can guinea pigs eat farm hay?
Yes they can eat it. However, it is not the best for them, Timothy and Meadow hay are most preferable.
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Can guinea pigs eat fancy lettuce?
No they can’t unfortunately.
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Can guinea pigs eat fennel greens?
They aren’t great for guinea pigs to eat, but they can have a nibble on them.
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Can guinea pigs eat fenugreek?
They can’t eat it, unfortunately.
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Can Guinea a Pigs Eat Fertilised Grass?
No, they can’t at all.
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Can guinea pigs eat felt?
No, they cant, unfortunately.
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Can guinea pigs eat fine beans?
Yes they can eat them in small amounts.
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Can Guinea Pigs Eat Fireweed?
No they can’t unfortunately.
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Can Guinea Pigs Eat Field Corn?
They can nibble a little of it.
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Can Guinea Pigs Eat Flat Peaches?
They can eat it in small amounts.
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Can guinea pigs eat flax seeds?
Unfortunately, they cant at all.
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Can Guinea Pigs Eat Flower Sprouts?
No, they can’t unfortunately.
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Can Guinea Pigs Eat Fleece?
They may try and nibble it but that’s as far as they will go.
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Can guinea pigs eat flat beans?
They can nibble them but they cant eat too many of them.
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Can guinea pigs eat lawn grass?
Yes they can as long as it hasn’t been sprayed with pesticides
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The leek is a vegetable, a cultivar of Allium ampeloprasum, the broadleaf wild leek.
The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes erroneously called a stem or stalk.
The genus Allium also contains the onion, garlic, shallot, scallion, chive, and Chinese onion
Historically, many scientific names were used for leeks, but they are now all treated as cultivars of A. ampeloprasum.
The name ‘leek’ developed from the Anglo-Saxon word leac.
Two closely related vegetables, elephant garlic and kurrat, are also cultivars of A. ampeloprasum, although different in their uses as food.
Let’s check out their nutritional data and find out more.
In particular, their acidic, water, sugar, fat, salt, calcium and phosphorus content is of most interest as far as guinea pigs are concerned.
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 255 kJ (61 kcal)
Carbohydrates
14.15 g
Sugars 3.9 g
Dietary fiber 1.8 g
Fat
0.3 g
Protein
1.5 g
Vitamins
Vitamin A equiv.
beta-Carotene
lutein zeaxanthin
(10%) 83 μg
(9%) 1000 μg
1900 μg
Thiamine (B1) (5%) 0.06 mg
Riboflavin (B2) (3%) 0.03 mg
Niacin (B3) (3%) 0.4 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5) (3%) 0.14 mg
Vitamin B6 (18%) 0.233 mg
Folate (B9) (16%) 64 μg
Vitamin C (14%) 12 mg
Vit E (6%) 0.92 mg
Vitamin K (45%) 47 μg
Minerals
Calcium (6%) 59 mg
Iron (16%) 2.1 mg
Magnesium (8%) 28 mg
Manganese (23%) 0.481 mg
Phosphorus (5%) 35 mg
Potassium (4%) 180 mg
Other constituents
Water 83 g
source wikipedia
As you can see, leeks contain a huge amount of water, quite a bit of phosphorus, calcium, a lot of acidic content, a hint of fat, and a little sugar.
This means that leeks are not a good food for them to have as part of their regular diet.
They are too full of water and acidic content. This means that if they have too much of it, eating leeks may hurt them.
If they nibble at one, they should be fine. But a little nibble should be as much as they should have.
There are many other greens that guinea pigs can have instead if you are looking for vegetables to feed them.
Green bell peppers are a great example of a vegetable that they will really enjoy and provides a good nutritious food for them.
Feeding a veggie like this, along with a little fruit, a lot of hay and some guinea pig mix will provide your guiena pigs with the nutirtional intake they need as part of a balanced diet.
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A maggot is the larva of a fly (order Diptera); it is applied in particular to the larvae of Brachycera flies, such as houseflies, cheese flies, and blowflies, rather than larvae of the Nematocera, such as mosquitoes and Crane flies.
As with fleas and ticks, maggots can be a threat to household pets and livestock, especially sheep.
Flies reproduce rapidly in the summer months and maggots can come in large numbers, creating a maggot infestation and a high risk of myiasis (a maggot infestation of living tissue) in sheep and other animals. (source)
They shouldn’t eat them as they are full of bacteria. If your guinea pig happens to come across one in their cage it is a sign that flies have got in and started laying eggs which in turn have turned into maggots.
The cage needs to be cleaned out thoroughly and disinfected with animal-friendly disinfectant.
If they eat them, monitor your guinea pig and if there is a downturn in their well being then consult a veterinary surgeon.
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Guinea pigs are herbivores which means that they are animals which get their energy from eating plant material. They have digestive systems which let them digest all kinds of plant material such as grasses. This is why they need to consume hays/grasses constantly. It keeps them healthy and grinds their teeth down so that they don’t become overgrown.
They also enjoy veggies and some fruits and berries depending on what they are but these should only back up their main diet and not be the main part of it.
But what about insects? Animals such as reptiles love insects and consume them at a rapid rate.
They can eat them but they are not naturally inclined to them. When they are in the wild, I’ve no doubt that they would have come across them and nibble at an uncircumspect insect.
But they aren’t a food that guinea pigs would consume like they do when they eat grasses, veggies, and fruits.
They will probably just ignore them and leave them be.
If you see your guinea pig has eaten a live insect then as long that it is a harmless insect that won’t harm your guinea pig, then they will be fine.
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The fruit section of L. aegyptiaca or loofah may be allowed to mature and used as a bath or kitchen sponge after being processed to remove everything but the network of xylemfibers. If the loofah is allowed to fully ripen and then dry out on the vine, the flesh disappears leaving only the fibrous skeleton and seeds, which can be easily shaken out. Marketed as luffa or loofah, the sponge is used as a body scrub (source)
Can guinea pigs eat loofah?
Loofah isn’t for eating reallyas they won’t be able to break it off or digest it easily. It is more for playing with or gnawing so as to grind their teeth on it. Guinea pigs may get frustrated with it as they won’t be able to eat it. Loofah doesn’t break apart and stays together well.
You can purchase guinea pig toys that are made from loofah which many guinea pigs love to play with. They use them to toss around for the most part.
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A lollipop is a type of confectioneryconsisting of a sweetmeat of hard candy or water-ice mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking.
Different informal terms are used in different places, including lolly, sucker, sticky-pop, etc
Lollipops are available in many flavors and shapes. (source)
Can guinea pigs eat lollipops?
They can’t at all unfortunately. They are far too sweet for guinea pigs to eat and the sugar content is too much for their stomachs.
They shouldn’t eat any kind of candy such as this. Stock to feeding them veggies and fruits plus guinea pig mix. They will enjoy it a whole lot more.
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