Are these safe for guineas?

[HeatherW]

My mum likes to get treats for her "grand pigs", but I'm always cautious before giving them any! Are these safe for guineas? I know they can eat corn, but is a hard dried cob okay?



Also, a lot of treat sticks I see often contain cereals. Can guineas eat these, or at least in small doses?

 

[Piggies&buns]

I would not give either of these to piggies.

the sticks contains honey and seeds neither of which which shouldn’t be fed To piggies
Those corn sticks look dangerous to me...the kernels are possibly hard – thereby a choking hazard, but also I’m sure I’ve heard stories of kernals from those things sticking on their teeth

 

[HeatherW]

I would not give either of these to piggies.

the sticks contains honey and seeds neither of which which shouldn’t be fed To piggies
Those corn sticks look dangerous to me...the kernels are possibly hard – thereby a choking hazard, but also I’m sure I’ve heard stories of kernals from those things sticking on their teeth

Thanks! That was my thinking. I don't trust treats like this branded for guineas.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Its so lovely of your mum though!
Perhaps you could guide her to Piggie Parcels forage website if she wants to buy them treats!

 

[HeatherW]

Its so lovely of your mum though!
Perhaps you could guide her to Piggie Parcels forage website if she wants to buy them treats!

My mum's very much an animal lover. I was thinking the exact same thing! Great minds... Thank you!

 

[VickiA]

How lovely of your mum to buy a gift for the grandpigs. But I agree that I wouldn't want to be giving that to my piggies, either. I just don't trust any of those sort of treat sticks.

 

[teddymouse]

Not the honey sticks ,yes to the dryed cobs, l pick and dry my own cobs in autumn to feed over winter.piggies love them.

 

[Merab's Slave]

How lovely of your mum to buy the treats, but I think @Piggies&buns suggestion to point her towards Piggies Parcels is great .
Mum can spoil the piggies and it won’t waste her money by getting unsuitable treats.

 

[HeatherW]

I told my mum and she understands. She wouldn't want to hurt her grand pigs!

 

[PigglePuggle]

Pop the things she"s bought out for the birds, they would probably really appreciate them!

 

[Claire W]

How lovely of your mum to buy presents for the grand pigs. Such a shame they’re not suitable but I love @PigglePuggle suggestion of putting them out for the birds. At least then they haven’t gone to waste and the birds will really appreciate them

 

[Free Ranger]

You could ask her to bring you a bag of peppers... or a massive cucumber! Wow there's a cucumber emoji - who knew? Cucumbers all round!

 

[artcasper]

someone once bought my pigs a pack of yogurt coated chocolate drops safe to say, they went in the bin!

My mum once brought the pigs a fleece house for Christmas - it was £25 and I use it everyday still!

 

[alpacasqueak]

My mum did the same at Xmas @HeatherW, lots of seedy ones along with a few teeny beds bless her! Half of the seedy ones went to her garden birds and the rest to mine, felt a bit bad as she’d gone out of her way (never gets the piggies anything normally!) but at least the birdies got a feast