Food Chart Guinea Pig Food List Printable

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Food chart guinea pig food list printable. Guinea pig care chart. Links to food charts include nutrition info for various vegetables and fruits. Hay vegetables fruits branches herbs and other plant. Cavies listen to their natural instinct and really like to eat what grows on ground raw.

Feed in very small amounts. Guinea pigs make great pets but it s important for kids to provide proper care on a regular basis. This chart allows you to see how various fruits and vegs stack up nutritionally and how one food compares to others. Corn for example is nutritionally very poor and is not recommended for guinea pigs.

Guinea pig diet of timothy hay when i became a new owner i was completely shocked at the fact that they ate the same stuff used for bedding in a guinea pig cage. Description printable guinea pig fresh safe fruit veggies list designed in full colour with a clear picture of each fruit and vegetable. Ideally a guinea pig s diet should consist of timothy hay fruits vegetables and pellets. Shows how often you can feed each fruit or vegetable so they get a good and healthy balanced diet.

Green leaves are extremely important in a guinea pig s diet. May cause gas or bloating. Oxalic acid both alphabetic and high low ordered lists of select vegetables print. A blog about all things guinea pig.

64 food items in total. Guinea pig nutrition charts and unsafe foods list lists of foods that are safe for your guinea pig to eat as well as poisonous plants to avoid. Citrus can cause mouth sores. There is very much you can feed your guinea pigs.

The keys to a good diet for your guinea pigs are to use a wide range of vegetables and a bit of fruit. Some of the best greens and ones they generally like are lettuce but not iceberg spring greens kale various herbs including mint parsley coriander cilantro and basil as well as foraged plants providing they are safe. Calcium high low ordered list print. Most of all feed hay.

Keep fruits and vegetables low in calcium low in oxalic acids and to aim for a good balance of calcium phosphorus ca p between 1 5 1 and 2 1 there is a great ca p ratio calculator on the nutrition page at www guinealynx info. Allow us explain each category of a healthy guinea pig diet in detail. Calcium phosphorus ratio excel calculator enter weight in grams and generate a calcium phosphorus ratio for a day s worth of foods. Our pet care charts for guinea pigs are the perfect tool for your child to list their responsibilities and track when they complete them.