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Cunigran?
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Skullblits
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I would say no. The smaller grains might be a choking hazard.
Eriathwen
Adult Guinea Pig
Unfortunately the foods with bits in like seeds generally aren't good for them and may pose a choking risk.
Also with 'cuni' in the name I would assume this is a rabbit food, not a guinea pig mix. Some rabbit foods can contain ingredients that are unsafe for guinea pigs which wouldn't be possible to know whether it contained these without an ingredients list. They also don't contain the correct nutrition, rabbits don't need vitamin C in their food so it won't have any in ☺
Also with 'cuni' in the name I would assume this is a rabbit food, not a guinea pig mix. Some rabbit foods can contain ingredients that are unsafe for guinea pigs which wouldn't be possible to know whether it contained these without an ingredients list. They also don't contain the correct nutrition, rabbits don't need vitamin C in their food so it won't have any in ☺
Hi!
No, this is definitely a no no for guinea pigs. This is a rabbit mix and not a guinea pig one, in the first place.
Guinea pigs and rabbits have very different vitamin requirements. For instance, guinea pigs can't make their own vitamin C, unlike rabbits; plus some other nutritional differences. This can lead to long term malnutrition and scurvy (vitamin C deficiency) in guinea pigs since rabbit pellets are not reinforced with vitamin C.
Not that any muesli/dry food style feed is suitable; it has been scrientifically proven to be detrimental for rabbit health and the same goes for guinea pigs.
Since grass hay should make over 80% of the daily food intake of guinea pigs (which is what they have evolved on after all), you only need to feed 1 tablespoon of pellets per piggy per day. Rather feed a smaller quantity of pellets but invest in a good pellet brand instead!
What most people are not aware of is that grass is high in vitamin C, and hay (which is dry grass after all) also contains it. It is after all the reason why guinea pigs never had the need to make their own vitamin C in the first place! The more you overfeed in pellets, the less hay your piggies will eat with long term consequences for teeth and gut health, and a shortened life span. A good diet can add as much as 1-2 years to a life and take a healthy piggy to the upper rather than the lower end of the average life span of 5-7 years.
Here is our diet information:
Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets
Nugget Comparison Chart
Pellets Or Muesli / Dry Mix?
Eriathwen
Adult Guinea Pig
I wouldn't, rabbits a viewed as livestock in a lot of places and so have certain antibiotics added to their food. These antibiotics can kill guinea pigs. As there is no list of ingredients I wouldn't risk it, as well as for the above reasons.
But please let us know where you are based, and maybe someone on here will be able to help you track down a more appropriate food for your guinea pigs.
We have members from all over the world.
We have members from all over the world.
Ellie-May
Teenage Guinea Pig
I don't think this is even guinea pig food. I would not feed anything other than good quality pellets, hay, and veggies
Robin_
Junior Guinea Pig
Honestly, GP pellets aren’t even fully required provided you take the time to feed a well-rounded diet. As everyone said, hay should make up the majority of their diet anyhow, but all the micronutrients it lacks (such as Vit C) can be filled by veggies if you look into what guinea pig needs.
I’m not sure off the top of my head who they are but I know there’s a good number of people on here who don’t use pellets at all (anyone happen to know/tag?)
I’m not sure off the top of my head who they are but I know there’s a good number of people on here who don’t use pellets at all (anyone happen to know/tag?)
Hi guys! I just want to thank everyone for answering my question, I live in the Philippines and its a lil bit hard to find pellets for my pet. I do feed him hay and still the pellets because there are no other available pellets.
Ellie-May
Teenage Guinea Pig
No problem. I know some people who don't give their piggies pellets at all and stick to a pure hay/veggie diet, which is fine as long as they are getting all the vitamin c as they can't produce their own. I think pellets are purely a top-up on what they need, which is why it is advised to only give a tablespoon per pig. Have you tried amazon?