Mary Allen
No – guinea pigs are not allowed to eat peanuts.
Peanut butter should never be given to guinea pigs – not even as a rare treat. The thick texture makes it a choking hazard. Guinea pigs can’t easily digest the fat, sugar, and preservatives in peanut butter. Additionally, the calories and additives will make make guinea pigs overweight.
What should guinea pigs absolutely not eat?
- avocado
- rhubarb
- grapes
- raisins
- coconut
- chives
- garlic
- onions
- wild garlic
- leeks
- potatoes
- radish
- Legumes such as beans, lentils, peas or chickpeas
- Cabbage in larger quantities (all varieties)
- Stone fruit and exotic fruits
What is toxic to guinea pigs?
Please do not feed: Cabbages, beans, peas, clover, garlic, onions, radishes, lentils, leeks and radishes cause flatulence and this can be fatal within a very short time; thus these plants act as a kind of poisonous plants for the animals.
What kind of nuts can guinea pigs eat?
It’s important that you feed your guinea pig as naturally as possible, as they won’t eat walnuts in the wild. Therefore, you should refrain from feeding your guinea pigs walnuts. However, this does not mean that small amounts of peanuts, walnuts, etc. are equally harmful.
What do guinea pigs like to eat?
Guinea pigs are “herbivores”. That is, in nature they feed on grasses, herbs, leaves and vegetables. Grains such as oats, barley, rye and wheat do not belong on the natural diet.
When does a guinea pig sleep?
In principle, guinea pigs are diurnal animals, but they do not have such a sharp day-night rhythm as, for example, the nocturnal hamster. Their main times of activity are at dawn and dusk. And they spend a large part of the day and night asleep.
Where do guinea pigs like to be petted?
Pigs like to lie against walls that offer them protection. Your arm or stomach gives it support and is also pleasantly warm. Stroke with your fingertip: Make delicate, small stroking movements behind your piggy’s ear.
How does a guinea pig cry?
No, guinea pigs don’t cry like humans. While guinea pigs have emotions to express, tears are usually a natural response to dry or dirty eyes.
How do I show love to my guinea pig?
Chuckles and murmurs: These sounds signal that your animals are comfortable. Grunts: When guinea pigs greet each other in a friendly way, they grunt. Cooing: Coos are used by guinea pigs to calm themselves and their fellow animals.
What Stresses Guinea Pigs?
Guinea pigs are social animals. It is therefore not surprising that keeping a guinea pig alone or together with a rabbit leads to great stress. Other stressors are the attitude of groups that do not harmonize or frequently changing group compositions.
What does it mean when a guinea pig vibrates?
Guinea pigs tremble for 3 possible reasons. On the one hand because of fear, because of the cold or because of illness. In summary, trembling in guinea pigs is always a sign that something is wrong. Trembling or “vibrating” is a natural behavior of a guinea pig.
Why do guinea pigs squeak when petted?
Quite typical for guinea pigs is the loud begging for food (whistling or squeaking). It is shown whenever guinea pigs are awaiting feeding, often when the keeper comes home when feeding is normally due afterwards.
What do guinea pigs like to play with?
- Enclosure Remodel. Guinea pigs love to explore.
- lining rope.
- wicker balls.
- Filled kitchen or toilet paper roll.
- cardboard boxes.
- rustling bag.
- tunnels and tubes.
- room outlet.
What do guinea pigs love the most?
Your pig will be perfectly happy with high-quality pellets and hay and treats of fruits and vegetables. For a special snack, try mixing some rolled oats into your guinea pig’s pellets or stuff a small cardboard tube with fresh hay.