Chicken feed for guinea pigs? Don't affect the healthy growth of piglets because of the simplicity of the plan.

 You know, cats eat cat food, dogs eat dog food, and even birds have their own special food. As a favorite pet of many people, guinea pigs must of course eat their own food! Never try to save the trouble of feeding guinea pigs chicken and duck feed, which is completely inconsistent with the growth and health needs of guinea pigs!

Although guinea pigs have the word "pig" in their name, they are also affectionately called "pigs", but they are not like pigs that can eat anything and digest everything they eat. Guinea pigs are vegetarians and mainly eat grass. The main grasses are alfalfa, timothy, ryegrass, etc. These cellulose-rich foods can ensure the normal digestive function of the stomach. Guinea pigs cannot eat chicken and duck feed. Chicken and duck feed contains a small proportion of nutrients such as cellulose and vitamin C, which cannot meet the nutritional needs of guinea pigs at all.

Precautions for feeding guinea pigs

1. The guinea pig is a social animal and very gregarious. It is different from hamsters, hamsters are very territorial, so they are all raised separately, while guinea pigs can be mixed together. But guinea pigs are very timid and easily startled, so the environment in which guinea pigs are raised should always be kept quiet, with noise below 50 decibels.

2. The best temperature for raising guinea pigs is 20~24°C. The acceptable temperature range for guinea pigs is between 18 and 26°C. We can measure it with a temperature and humidity sensor. If the temperature exceeds this range, it will easily lead to female Dutch. Abortion of pigs, and great harm to the physical and mental health of guinea pigs, because guinea pigs are very difficult pets to survive on their own, so the environmental conditions must be controlled very strictly, too high or too low temperature will cause guinea pigs Decreased resistance and disease resistance.

3. Guinea pigs have a very high demand for cellulose. When matching feed, they need to pay attention to nutritional balance, and try to feed grain feed mixed with fruit, or special feed for guinea pigs. If the proportion of crude fiber in the feed is low and the content is low, it is easy to cause severe hair loss and mutual eating of guinea pigs. Guinea pigs cannot synthesize vitamin C by themselves, so they must be obtained from feed. It is necessary to pay attention to supplementing guinea pigs with fruits containing vitamin C. Never feed onions, green onions, garlic, ginger, chocolate, coffee and other foods to guinea pigs.