GUINEA PIG Foop List EVERY CAVY NEEDS DAILY: VITAMIN C, FRESH WATER, QUALITY GUINEA PIG PELLETS, UNLIMITED GRASS HAY, AND FRESH VEGETABLES. To PREVENT SCURVY AND OTHER HEALTH ISSUES, EACH GUINEA PIG SHOULD GET 10-50 MILLIGRAMS OF VITAMIN C EACH DAY. LIVESTOCK FEED OR MULTI-SPECIES FOOD ARE NOT SUBSTITUTES TO GUINEA PIG PELLETS, AS ALL ANIMAL SPECIES ARE DIFFERENT AND SO ARE THEIR NUTRITIONAL NEEDS, HAMSTER & RABBIT PELLETS ARE ALSO NOT GOOD FOR CAVIES. TIMOTHY & MEADOW HAYS ARE BEST FOR ADULT CAVIES, WHILE ALFALFA HAY SHOULD ONLY BE GIVEN TO YOUNG 8 PREGNANT PIGS. THE KEYS TO A GOOD DIET FOR YOUR GUINEA PIGS ARE TO USE A WIDE RANGE OF VEGETABLES AND ‘A BIT OF FRUIT. VEGETABLE SERVING SIZE SHOULD BE ABOUT A CUP A DAY. LIMIT FRUITS TO [-2 TABLE- SPOONS PER 2 LBS. OF BODY WEIGHT. IT SHOULD ALSO NOT BE GIVEN DAILY DUE TO HIGH SUGAR CONTENT. Do NOT FEED VEG OR FRUIT THAT HAVE YELLOW LEAVES, ARE MOULDY OR BEEN HANGING AROUND TOO LONG, ARE SOFT & BENDY, AND HAS BEEN FROZEN. ‘THIS LIST IS MOST HELPFUL To FILIPINOS AND THOSE LIVING IN ASIAN COUNTRIES. [icreens/Leary Greens = J otuer vecerastes* Wi Frurse* Th roraces+++ Daicy 2-l TIMES PER WEEK I-2 TIMES PER WEEK 1-2 TIMES PER MONTH BERMUDA GRASS BROCCOLI LEAVES x’) BABY SPINACH x’) KAMOTE (SWEET POTATO) CARABAO GRASS CABBAGE, RED a Basil. RADISH, INCLUDING CoRN Husk CAULIFLOWER LEAVES «’) CABBAGE, GREEN « LEAVES (LABANOS) CORN SILK CELERY KaMOTE TOPS (TALBOS LANGKA (JACKFRUIT) MEaDow HAY KINCHAY (CHINESE No KaMore) NAPIER GRASS CELERY /FLAT-LEAF Peed a OAT GRASS/HAY PARSLEY/ITALIAN PINACH) a) Tinohiy HAY PARSLEY) MALINCGRY HORREA) «en Leu (me Weekes Mar MUSTARO|GREENS >. Thon, HH WATER conTENT) MANGOLEAVES, YouNG ws SPINACH, STALKS REMOVED -Hor PErrERS/CHLIS/ParRRAS Pegs CAAA EN ee ere ons ALMosT DaILy PECHAY Bacuio(Nara PECHAY(BOK CHOY).R Caper, coun rnauTs) BANANA LEAVES CABBAGE) ee ~GARLIC OR PUNGENT onions ASPARAGUS “Towaro Leaves & STALKS BRoccoL! «’ STowariio Leaves & STALKS CAULIFLOWER «2 = Bpae , Conn on THe Cog SEEDS (CHOKING WAZA) LETTUCE, ROMAINE --TANGLAD (LEMONGRASS) LETTUCE, GREEN LEAF BAGUIO BEANS (GREEN LeTTucE, REDLEAF BEANS) WaNsoY (CHINESE BELL PEPPER, RED x ORM ON DRY BEANE 80 EAS | PARSLEV/CILANTRO/ CHICHARO,STRINGS RE- eve Fao! Raw cdnctmane toca zen) CORIANDER) MOVED(SNOW PEAS) « Gayore (CHavore) ” _Cocow (T00 oH NFAT) BELL PEPPER, GREEN «i CUCUMBER, WITH PEEL Tocue (Bean Serours) HORSERADISH BELL PEPPER, YELLOW x KALABASA, INCLUDING — AppLE,INCLUDING SKIN Rormcte oiscnous iF Carnagl FLOWERS (SQUASH) —BauingiNG (STAR FRUIT)“ GREEN OR SPROUTED) TOMATOES, CHERRY SINGKAMAS(JICAMA) Banana “Tako. (OANGEROUS IF EATEN Clover SITAW(STRING BEANS) Bavapas(Guava) x) SAW/PrePareD) “JAMS, JELLIES AND FRUTT PRE- ToMAToEs, RED BLACKBERRY 1 sewves (rod HEPHaoe BANANA PEEL BLUESERRY “Fur auces Grapes CHico(SAPODILLA) ——_— TEAS COFFEE, coLas Kiwi & Bo FED, COOKED AND OTHERWISE ORANGE PEEL «) GRAPEFRUIT «) iar tare (canes can. RAMBUTAN Loncan ies aaReD C000 STRAWBERRY « Mango © Eien Se em DELON CANTALOUPE © eras Tus YOU afe UGURE 6 OF, Of THAT LOOK DIFFERENT PAPAYA «°) FRM ONES YOU KNDH 2) = thew m viranes c Os0ne 006) PEAR, INCLUDING SKIN ~FLOweRS (Comencny can “RUS PREPARED AS VEGETAMLES ARE ALSO USTED HERE PINEAPPLE.) omarie as GaraN P= + SiASheD UNCONTAMINATED, 8 PESICDE- Face WATERMELON Sezvares & fesncnes) [REFERENCES: GUNEAL YNX.NFO, ONLINEGUNEAPIGCARE.COM, CAWYSAVIY.ALOGSPT.CO, GUNEAPIGMAMUAL. COM. GUREAPIECAGES.cOM, PASSINFORPES, OM, A, HAFPYCAVY CO, CAVY-LOVERSLIVESOURNAL COM, FANOAL OK! LOGSPUTCOM {GUNEA PIG LUSTRATION BY MEN-ANNE oF DEVANTART COR. CCONPLED BY CARYL BORRETA