The animal of the house is not only joy and a cosiness, but also responsibility for a little being who you bring up. Behind it it is necessary to look after, watch hygiene and to feed, of course, in due form. Guinea pigs in pet-shop raise a smile and affection, they and want to be stroked. Let's say you decided to buy, at last, a lovely animal. What it is necessary to know about first of all? Certainly, about with what to feed a guinea pig.
Instruction
1. Main forage of sea pigs are seeds and plants. They contain up to 20% of cellulose and also fats, a protein and other useful substances. As a grain forage it is possible to advise oats, wheat. It is useful to give not only one type of grain, but grain mix which is eaten by small animals willingly, and contains all necessary feedstuffs.
2. Additional high-calorific protein feed are peas, sunflower, acorns and bread. But at frequent consumption of these forages the small animals get fat therefore it is necessary to give them few times in a week or to add no more than 15% of total amount to grain. Bread should be given white or gray, do not throw out pieces of the dried-up bread as animals willingly gnaw it and at the same time sharpen teeth.
3. Grain mixes contain the insufficient volume of some important amino acids, minerals and vitamins. For increase in nutrition value of a forage it is important to give in addition to grain mixes in the summer - fresh greens, in the winter - hay, root crops, vegetables. Guinea pigs love also young branches of a willow, an aspen and a maple.
4. Pigs need bigger quantity of food. The quantity eaten during a day of a forage can reach 70-80% of weight, and in certain cases reaches 100% and more. With age the animal puts on weight, his need for sterns changes. It is possible to give grain, millet, beans in the form of grain and porridges. To them feed bread, croutons, cake and also carrots, potatoes, fresh greens, etc.
5. It is very important to observe hygiene and a diet constantly! All forages sift, clean, wash out in warm water and dry in the open air. Vegetables and root crops sort, delete the earth and garbage, then cut out the struck places, wash out and crush. Hay is looked through surely, remove hay dust. It is necessary to feed a guinea pig correctly, do not forget about it. Let your pet will be healthy.