Several points I would like clarification on...

[JSyle]

So I have two male guinea pigs and I have had them for a few months now but I feel like I am still unsure about a couple things that I would love some clarification on:
1) My vet mentioned to me about using children's vitamin c as her recommended vitamin c supplement for the boys, which brands if any are safe for them?
2) Is it possible to feed too many veggies? I give my boys a fair sized bowl of veggies every night and by morning its almost all if not completely gone. I mainly feed red peppers and a rotation of leafy greens as well as carrots every so often.
3) How can I stop cage biting? My boys are in a c&c cage, 4x2ft but they still chew on the bars. I provide wood blood and plenty of hay and toys made of hay for chewing as well. And they only ever bite on the bars when I am sitting in front of the cage cleaning it or prepping food for them, as if they are saying I am taking too long to give them food. If I am not sitting in front of the cage then they never even bother the bars, but I am of course worried about their teeth. Is this an issue and if so how can I stop it?

 

[Piggies&buns]

Guinea pigs do not need extra vitamins (unless there is a medical concern). They get all their vitamin c needs from their hay and a small portion of varied veggies.

Yes they can have too much veg, and too much veg isn’t good for them (it can stop them from eating enough hay (hay is their most important food source), and too much veg can cause tummy upsets). Veg only makes a tiny amount of their daily food intake (just 10%), they really don’t need much at all. It is supplementary and should be kept limited at all times. They should have just one tablespoon of pellets per pig per day and one cup (approx 50g) of veg per day, and not be left with constant access to veg or pellets. They need to eat hay above anything else. Hay needs to make up at least 80% of the food they eat in a day, they need constant access to fresh hay. I’ve added in a feeding guide below.

Cage biting is one of those things that piggies do to get attention. If they don’t do it constantly and it is only in response to you prepping food etc, then I wouldn’t worry too much

Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets

 

[VickiA]

If you follow the diet guides
Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets this shows the right amount of veggies and mix of veggies your piggies need to meet all their needs.
This link also details veg c content Edible And Forbidden Veg And Fruit List With Vitamin C Grading

I don’t give additional Vit C unless a piggy is poorly or unless they have come into the rescue malnourished.

Piggies need a diet made up of 80% hay, 10% veggies, 10% pellets. The majority of what they eat should be hay.

Bar biting at meal times or when you are present is a way of attracting your attention. Felix does it here to try to get me to do their cage first. As a short lasting event once ortwice a day it’s not such a worry for their teeth.

 

[Ellie-May]

So I have two male guinea pigs and I have had them for a few months now but I feel like I am still unsure about a couple things that I would love some clarification on:
1) My vet mentioned to me about using children's vitamin c as her recommended vitamin c supplement for the boys, which brands if any are safe for them?
2) Is it possible to feed too many veggies? I give my boys a fair sized bowl of veggies every night and by morning its almost all if not completely gone. I mainly feed red peppers and a rotation of leafy greens as well as carrots every so often.
3) How can I stop cage biting? My boys are in a c&c cage, 4x2ft but they still chew on the bars. I provide wood blood and plenty of hay and toys made of hay for chewing as well. And they only ever bite on the bars when I am sitting in front of the cage cleaning it or prepping food for them, as if they are saying I am taking too long to give them food. If I am not sitting in front of the cage then they never even bother the bars, but I am of course worried about their teeth. Is this an issue and if so how can I stop it?

I can only reply to the first two, but I agree with what @Piggies&buns has said with regards to vitamins. Also, I could be wrong, but, I’m pretty sure human medicine should not be fed to animals? Like I said, I could be wrong, but I would only get any medication from a vet and only if they needed it.

Yes, too many veggies can be a problem because hay is suppose to make up majority of their diet, 80% I believe. I know too many veggies can cause a problem as I was feeding my piggies too much and I discovered this as one of my piggies developed soft stool. Luckily it was nothing serious, but I started following the diet guide and it has been perfectly fine. I try to give my piggies a mainly healthy green diet. They don’t get any fruits and the occasional treat for them would be a bit of carrot or a pea flake

Also, with regards to cage biting one of my piggies started to do that but only when she was hungry. What I did to stop this was I bought this from amazon and she has not done it since. I cabled tied it to the parts she would bite and now she doesn’t or she bites that

 

[DMS260820]

I've never had a bar biter guinea pig, and I use everything edible or atleast chewable in their cage. Carrot cottages and seagrass furniture keeps them busy. No plastic, and no fleece tunnels, I'm not a fan of it unless it's out on free roam time

 

[Ellie-May]

I've never had a bar biter guinea pig, and I use everything edible or atleast chewable in their cage. Carrot cottages and seagrass furniture keeps them busy. No plastic, and no fleece tunnels, I'm not a fan of it unless it's out on free roam time

Ooo yes carrot cottages are good! Mine love them

 

[Hobbits]

Re the carrot cottages, I was interested in trying one of these but know they're not supposed to have a lot of carrot. I give our boys a small piece each once a week. Are the cottages actually carrot and how do you limit what they eat if it stays in their enclosure?

 

[DMS260820]

Re the carrot cottages, I was interested in trying one of these but know they're not supposed to have a lot of carrot. I give our boys a small piece each once a week. Are the cottages actually carrot and how do you limit what they eat if it stays in their enclosure?

I have wondered this too, but I just let this slide

 

[Piggies&buns]

Re the carrot cottages, I was interested in trying one of these but know they're not supposed to have a lot of carrot. I give our boys a small piece each once a week. Are the cottages actually carrot and how do you limit what they eat if it stays in their enclosure?

You really don’t need to worry about this. The roof is dried carrot but it’s unlikely they would sit and eat a lot of it in one sitting.. A lot of effort needs to be Put in when eating a carrot cottage and mine will often chew it for 10/15 minutes and then lose interest and go off and do something else.

 

[Hobbits]

You really don’t need to worry about this. The roof is dried carrot but it’s unlikely they would sit and eat a lot of it in one sitting.. A lot of effort needs to be Put in when eating a carrot cottage and mine will often chew it for 10/15 minutes and then lose interest and go off and do something else.

Thank you, they have seagrass tunnels but I might get a carrot cottage and swap over for variety.