can guinea pigs eat horse chestnuts

Can guinea pigs eat horse chestnuts?

Chestnuts depart from the norm for culinary nuts in that they have very little protein or fat, their calories coming chiefly from carbohydrates.

Fresh chestnut fruits have about 180 calories[40] (800 kJ) per 100 grams of edible parts, which is much lower than walnuts, almonds, other nuts and dried fruit (about 600 kcal/100 g).

Chestnuts contain very little fat, mostly unsaturated, and no gluten. (source)

Can guinea pigs eat horse chestnuts?

Unfortunately, they can’t eat them at all and should be avoided as a food for them

For more foods that guinea pigs can and can’t eat check out our guinea pig food list

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