Foods That Can Kill Your Guinea Pig - Avoid them all!
Posted: Sunday, August 12, 2007
by Florian Ross
http://www.pets-lovers.com
If you know what food you should be feeding your guinea pig, you should also know that there are some things that you shouldn't feed them.
If you accidentally feed your guinea pig something from this list that is not poisonous, just watch him or her carefully for signs of illness. However, you'll want to call or take him to the vet immediately if he or she has ingested something poisonous.
- Do not feed your guinea pig iceberg lettuce. While most leafy greens do provide an excellent source of Vitamin C for your guinea pig, iceberg lettuce does not. You're better off purchasing kale or cabbage for your pet.
- Do not feed your guinea pig long stalks of celery. Those stringy pieces that can get wound up in your garbage disposal are just as hard for your guinea pig to digest. If your guinea pig likes celery, you need to cut it up into smaller pieces before you give it to them.
- Do not feed your guinea pig any shelled nuts or seeds. Your guinea pig can easily choke on the pieces of the shell. Also, be careful about the guinea pig treat sticks that are sold in pet stores because these often contain shelled seeds.
- Do not feed your guinea pig rhubarb, beans, or potatoes with green spots. These are all poisonous to your guinea pig.
- Do not feed your guinea pig certain types of plants. While some plants, like dandelions and clover, are safe for your guinea pig, many others are poisonous to him or her. Daffodils, hyacinths, poppy, and buttercups are some of those too avoid.
- Do not feed your guinea pig any dairy products.
Although some people may suggest feeding their guinea pigs yogurt in order to clean out their digestive systems, you should avoid feeding any dairy product to your guinea pig because they are lactose intolerant, which means their bodies can not properly process daily products.
Also, excess calcium will cause guinea pigs to develop kidney and/or bladder stones.
And remember:
If you accidentally feed your guinea pig something from the list above that is not poisonous, just watch him or her carefully for signs of illness. However, you'll want to call or take him to the vet immediately if he or she has ingested something poisonous.
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More commentsThanks, this really helped my piggie
yes this article was very helpful to me cause i been buyin yogurt treats for guiena pigs from petco here lately thanks alot......i was just wonderin if them kinda yogurt treats would hurt the guiena pig....
My Guinea pig just died to day and so did my sisters. A bag of cat food spilled into their cage and they both died sometime early this morning.;( WHATEVER YOU DO DON'T FEED YOUR GUINEA PIG CAT FOOD!!!
i gave my 3 guinea pigs ice berg lettace twice! will it kill them?Iceberg lettuce will give them a bad case of diareer , five them some bread or short bread biscuit, this should settle the diareer!
what if you fed your quinea pig vanilla yogurt would this be harmful he wasn't pooping and i was told yogurt would help him please give me an answer.
Thanks for the information I'm a first time Guinea pig owner and I needed the information so I know what not to feed them so thanks again for that information. It was really halpfull. :) :) :) :)
my sisters gave my guiniea pig ice berg lettus and cellery and i dont know what to do :(It's not a big deal. Just cut the celery in the future, and lay off the iceberg lettuce. Iceberg is not poisonous, it's just useless nutritionally.
can i still give them tangerines instead of oranges
My guinea pig just died because we gave her celry. My other guinea ate it to how do you know if there going to choke in it what r the signs?
I killed my guinea pig by giving her celry. I also gave my other one celry too what r the signs of dieing
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