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Can guinea pigs eat the carrot sprouts?

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Zhi Heng

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My carrot seems to be sprouting after few weeks in the fridge (photo as attached below) can the sprouts be eaten?
 

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Yes, the green tops of carrots will be devoured, mine like it better than the carrot itself
 
Zhi Heng said:
My carrot seems to be sprouting after few weeks in the fridge (photo as attached below) can the sprouts be eaten?
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sorry, I can't see your picture … but suspect what has happened is your carrots have gone mouldy .
Guinea pigs can't eat mouldy food.
Guinea pigs can eat the leaves of carrots ( sometimes called carrot tops)
 
Veggies Galore said:
sorry, I can't see your picture … but suspect what has happened is your carrots have gone mouldy .
Guinea pigs can't eat mouldy food.
Guinea pigs can eat the leaves of carrots ( sometimes called carrot tops)
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The sprout like top is mould? I tot it was sprouts growing, this usually happened few weeks after the carrot is in the fridge.
 
Zhi Heng said:
The sprout like top is mould? I tot it was sprouts growing, this usually happened few weeks after the carrot is in the fridge.
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I chopped the carrots n the sprouts in the photo is on the carrot top
 

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If they are sprouting green leafy bits you can cut those off and feed them. Just don't feed the top of the actual carrot if it is going mouldy
 
It looks like the food in there has gone mouldy. Personally I wouldn't feed any of that to my guinea pigs; I don't think it's worth the risk.
 
Zhi Heng said:
I chopped the carrots n the sprouts in the photo is on the carrot top
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I can see you picture now - if I were you, I'd plant it in a pot and see if it grows a bit more . If it gets nice and green - it should be OK for guinea pigs
 
Veggies Galore said:
I can see you picture now - if I were you, I'd plant it in a pot and see if it grows a bit more . If it gets nice and green - it should be OK for guinea pigs
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I think it should be the sprouts just that its yellow cuz it doesn't have sunlight (it grew while in the fridge) but anyway i decided to throw it away.
 
Sometimes when I have a carrot that has a little bit of a green leaf top showing, I cut the top off and put it in a little water in a pot on my windowsill and wait for the leaves to grow a bit so the piggies can eat them. I've got one there now 🥕
 
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