| Re: Common Misconceptions about Guinea Pigs and their Care
Guinea Pigs need Vitamin Drops in ther water.
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Vitamin/Multi-Vitamin/Mineral Drops drops in water are one of the worse and most useless things you can do for your GP. The only vitamin they may need from the drops is the Vit C. Vit C disintegrates in water and light within 15 minutes of putting it in. This effectively renders the drops useless nearly immediately after adding them.
What remains are the harmful minerals that GPs do not need. The minerals in the water can cause kidney and bladder stones and other health problems.
If there is sugar in the drops you are risking giving your GP diabetes.
Adding anything to the water can cause your GP to reject plain water in the future or cause them to not drink enough if they don’t like the vitamin taste.
In short NEVER add anything to your GP's water. They will get all the Vit C they need from a high quality pellet with a stabilized Vit C like Oxbow and fresh veggies.
Last edited by VoodooJoint : 11-06-05 at 03:15 pm.
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