The definitive list of food that Guinea Pigs can eat

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I have a list from the internet but can't always get the stuff in the supermarket and there are so many other fruits and veg I wonder if they can have those instead.

TIA.

Don't have a list but ours love:

cucumber
romaine lettuce (their fave)
spring greens
tomatoes
apples
certain types of cabbage (not savoy)
spinach

There are other things but can't think off the top of my head.

Thank you.

Mine don't like tomatoes or spinach which is a pain.

parsley
celery
sometimes banana's (although my latest piggys are fussy and don't like it)
Xmas trees growing in the garden . The lower branches were nibbled offm they'd be almost balancing on their hinds legs like giraffes trying to get at the prickly bits.
Apple twigs, they love them and are good for gnawing.
Watermelon, they finish off the slices that the dc's don't want.

Mine are fussy about most fruit.

They do love dandelion leaves! And yes, parsley.

Meglet - are your piggies completely free range?

not anymore, those were piggies I had over 20 years ago. We let them run round the garden in the day us kids used to scare off the cats and the piggies happily wandered around did what they pleased. They'd be out until well after dark in the summer and used to retreat to their hutch and wait for us to bring them inside.

One of mine was free range for a bit last week....

was he / she ok?

Mine have:

Celery (cut up as the strandy bits can harm them)
Kale
Broccoli
Apples
Melon (inc rind)
Sweetcorn cobs

I thought tomatoes were a no no ?

He was a little bit scared I think but a neighbour helped me catch him and then sat and was cuddled by him quite happily. Much happier then when we hold him!

Mine always had grass, chickweed, groundsel and other assorted weeds from the garden!
Plus carrots.

We take the pips out of the tomatoes and they seem to be ok with them.

curly kale
coriander
parsley
carrots
apple
spinach
cabbage and spring greens
banana (they like the skin best}
they like lettuce but they are not supposed to eat it too often.
melon (again the peel is their favorite part)
celery
the odd grape.

Their very favorite is cucumber which they fight over even if they have a piece each.

Forgot broccoli and cauliflower leavers

do any of you give them the brocoli stalk? im always tempted but not brave enough

yes, they like the little leaves that stick out.

mine also love cucumber and celery and lettuce and tomatoes but our vet told us to limit these items in guinea pigs diet because the high water content in them can cause diarrhea or wet stools which causes wet tail.

I tried them on banana and they left it. They left the raspberries too.

How many things to you give at each meal and how many times a week?

I give mine two or three veg for breakfast and two more for dinner. I give them fruit maybe twice a week. There is a website called Rodents With Attitude, that has loads of useful info, including a list of which veggies and fruits are good for guineas.

All the above plus a new one is mint, which they absolutely love, and celery leaves.

And their own poo, of course

Do you also give them cereal?

No I don't give them cereal, just veggies,hay and guinea pig pellets.

By cereal I mean guinea pig food - not frosties .

Oh well then yes!! I assumed you meant shredded wheat or corn flakes!!

Ours absolutely adore posh salad - the sort that comes in bags with baby herbs and leaves.

Curly kale is their staple veg, and hay of course. They eat a lot of hay.

I heard that tomato is too acid for them and can give them sore mouths.