can guineapigs eat sunflower seeds?

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I would say stay away from them. I gave a food once that had some in and one of the pigs got one right over her bottom 2 teeth - she was frantic and it took me a while to figure out what was wrong and then to get it off.
 
Ditto - they get stuck in the bottom 2 teeth - and if they cant get it out you have to - which can mean bitten fingers from a frantic piggy !
 
Apart from getting stuck on their teeth, guinea pigs don't eat seeds or nuts. They're not able to chew husks off of seeds or the shell off of nuts to eat the kernel inside (like a hamster would hold it in its front paws to chew the husk off).

Also, seeds (and nuts) are very high in fat and a choking hazard.
 
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