as you don't know what's been on it. I scrub apples with one of those green washing up scourers if they look at all waxy, just in case. In this house having piggies means you never get to eat a whole apple, one bite and the wheeking starts so you have to cut a couple of slices out for piggies with big ears.
 
My piggies have apple occasionally but they're not overly fond of it. (They usually get it the day before grocery day and I'm running out of veggies!) I give them apple cut into quarters (core and seeds removed) and they always chew the peel off first and leave little mushy piles of apple flesh behind!
 
My girls love apple peelings. My parents have an orchard so they get apples from there from bout September through till Christmas. I give them peelings once a week as a treat.
 
I didn't know that they could have apple peelings! Yay, when mum peels an apple, I'll ask her to save me one small strip.
 
I wouldn't give the the peel, they could choke on it. Small amounts of apple without the peel are fine though.
 
Butterfly88 said:
I wouldn't give the the peel, they could choke on it. Small amounts of apple without the peel are fine though.
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Mine have always been fine eating it, don't see why they'd choke on that any more than other veggies they get :/
 
The wax is easily removed on any fruit by quickly dunking it in boiled water for a few seconds before refreshing it under the cold tap and using straight away. Oranges and Lemons processed this way are also better if you need to use the zest without any wax in dishes and cakes ect, the heat also helps to relese the juices in the fruit if you plan to squeeze them.
 
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