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can guinea pigs eat ants

Can guinea pigs eat ants?

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Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae.

Like wasps and bees, ants are in the order Hymenoptera.

There are about 22,000 species of ants. More than 12,500 have been classified.

They have a thin waist and elbowed antennae.

Ants form colonies that vary greatly in size. Some species have a few dozen predatory individuals living in small natural cavities. (source)

Can guinea pigs eat ants?

If they happen to wander into their home then if they are regular non-poisonous ants, then there is no harm in them being eaten by a guinea pig.

However, they are not naturally something that a guinea pig would eat.

However red ants should be avoided due to their poisonous nature.

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

can guinea pigs eat flies

Can Guinea Pigs Eat Flies?

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True flies are insects of the order Diptera.

Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly.

The hindwings having evolved into advanced mechanosensory organs known as halteres, which act as high-speed sensors of rotational movement.

They allow dipterans to perform advanced aerobatics.

Diptera is a large order containing an estimated 1,000,000 species.

These include horse-flies,  crane flies, hoverflies and others, although only about 125,000 species have been described. (source)

Can guinea pigs eat flies?

They can eat flies if they happen to catch one, but they have no nutritional value for them and shouldn’t be purposely fed to them

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

can guinea pigs eat insects

Can Guinea Pigs Eat Insects?

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Occasionally your guinea pig may come across an insect in its home and decide to nibble at it. With a number of insects that can invade hutches and cages, this isn’t a surprising thing.

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Can guinea pigs eat insects?

So if your guinea pig comes across and insect, is it okay for guinea pigs to eat insects and will they do any damage to them?

It depends on what the insect is. If it’s an ant then nothing will happen. They won’t care for them much as guinea pigs are herbivores and won’t take to them.

However, insects like bees and wasps will do them damage as you can imagine.

So if guinea pigs do happen to eat an insect then it should be fine but your piggie will soon let you know if it has caused it harm. Do take care to keep an eye of them to ensure that they are okay if you suspect that they have been bitten in some way.

On another note, you shouldn’t feed insects to guinea pigs purposely though as they aren’t really to a guinea pigs taste.

Stick to hay veggies and fruits.

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