I want my guinea pig to be happy, I dont have any toys for her because I've ran out of money and I dont know what stuff to feed her =[.
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I am a proud owner of 4 guinea pigs and I learned from a magazine that they LOVE dandelions. My piggies just love them! Make sure that nobody has sprayed them. I'm sure your neighbors would be delighted to give you some. You can also give them grass that hasn't been fertilized lately or fresh fruit or veggies. I'm sure that your parents would borrow you money for the sake of your pet.
I have a guinea pig and she loves the guinea pig food you can buy at the store. She also likes fruit, such as apple,grapes or strawberry. She likes some vegies too like celery, carrots and more. Oh yea she also likes grass that i pick outside. But one of her favs is WATERMELON!! hope i helped! =]
try oxbow.com for pellets, or if you can find kaytees brand pellets, without added bits or seeds. you can usually find it at walmart or other stores. vegtables are needed too. here are the ones it can eat
http://www.pimms-pages.co.uk/forums/foru...
http://www.aracnet.com/~seagull/guineas/...
its also need unlimited timothy hay 24/7. they are strict vegitarians, so no meat, dairy, or anything like that.
here are free or almost free toys you can find around the house
http://guineapigcages.com/toys.htm...
hope i helped
good luck
Most everything a rabbit can. Carrots, lettuce, spinach and most all leaf greens, including carrot tops. They also need the cereal nuggets sold in pet stores for the grain. You also want to add vitamins to the water. Guinea pigs do not play. They chew. Find some safe wood for her to gnaw on, or her teeth will grow into her bottom lip. They use chewing to shorten them.
Trust me ! Oh and I remember that what your asking is the first ever question I asked on answers so I think that is cool . Ok well i have 2 Guinea pigs right now and I use to have hamsters but the moved on because it was their time . So I am a rodent pet expert ! Well a guinea pigs favorite treat is a carrot . They love carrots it makes them happy . You should also be feeding them their normal pellets and water . You can also feed them lettuce , apples , parsley is another on of their favorites . So if you ever go out to eat and you get parsley with your meal you can bring it home for you guinea pigs . I do it when I go out to eat . They also eat celery . Theres a lot more so you can also get a book on Guinea pigs or ask your vet for any suggestions too . Hope this helps . Good luck !
I had a guinea pig for many years. sadly he died of old age, but he lived a good, long, happy life. He loved eating carrots. I would give him two baby carrots everyday. Also, grass is good for them too. You probably shouldn't give them grass everyday, but every now and then is healthy. I always bought this trail mix guniea pig food for mine, he seemed to like that a lot. Another thing I did was whenever I changed his water I would put two drops of these guniea pig vitamins in it that were suppose to be really good for him. Also, I got this old shoe box and cut out a little doorway in it for him and he liked to sleep in it. He also liked to eat it, lol. If you do that make sure there aren't any stickers or staples inside the box. Alright that's all I can think of for now. Hope I've helped!
For food, you need guinea pig pellets, timothy hay and fruits and vegetables. You also need to provide fresh drinking water at all times. Here are some vegetable and fruit suggestions:
Vegetables and fruits that are SAFE for your guinea pig:
-carrots
-cucumber
-strawberries
-bananas
-green, red, and orange bell peppers
-parsley
-ROMAINE lettuce
-SMALL pieces of celery
-spinach
-grass (free of poisons and chemicals)
-apples
-oranges
Fruits and vegetables that should only be a TREAT:
-raspberries
-broccoli
-cauliflour
-green part of a carrot
Foods you should NEVER feed your guinea pig:
-corn
-cabbage
-potatoes
-ICEBERG lettuce
However, you HAVE to present a guinea pig with ALL of these foods EVERYDAY 24/7!
Clearly, you are not researching about guinea pigs enough. Either, get some money, or get rid of your guinea pig.
My guinea pigs are happy with eating celery, carrots, romaine lettuce, apples, oranges, and a pretzel (only sometimes). They also eat Hartz Bonanza Guinea Pig Gourmet Diet. They also can eat Nilla Wafers, but those aren't all that healthy for them.
they can have grass fruit veggies and any kind of guniea pig food and treats made for guinea pigs. as long as shes getting vitamins from her food u dont need to worry about that but if shes not there are these dropletes u can put in their water when u fill it up to give them the vitamins thay need. hope everything goes well.
well other than guinea pig pellets, you can go to this link:
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?...
and give them these fruits for Vitamin C
Just one question first, if you have no money how are you going to take your guinea pig to the vet if she needs to go?
Toys can be made from home using simple resources, things like toilet rolls stuffed with hay and parsley, 4 inch PVC pipes, cardboard boxes made into igloos or houses, old sock with a tennis ball at the toes - fill the rest with hay, there are plenty of toys that cost almost nothing that can be made from home.
http://www.guineapigcages.com/toys.htm...
Guinea pigs are herd animals by nature, thus why they should be housed in pairs. Please consider getting a same sex cage mate, 2 guinea pigs are often more active.
In terms of food, guinea pigs need a good plain pellet and hay which should be available at all times. Hay not only files the teeth but it helps with the digestive system. If you guinea pig is under the age of 6 months than she should be fed Alfalfa hay and Alfalfa based pellets, if she is over the age of 6 months than she should be fed Timothy hay and Timothy based pellets. For pellets I would recommend Oxbow, for hay I would recommend Kleenmamas Hayloft.
Oxbow:
Alfalfa based pellets:
http://www.oxbowhay.com/shop/showproduct...
Timothy based pellets:
http://www.oxbowhay.com/shop/showproduct...
Kleenmamas Hayloft:
Alfalfa hay:
http://www.kmshayloft.com/catalog/advanc...
Timothy hay:
http://www.kmshayloft.com/catalog/advanc...
Guinea pigs should be fed at least 1 cup of fresh produce a day, this should mainly be made up of leafy greens with things like bell peppers/capsicum, baby carrot (1 per guinea pig), parsley, cilantro, celery, cucumber as side plates. The following site has a list of vegetables and fruit.
http://www.petwebsite.com/guinea_pigs/gu...
Guinea pigs can not make their own vitamin c, thus why you have to provide it for them. Avoid the drops you put in the water as it basically disintegrates, but chewable (kids) tablets and syrup are fine. Although if you are feeding her high vitamin c foods you should be fine.
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