Although the supply of fruits and vegetables is essential for guinea pigs, the reality is that there are also foods that are totally forbidden to eat.
We are talking about foods that can pose a problem in the normal functioning of the digestive system of a guinea pig, for this reason it is important to make a small review of this list and make sure that we are not offering it.
Keep reading this article on our site to find out the prohibited foods for guinea pigs in a complete list.
Not recommended foods
Before starting with the foods that are totally prohibited for guinea pigs, we must pay attention to some that must be given very rarely:
- Grapes
- Oatmeal
- Barley
- Pipas
- Seeds
- Bread
- Parsley
These are not foods that are harmful to your guinea pig's he alth in small doses, but a high consumption of them can cause problems for their body.
Forbidden food
Now yes, pay attention to this list of prohibited foods to know what you must never offer to your guinea pig, it will thank you:
- Meat
- Animal derivatives
- Sweet
- Mushrooms
- Chocolate
- Coffee
- Lily
- S alt
- Potatoes
- Avocado
- Sweet Potatoes
- Ivy
- Roundinside
- Onion
- Preserves
- Sugar
- Mint
Why shouldn't you give your guinea pig these foods?
Products of animal origin such as meat, eggs or milk are highly inadvisable since the guinea pig is a herbivorous animal, that is, it feeds only on products of plant origin. Under no circumstances should we give him this type of food.
Certain spices or plants, even though they are of plant origin, are also not appropriate because large quantities can be toxic. This is the case of ivy, for example, also poisonous to dogs and cats.
Finally we will add that products containing sugar are totally inadvisable as they are not foods that a guinea pig should consume. Among its consequences we find blindness, intestinal problems, etc.
