Most people love having pets, but along with getting a pet, you will get more responsibilities. Diet is very important for pets, especially for the more sensitive ones, like guinea pigs. Guinea pigs should never eat cooked food. They are allowed to eat just raw food, along with hay and pellets, which are rich sources of vitamins. Vegetables are, of course, allowed in their diet, but what about fruit? Can guinea pigs eat fruit? Yes,...
It’s a known fact that guinea pigs are vegetarians and herbivores. This means they consume things that usually grow from the ground, but some of these foods are not good for them – even when they are natural., So, keeping a guinea pig is not very simple. Yes, their nutrition seems easy to handle; fruits and veggies, and all other growing things, right? Not exactly, there are other types of foods which are not fruit...
Nature offers many different super-tasty foods. Fruits and veggies are not the only tasty thing from nature, there is also sweet and tasty honey. Honey is the heavenly nectar which works as a possible substitute for anything sweet. Yes, when we crave something sweet we can always reach for some honey, regardless of what we feel like eating. The honey is such a versatile product, and it’s also a great substitute for white sugar, chocolates,...
There is nothing better than refreshments in between meals, like let’s say, fresh fruit or veggie. For example, there is nothing better than a piece of honeydew melon during the summer days! Sweet, hydrating, refreshing, juicy – the best natural dessert ever. It’s not just tasty, but it’s healthy too and we humans have many benefits from eating these melons. But, does the guinea pig like this fruit? Or is it beneficial for the guinea...
It’s time for ice cream! Can we all agree that everyone loves ice cream? Yes! There’s not one single person that would refuse ice cream, anytime, anywhere, whether it’s winter or summer. And even pets like such mouthwatering treats, but sadly they are not so healthy for them. Most animals do not digest the sugars or they get health issues afterward. Yet, we still give our adorable pets a taste of sweet treats once in...
It is veggie o’clock! This means we need to feed our lovely pet guinea pig with some fresh vegetables. Today’s menu is the green onion, also known as a scallion. This veggie is relatively versatile and can be consumed raw or cooked, in many ways. Cavies are all about vegetarian foods and herb-root foods, and green onion belongs in these food categories. But, even among fresh produce foods, there are food items that must be...
Every owner of a cavy is thrilled when it comes to the feeding time. Because the cavies are excited to hear us coming with food! Every time they hear the fridge door open, or someone being in the kitchen, they start skipping or jumping around happily, knowing they will get some munchies or food treats. And it is our job to make sure we give them only the best and the healthiest foods, otherwise our...
So, it is time to feed our guinea pigs! If you have a guinea pig, you know how fun the feeding time is – the lovely furball cuties will munch whatever you give them, but should we give them just about anything? Our adorable cavies are vegetarians and herbivores, which means they like fresh produce like fruits and veggies, but also they like some roots, herbs, even flowers. And what do you think about the...
The diet of the guinea pigs is not difficult to master – these adorable fluffy animals are herbivores and vegetarians. In fact, they eat not just herbs and roots, or veggies and fruits, but sometimes flowers too! However, there are some flowers which are bad for guinea pigs and some which are ok for consumption, but proper research is needed for any type of flower. Before we feed anything to the cavy, we must check...
There is probably not one single person that doesn’t like french fries, right? Sometimes even our pets want to be treated as equals and try the foods we love. And of course, the french fries are a real delight. Crunchy, salty, a bit greasy and oily – the perfect comfort food for any moment and any mood. But, are they good for guinea pigs? As a treat at least? Can guinea pigs eat french fries?...
Guinea Pig Tube was founded because I LOVE Guinea Pigs. It all started with one guinea pig that I quite accidentally bought over a 10 years ago. I wanted to raise a healthy guinea pig but had zero knowledge about how to do that. Some information I found on the internet has hurt more than it helped.
Please look around and use the resources. If some of this information help at least some of the guinea pigs out there then the purpose of this site is achieved!
