Guinea Pig Not Eating Pellets

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Guinea pig not eating pellets. So i tried timothy hay and he is barely. When your guinea pig refuses the tasty treats it normally loves you will know it s not feeling well. A healthy guinea pig diet includes an unlimited amount of hay a cup of fresh vegetables a small serving of pellets and some occasional treats. It is possible to provide a guinea pig with a balanced diet without pellets but they re useful to feed if you don t have a massive variety of fresh vegetables available at all times or are not.

Many guinea pig pellets include added vitamin c and you can also offer guinea pig safe fresh veggies and small amounts of fruits rich in vitamin c. If your guinea pig doesn t eat their food for 12 24 hours then their health can go bad in no time. A guinea pig with a gi problem will initially eat less then eat nothing at all. Ileus can be caused secondarily by an underlying illness or stressor which in turn causes your guinea pig to stop eating.

As pbatters said so long as your giving them hay and the right veggies they will be fine skipping pellets. I think if she has like no hay or anything she might chew the carboard in her cage but i don t know if i have even seen her eat one pellet. Pellets do contain everything a pig needs but if they get it through their veggies and hay they will be just as healthy as eating pellets. With a decreased appetite your guinea pig will lose weight.

Hello everyone i am having a slight problem my guinea pig won t eat her pellets when i had the kind with the little colours things in it she would eat that but now she will like not even touch her pellets. Guinea pigs not eating their pellets. They should be eating mainly hay and veggies not pellets but if they ate them regularly before and suddenly stopped you need to get them checked by a vet that is familiar with guinea pigs. He s ate orchard hay for the past 3 years and so i thought he might have gotten bored of orchard.

He ll also happily eat any treats vegetables he s fed. Monitor food intake and be aware of how any changes may have impacted your pet. My boar is barely eating his pellets and hay. If your guinea pig is not eating their food then the same can affect their gut movement.

Guinea pigs need vitamin c from their food because they can t make it themselves. Things as simple as moving the cage or introducing a new guinea pig or an upper respiratory infection or ectoparasites like lice can stress your guinea pig out enough so that it doesn t eat and develops ileus. He will finish all his veggies half his bowl of an 1 8 cup of pellets and nibble slightly on some hay. Your guinea may stop eating its pellets and eat only treats and then stop eating the treats.