Safe Stocking Stuffer?

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Sooo, I may have acted too much on impulse and bought this product from the grocery shop as a possible stocking stuffer:
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After researching the all of the fruits and berries in this bag I've discovered that the fact it's labeled as a "daily supplement" is a bit alarming; I've read that you shouldn't feed most of these fruits more than a few times a month, especially since they're dried...
If I can feed this I would probably stash it in my room so my smaller siblings wont overfeed it. And only give it to them a couple of times a month...

It contains dried pineapple, papaya and cranberries along with normal timothy hay. Any advice on how or if to feed this is appreciated :)
 
Dried fruits are really sugary and can even give us humans tummy ache if we ate too much.

Personally I would only feed the hay bits out of it and dump the rest.

If you really wanted to give them fruity treats I'd go for the real thing. During the holiday season my boys get a 1/4 of a cranberry each per day. They love them!
 
Jaycey said:
Dried fruits are really sugary and can even give us humans tummy ache if we ate too much.

Personally I would only feed the hay bits out of it and dump the rest.

If you really wanted to give them fruity treats I'd go for the real thing. During the holiday season my boys get a 1/4 of a cranberry each per day. They love them!
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Hmm, alrighty, thank you! I'll definitely just give raw fruit instead ;)
 
timmypiggy said:
Hmm, alrighty, thank you! I'll definitely just give raw fruit instead ;)
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Someone else might post if it's okay for tiny quantities to be given.

I'm just extra cautious with my boys as I have one on a strict low calcium diet and another has piggy IBS so I'm very wary off all stuff like this.
 
I think it is probably ok to give the occasional small piece of dried fruit to your guinea pigs, since you have already bought it.
But I wouldn't feed more than one small piece per pig once or twice a month.
Dried fruit is very high in sugar.
Plus I would carefully read through the ingredients on the back of the pack and check if there is any added sugar.
I am prepared to bet that there is, which makes it a less than ideal 'treat'.
Like @Jaycey I would probably just dump the fruit and feed the hay.
 
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