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can guinea pigs eat mice

Can Guinea Pigs Eat Mice Food?

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Many guinea pig owners own multiple pets and so buying food becomes quite an expensive business.

There are many different pets out there that are popular in this day and age which need feeding and maintaining so as to give them a good quality of life.

Pets such as rabbits, mice, rats, hamsters, gerbils, chinchillas to more elaborate pets such bearded dragons and chameleons. They all need looking after.

So if we take mice for instance, can guinea pigs share food with mice so that their owners don’t have to pay out for different types of food?

Can guinea pigs eat mice food?

Mice should be fed a diet of mouse food and also bread as a treat. Bread that has been soaked in water and squeezed out is ideal for them.

Mice don’t actually eat cheese and omnivorous creatures.

In fact, it does not do them any good and is only used in mouse traps as it smells strong and has a good texture for putting on a spike.

How do you keep a mouse healthy?

To keep a mouse healthy, a highly palatable, nutritionally complete diet is needed to meet their specific dietary needs.

A good mix which is made up of wholegrain goodness and includes hazelnuts which are a good source of protein for mice and help maintain excellent health.

There should also be no added sugar, it should be rich in natural ingredients, no artificial colors, highly palatable, rich in natural oxidants, promotes dental wear, helps them maintain healthy skin and coat and suitable for all breeds.

A typical mix also contains such ingredients as wholemeal wheat flour, soybean meal, barley, hazelnuts, oats, dried apples, soya oil, diaclium phosphate, limestone flour, and salt.

All ingredients to give a pet mouse a well-balanced diet.

Can guinea pigs share this kind of food?

However, this type of mix is not good for a guinea pig to share. Sure, if they nibble some of it they will be fine.

But ingredients such as hazelnuts, salt, dried apples and soya oil are just not good for them.

This means that they shouldn’t share mouse food with a pet mouse as guinea pigs have totally different dietary requirements.

A good guinea pig mix will give them the nutritional benefits that a guinea pig needs for a healthy diet and it is not worth compromising on that.

Bread, which is such a good treat for mice, also has no nutritional benefit for guinea pigs either.

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

can guinea pigs eat ginger

Can guinea pigs eat ginger?

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Ginger produces a hot, fragrant kitchen spice.

Young ginger rhizomes are juicy and fleshy with a very mild taste.

They are often pickled in vinegar or sherry as a snack or cooked as an ingredient in many dishes.

They can be steeped in boiling water to make ginger herb tea, to which honey is often added; sliced orange or lemon fruit may be added.

Ginger can be made into candy, or ginger wine, which has been made commercially since 1740. (source)

Can guinea pigs eat ginger

No, they can’t unfortunately. It is not a good food for them to eat at all as it is too strong for their stomach’s.

As a spice, either in powder or solid form ginger is a very strong food for them to eat and will probably make them sick if they eat it.

A food to avoid

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

can guinea pigs eat garlic bread

Can Guinea Pigs Eat Garlic Bread?

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Garlic bread (also garlic toast) consists of bread (usually a baguette or sourdough like a ciabatta), topped with garlic and olive oil or butter and may include additional herbs, like chives.

It is then either grilled or broiled until toasted or baked in a conventional or bread oven.

Can guinea pigs eat garlic bread?

It is not the best for them as garlic is not very good for them and may make them sick. However, that won’t stop them nibbling it if it is presented to them.

However, it is not a food that should be purposely be fed to guinea pigs.

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

can guinea pigs eat plain popcorn

Can Guinea Pigs Eat Plain Popcorn?

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We love popcorn in our home, and the kids especially love to eat it. They particularly love sweet popcorn, rather than salted. However, there are many other flavors available that we have tried and enjoyed.

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Can guinea pigs eat plain popcorn?

But can guinea pigs have popcorn? We know that they can’t eat sweet or salted popcorn or any kind of flavored popcorn. But what about just plain popcorn with no additives or flavorings?

Let’s take a look by looking at its nutritional data and find out more.

In particular, its acidic, salt, calcium, sugar, fat, phosphorus, and water content is of most interest as far as guinea pigs are concerned.

Carbohydrates 78 g
– Dietary fiber 15 g
Fat 4 g
Protein 12 g
Thiamine (vit. B1) 0.2 mg (17%)
Riboflavin (vit. B2) 0.3 mg (25%)
Iron 2.7 mg (21%)

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As you can see plain popcorn has quite a bit of fat in it.

Because of this, they can eat it, but not too much of it.

It is fine for them to have a few pieces of it, but it really shouldn’t be fed to them regularly because there is no nutritional benefit for them in plain popcorn.

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

can guinea pigs eat honey nut cheerios

Can Guinea Pigs eat Honey Nut Cheerios?

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Honey nut cheerios are a great breakfast cereal which is really tasty first thing in the morning.

But are they are food that guinea pigs can eat as well, and if they can, how much can they eat?

Can Guinea Pigs eat Honey Nut Cheerios?

Unfortunately, they can’t eat them as they are far too sweet for them to eat regularly.

If they do happen to nibble on one, they should be absolutely fine. But they are a food to definitely steer clear of feeding to your guinea pigs.

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