How To Make Homemade Guinea Pig Treats

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Recipe originally from thepiggyhub.com, I've just adapted it a little bit :whistle:

These treats are fantastic, because they don't take long to make, they're crunchy, healthy and you know exactly what's in them! (They're also much cheaper than pet shop treats, but without the additives!)

Ingredients:
- 1 mug of guinea nuggets
- Leafy veg, such as lettuce
- A fleshy veg, like a carrot or cucumber
- Then a really juicy something, such as an apple or strawberries

(I used a massive carrot, some lettuce and an apple)

Method:
  1. Kill those nuggets with a blender or handheld choppy-thing :crazy: until they are a fine powder (but a few lumps are fine)
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2. Chop up the veggies into chunks, then blend into a simply lovely-looking mush. It's best to do this in a fairly large bowl or jug :)​
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3. Pour in the nugget powder, then mix them together into a paste you can make into a ball. If it's too dry, add a few drops of water. If it's too wet, you'll need to blend some more nuggets into powder. The consistency should be a bit crumbly, but mostly sticking together.

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4. Squidge all this together into a large ball, then put it on some clingfilm. Add another layer of clingfilm on top, so you've got a clingfilm and biscuit sandwich. Roll it out with a rolling pin until about the thickness of a pound coin, but it doesn't matter too much :D

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5. Put this slab in the fridge for 20 minutes or more to solidify a bit. It helps to use a plate or tray! This is also a good opportunity to do some washing up.

6. Once you've done that, preheat the oven to 150c/Gas mark 2, then break up the slab into little biscuit-size chunks. Use a proper cookie cutter if you want to! Put them in the oven on a foil-lined baking tray for 40minutes to cook. They won't expand in the oven, so don't worry about putting them close together.

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7. Put them on a cooling rack for a while. Never feed your pigs hot biscuits, kids. :cool:

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8. Then give them to your very, very grateful piggies!

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* Only feed these as a treat, they're not a main food replacement *
** Also - not people food, even if they do smell good. Been there, tried that :vom: **
*** Have fun! :D ***


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I am syring feeding at the moment so l have plenty of powered dried food ,
l will try that out tomorrow

Thanks for the idea I will let you know how I get on
 
This is great. Definitely going to try this some time. I'm sure I have seen these done with grated apple too? Would that work?

Essentially, the biscuit powder works like flour, the fleshy veg butter, juicy veg is milk and the leafy works like a binding egg, so if you use grated apple as your fleshy veg (fruit) I'm pretty sure that'd work too! It all gets mushed up in the end anyway :)
 
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