Like monkeys and human beings, guinea pigs need daily doses of vitamin C to prevent the development of scurvy. Scurvy can develop within seven to ten days without dietary vitamin C. Normally a daily intake of 10 milligrams of ascorbic acid will be adequate to keep the guinea pig free from scurvy.
The best diet for guinea pigs consists mostly of grass hay, supplemented by high-quality pellets, and up to 1 cup of fresh vegetables daily. Be sure to introduce all new foods slowly to your guinea pig to give them time to adjust and avoid digestive issues.
As we can see from the illustration, Labblock Guinea Pig Diet has many fascinating aspects to explore.
Guinea Pig Diet is ormulated to maintain reproduction, lacta-tion, growth and maintenance of guinea pigs. This diet is a complete life cycle diet formulated using managed formulation, delivering Constant Nutrition.
Learn about the veterinary topic of Diet for a Guinea Pig. Find specific details on this topic and related topics from the Merck Vet Manual.
Fresh food and forage gives your guinea pigs variety in their diet and provides much needed essential vitamins and minerals such as vitamin C however it is important that this is balanced with things such as calcium which can cause bladder stones and water content which can cause diarrhoea.
