[Gpdd] Care: feeding

[Misti Sefcik]

10 Golden Rules of Feeding

1. Get the guinea pig used to a routine by feeding it at the same time each 
day.
2. Never give too much food at one time and discard uneaten food after an 
hour. A guinea pig will eat out of boredom and get fat!
3. Only give it fresh food - nothing rotten, wilted or mouldy.
4. Hay and green food will get ruined on the cage floor. Install a food rack 
instead.
5. Wash and dry fruit and vegetables thoroughly before giving them to the 
guinea pig.
6. Serve food at room temperature - nothing from the fridge.
7. Guinea pigs like nibbling- from time to time place unsalted bread, or 
unsprayed willow or fruit tree branches in the cage.
8. For the wellbeing of the guinea pig - treat it from time to time with 
food titbits from the hand.
9. Provide exercise for the guinea pig. A fat guinea pig should be placed on 
a hay and water diet one day a week.
10. Don't feed guinea pigs rabbit food - it contains no Vitamin C and has 
inadequate levels of protein for a guinea pig.

                          God Bless,
                            Misti

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