Diet Any known problems with garlic with guinea pigs?

[Grisli]

All she said was no, absolutely not. No reason or support. I just want to figure out if there is actual fact to support this that no one who says not to is sharing or if other people are right when they say guinea pigs do not have a problem with garlic.

I absolutely understand you. I want statements about something to be backed up with facts. Also if people would always just stick with things that are tried and tested then we would never have any advancement at all.

I'm not saying that giving garlic to a guinea pig is a good idea, I don't have a clue.

 

[Fishguy2727]

What should the ratio be?

And doesn't that completely ignore the rest of their diet, which could easily compensate for that particular imbalance? If the diet as a whole is balanced, does it really matter that one or even all the foods in it are unbalanced?

 

[MapleOwl18]

Guys thats a ratio of 1.1826 to 1 Calcium to Phosphorus, from Microsoft excel. Thats (246mg/208 mg) : (208mg/208mg)

So that ratio doesn't sound quite as bad. On Ly's chart that puts it right in the same range as Green leaf and Romaine Lettuce. Now I'd worry about other stuff, as its a bulb or a seed not leaf, and might be high in other things like to fatty for piggies. I'd still ask Ly.

Fishguy: Ly recommends a range of about 1.5:1 to 2:1 Cah ratio. Its in the last sticky on the top of the diet nutrition section of the forum.

 

[Haley0489]

I'm not so sure a pig would eat raw garlic.
It's pretty pungent and if you've ever forgotten to wash your hands after handling garlic, it's spicy as well! :cheeky:

 

[Amsley246]

Ly said they werent supposed to have any anyways, not good for them.

 

[Fishguy2727]

And I am trying to figure out why. So far no actual facts as to any known problem with garlic for guinea pigs.