what to feed baby guinea pigs

A baby guinea pig is called a pup. Make sure water bottle is.

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I recently bought two peruvian piggies from a breeder both a couple months old or so and I spent a lot of time researching.

. Baby guinea pigs should nurse from their mother for the first six weeks of life. The guinea pig mother must eat healthily and well all the time to be able to breastfeed her small baby guinea pigs with enough healthy milkAfter the nursing weeks have passed the. A baby guinea pigs diet should be high in fiber and low in sugar to ensure proper growth and development.

A newborn pig should eat a half-ounce of milk per feeding while a week-old piglet should consume 1 ounce at each feeding. Guinea pigs should be fed a diet that consists of pellets and timothy hay. Fresh fruits and vegetables as well as Vitamin C should be included in the diet of your guinea pig.

Remember to feed them every four hours. Lets be clear a newborn guinea pig should not leave its mothers side for at least 3 weeksIn this crucial period after birth the baby cavy needs. Kiwis strawberries and citrus have.

Im new here and to guinea pigs too. Keep the portion size small since fruit is high in sugar. Piglets up to seven weeks old should be fed exclusive milk for piglets in the feeder which is cheaper and of better quality.

Baby guinea pigs will feed from their mother and she will feed them at the right time. A baby guinea pig will drink around 50-100ml of water per day. When to Get a Baby Guinea Pig.

Fresh vegetables are good for the baby guinea pigs and they should be eating the vegetables and fruits from a very early age. They are born precocial which means they already have teeth and fur and from their earliest moments they can see hear and move about. Thankfully guinea pigs love to eat greens and juicy.

When the piglet is 8 months old he should be given goats milk. However if the mother is unable or unwilling to feed the baby guinea pigs can be hand-fed. Older guinea pigs need their food bowl topped up 2-3 times a day.

A small wedge of orange or apple several blueberries or a thin slice of banana is perfectly adequate.

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