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Can guinea pigs eat bread? Ive just had Meg out for a cuddle while i was in bed and i was eating a sandwich. i was watching telle so wernt paying attention and the next thing i see is meg hanging off my sandwich nicking the bread lol. Are they allowed it?
 
My Alfie is like this...I often think he's mistaken himself for a dog! Was eating some jelly sweets yesterday and he even came over for a sniff of those. He sniffed and sniffed and looked around as if to say 'where's my treat?!' Needless to say I felt guilty and gave him a chunk of pepper. Think I read on Peter Gurney's site somewhere that poorly piggies can be given bread to 'bulk' them up...or was it mashed potato....? I'm not sure- I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. I'm sure a one off little nibble won't have hurt them either way. x
 
my girlie piggies always ate bread, they lived to 8 1/2, 6 and 6 1/2 so it can't be that bad for them... They'd always beg at the start of a meal (they were in the kitchen) and would munch on bread for a bit then go to sleep... zzzzzzzzz

creatures of habit I suppose...

My boys don't like it.:(
 
I always give my piggies the end bit of the bread slice. I suppose they average a couple of slices a week. I always buy the brown malted sort. They love it.
Charlotte x
 
The main issue is that piggies are, strictly speaking, vegans. Vegetarian doesn't cover it as pigs aren't designed to eat dairy, so vegan is the closest way to explain it. Bread contains animal by-products, which means it's not vegan, thus not really suitable for piggies.

Having said that, I have heard many times of people giving bread to piggies with no issue, so while it's not dangerous per se, it's best only to give a little bit once in a while if you do want to try it. Wholemeal is better than white. For piggies...and us. :)
 
mine have a small piece of toast at the weekend my oldest piggies are 5 yrs old they have been having it since they were babies with no problems
 
MrsM said:
what kind of by-products?
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You probably really don't want to know, because then you might not be able to eat it anymore. If you buy it from a bakery however, it's most likely that it contains milk, and possibly some shortening.
 
My pigs just to eat the nutty bread.

I had a house bun ages ago that used to scratch my ankles and legs for a slice of bread ;]. As soon as i let him out he'd be at the kitchen door waiting ;)
 
What value does bread give them? Can't see my lot nipping down to Subway for a salad sub! :))

I don't feed it, don't think I would but I am very fussy about what I do give them, bordering on the obsessive! I need to get a life! :(|)
 
Years ago i used to feed mine pobs, esp in winter & they loved it. Pobs is bread soaked in milk
 
ah, well, that's a bit clearer...

I have to say that the bred that got eaten was in France and there are very strict regulationa about bread and stuff. You know what the French are like with their food...:)) so i assumed that there would only be flour, water and raising agent in bred, but hen again, that sounds boring...
 
MrsM said:
ah, well, that's a bit clearer...

I have to say that the bred that got eaten was in France and there are very strict regulationa about bread and stuff. You know what the French are like with their food...:)) so i assumed that there would only be flour, water and raising agent in bred, but hen again, that sounds boring...
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Over here we have this whole line of breads that you can buy that don't contain flour or raising agents (sprouted grains, and who knows what to make it rise), and you can even get it gluten free, at which point I have to wonder why even bother? And the couple people I know with celiac disease agree that it just doesn't even taste like bread, so they normally pass it over.
 
Pigglywink's Rachel said:
Over here we have this whole line of breads that you can buy that don't contain flour or raising agents (sprouted grains, and who knows what to make it rise), and you can even get it gluten free, at which point I have to wonder why even bother? And the couple people I know with celiac disease agree that it just doesn't even taste like bread, so they normally pass it over.
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hmm, indeed... You may have the wide plains, lots of snow and big, I mean BIG cars but if you can't get the bread.... Having said that my parents were amazed that there is no bakery in my village and the best bread I can get is at the supermarket (Sainsbury's TTD multigrain with rye)... I all went though...
 
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