they are eating the card board and paper

[koohah]

hi , is this normal , I think we are feeding them ok , unlimited supply of quality hay , always got a quality guinea pig mix "I'm told by the shop" , strawberys on occasion , carrot every third day , bit of orange on occasion , cucumber here n there?
I dont know if I should be worried if they are nibbleing on paper and cardboard they would be digesting minimal amounts from what I can see

 

[Shauna]

if you go into some of the sticky threads theres a couple of pages on the correct diet for guinea pigs

and mine are always nibbling on the newspaper and it hasnt done them any harm

 

[mstori]

mine have unlimited hay, fresh veg every day, fruit every other day..and an abundance of toys for them to play with and STILL eat the paper and card

i cant work out if they like the taste or just like to give me more cleaning |)

 

[Wiebke]

Hi! Here is a good thread about a balanced, healthy diet based on the recommendations from the leading medical website for guinea pigs, guinealynx:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=37030

Here is a list of what guinea pigs can eat:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=42

Basically unlimited hay (should make up to 80% of their diet), 1 cupful/50g of mixed veg per piggy per day in one ore more servings and some pellets, plenty when under 6 months old and then slowly reduced to about 1/2 handful for adults. Pellets are better than muesli.

Paper and cardboard are a bit of an obsession with piggies. If you stuff the cardboard inside of a toilet roll with hay, you have a splendid toy that wont hurt when eaten. if you wish, you can hang the toilet roll from a string in order to make things more interesting!

 

[FrizzyGuineas]

I had this with one of my girls Maude, who when I stuffed a paper bag full of hay was more intrested in eating the bag!
rolleyes