Guinea pigs love homemade treats made up of fruits and veggies; making homemade treats provides more nutrition than store-bought foods!
Make sure that only a few treats per week are offered and ensure that they are fresh and pesticide free!
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Fruits and Vegetables
Guinea pigs typically enjoy eating an array of fruits and vegetables. Be sure to offer different items during each feeding session, especially if your guinea pig seems disinterested. It’s also important to remember that guinea pigs form habits early on that don’t readily accept new food sources.
Fruit can make an irresistibly tasty treat for your pet guinea pig! They include apples, bananas, strawberries and oranges; just be sure to remove their stems and pip as these contain harmful components which are toxic for their consumption.
Also, vegetables can be cut into bite-size pieces and offered to your guinea pig as tasty treats, including kale, spinach, sweet peppers and carrots – though be sure to vary the types you offer to ensure they receive all of the vitamins and nutrients they need for health.
Nuts and Seeds
Store-bought treats may contain too much sugar and other unhealthy ingredients for your pet’s wellbeing, so creating your own homemade treats is an effective way to ensure their wellbeing and happiness.
Many fruits and vegetables that you already feed to your guinea pigs can also make tasty snacks! Watermelons rinds make delicious snacks, as do carrot tops or kale leaves.
Fresh fruits and veggies make a wonderful treat for guinea pigs as grazing rodents will consume any food given them, including fresh fruits and veggies! Easy to prepare, fresh fruits can add variety in terms of flavors, textures and nutrients that their diet may be missing out on due to being high in sugar which could cause obesity or digestive issues in some instances. Just avoid giving too much at one time since too much fresh fruit could lead to obesity or other gastrointestinal problems in their system.
Dried Fruits
Dried fruits can add a tasty treat to your guinea pig’s diet, but beware allowing too many treats at one time as this could become part of their regular eating habits and cause health issues in later years.
Keep in mind that most dried fruit is high in sugar content, so try limiting its consumption to one or two treats every week at most. Mix up their selections so they have plenty of variety in their snacks!
If you decide to make your own guinea pig treats, be sure to use only fresh ingredients without preservatives. Also avoid overfeeding as this could lead to weight gain and health issues; and avoid giving treats with caffeine, chocolate or alcohol content as these could prove deadly for their wellbeing.
Grains
Guinea pigs are herbivorous animals, so their diet should consist primarily of hay and fresh vegetables. Though they can consume grains such as barley or triticale, it should only comprise a minor part of their daily food consumption. Be sure to give your guinea pig plenty of fresh timothy hay every day along with an assortment of leafy green vegetables such as carrot tops, broccoli leaves, cabbage stems, cilantro leaves and turnips as part of their daily menu plan.
Avoid feeding your guinea pigs food that is high in sugar or fat as this could pose health issues for them. Also be cautious when introducing new foods as some could be toxic such as rhubarb leaves, daffodils, garden shrubs (including hemlock or privet) and tomatoes with their peels.
Stuffing cardboard boxes or toilet paper tubes with hay and treats for your guinea pigs to encourage activity is an inexpensive, yet engaging treat that encourages them to explore their cage. Your pet will love searching out all their hiding places to discover this fun treat! They’ll love discovering it themselves!
