Feeding Guide.

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Fruit and VegetablesWhat they can eat
Sweetcorn.
Pepper(green, yellow and red but feed more green than the other two due to sugar)
Tomato(remove leaves, seeds and stalks)
Cucumber.
Bannana.
Grapes.
Honeydrew melons.
Pears.
Watermelons. (Remove seeds and feed in moderation due to water)
Lettuce.(Feed in moderation due to low nutritional value)
Apples.(Only suitable for some guinea pigs)
Apples and other acidic fruits like pineapples and oranges can cause fungal or bacterial infections as well as mouth sores.

Broccoli and purple sprouting broccoli.
Brussel Sprouts.( In moderation)
Cabbage.
Cauliflower leaves.(The leaves are more nutritonal than the flower and taste better but make sure you remove any discarded leaves because a smell can develop)
Spring greens.
Carrots.
Turnips.
Sweeds.
Sugar beet.
Beetroot.
Butternut Squash.(In moderation)
Spinach(In moderation too much can upset the digestive system)
Strawberries.
Clementines.
Parsley.
Passion fruit (In moderation)

Fruit and Vedgetables to avoid

Any root crop which is not carrot, swede, sugar beet or beetroot.
Iceburg lettuce.
Raw beans. (e.g. kidney beans)
Nuts and seeds.
Rhubarb
Hot peppers(Chilli peppers of jalapeno peppers).



Wild food
What is safe.

Chickweed.
Clover.(Not pink clover)
Cow Parsley.
Dandelion.
Dock.
Groundsel.
Plantains.
Sow Thistle.
Vetches.

Plants to avoid.

As general rule, any plant that comes from a bulb should be avoided.

Anemone
Buttercup.
Rhubarb.
Celandine.
Belladonna.
Foxglove.
Hemlock.
Bindweed.
Box wood.
Deadly Nightshade.
Yew.
Grass clippings.
 
thankyou, i've been wanting a straight forward list like this for a while and its difficult to compile along with the conflicting advice of other people and other websites. I'm sticking this on my fridge! :))
 
Great list :) I know completely what to get/collect for my girls now.

Also, you can buy dandelion, plantain and clover seeds and they are so easy to grow. I have ordered over 10,000 seeds and have a huge tub ready :)
 
My garden has lots and lots of clover and the girls love it! When they r sat on my lap they squeak until i give them some! Lol they love being in the run! Thanks for the list! Any ideas on courgette? cherries? I have read they r fine but wanted to be sure x
 
Courgette is fine. Stone fruits are not recommended. Cherries combined with water can be bloating.
 
When you say grass clippings, do you mean from like a lawn mower? I give mine grass that I cut myself and wash and they adore it, hope its not harmful .
 
Yes, it is from a lawn mower due to the spreading of the chemicals into cut grass and chemical poisening tends to be more harmful and harder to treat than organic poisening.
 
hazeyg said:
When you say grass clippings, do you mean from like a lawn mower? I give mine grass that I cut myself and wash and they adore it, hope its not harmful .
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I was under the impression that grass cuttings can cause tummy problems as the grass ferments ?/
 
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