Help!

[Poppy Le Rendu6]

i have been told I cannot feed my guiena pig ice berg lettuce? Is this true

 

[piggyfan]

Iceburg lettuce has no nutrition and is really just made up of water. It is best not to feed it as it fills up a guinea pig and can stop them eating hay but for no nutrition.

 

[Marshmallows]

My two love romine lettuce so they normally get that as a basic - plus some other random veges like celery, carrots and capsicum. They ignore the brussel sprouts though, not fans.

 

[Ruby Inferno]

Yeah, iceberg lettuce really shouldn't be fed due to the lack of nutritional content. Dark lettuces such as romaine, cos, little gem, etc., are fine though. Here's a list of veg you can feed to your piggies: https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk...veg-and-fruit-list-with-vitamin-c-grading.42/

And also a list that includes the nutritional value of each veg: http://www.guinealynx.info/chart.html

 

[Deleted member 114675]

I would only give you piggies lettuce occasionally - e.g. twice a week. It has no nutritional value - so the only reason to give it is for some variety in their diet.