Can Guinea Pigs Eat Oats

Therefore oats oatmeal and anything derived from oats is generally not a suitable food for guinea pigs.

Can guinea pigs eat oats. They are not a good food for them to eat due to the amount of phosphorus and acidic content that they have. It is not worth it when they are many more. This means that guinea pigs can only eat a small portion of oats as a treat. What you can feed him.

It s a good bland food during stomach upset frequently fed in place of pellets temporarily to rabbits who aren t adjusting to a new home or pellet and it s found in nearly every pellet. No they should not have oats. Just don t feed them too much. However oats are the highest fat of any grain and can rapidly put on weight.

Heres is a list of general things yes you can feed them raw oats btw just make sure they have plenty of water. I have also made up porridge oats with goats milk in a pan and fed it to new borns that needed some help. I have put a few dry oats in with food for some piggies that were very underweight and they loved them. Too much oatmeal may give them stomach problems.

Can guinea pigs eat dry oatmeal. For more foods that guinea pigs can and can t eat check out our guinea pig food list. As you can see oats contain a hint of salt a huge amount of phosphorus and acidic content quite a bit of calcium and fat. Some people feed a very small amount of oats if a guinea pig is concerningly underweight.

Never used as a winter boost food though as all my piggies are indoors. This means that they can eat a little dry oatmeal but don t feed them too much as it contains too much acidic content and phosphorus for them to handle. Never take this risk. Not sure whether large quantities are good for them though.

Yes they can in small amounts. For more foods that guinea pigs can and can t eat check out our guinea pig food list.