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Diet Adding new veggies to diet, help choosing the right nutrition

Mgmsguineapigs

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Cavy Slave
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My two sows (about 2 years) each have very strict diets with what I know they is good for them. Can anyone tell me what are some new things that I can try to feed them? Here is my current allowed veggies/foods:

Hay!*
Water* (in bottles)
Oxbow adult guinea pig pellets*
Green leaf lettuce*
red leaf lettuce*
green bell pepper*
tomato*
carrot
strawberry
cilantro*
parsley*
blueberry
cantaloupe
banana
watermelon
apple
cucumber
green bean
pea
grape
celery leaf
orange

* food they receive on a daily basis, all other is either a treat or they eat it when we have it in the house



I am looking to expand their diet, Aggie give true meaning to the name piggy and Emma is the most picky piggy I have ever met :)

Can anyone tell me if piggies can eat any of these fruits/veggies even as a treat?

cauliflower?
raspberry?
blackberry?
mango or any other "exotic" fruits
apricot?
pear?
corn?
broccoli?
kale?
butter lettuce?
any squashes?
any thing else?

any other lettuces? Currently I only feed them red leaf and green leaf (romaine is every once in a while when we could not be at the store, it is usually in the houe, but not a normal in my piggies diet because of high vitamin A)

I am aware that things such as <lemon, lime, potato, mushroom, eggplant, celery(strings get caught), peppers(not bell), avocado, etc, are bad for piggies

Thank you!
 
cauliflower? ​yes
raspberry?
yes
blackberry?
yes
mango or any other "exotic" fruits?
yes to mango. Not sure about other fruits.
apricot?
No
pear?
yes
corn?
Yes, small amounts because of the calcium content.
broccoli?
yes
kale?
Yes, but in tiny amounts... Its extremely high in calcium :p
butter lettuce?
Yes
any squashes?
Not sure about that one.
any thing else? Check this out... Its most people's guinea pig bible on here: I just copiedand pasted your question to make it easier to answer :)
 
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