Can Guinea Pigs Have Tomato Seeds?

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I recently started giving my pigs tomato and they really like it. I have been taking the seeds out of them before giving them but I was just wondering can they have them?
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:D I give my piggies tomatoes and they have been eating the seeds with no problems. It is apple seeds that they should not have; they contain Cyanide.:vom:
 
I give mine cherry tomatoes with pips in but I de-seed big tomatoes. Not sure why! I think I was told to do that many years ago and old habits die hard.
 
VickiA said:
I give mine cherry tomatoes with pips in but I de-seed big tomatoes. Not sure why! I think I was told to do that many years ago and old habits die hard.
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I read that somewhere too !
 
I left the seeds in and they were big tomato 's!
 
i always thought you were meant to remove the seeds. at least that is what i have always read :)
 
:D I always give mine either cherry or plum tomatoes, the smallest that I can find. I cut them in half, or even into quarters depending on size, and leave the seeds in.
 
I didn't know you could give them tomatoes - will try my lot on them tomorrow
 
Jude said:
I didn't know you could give them tomatoes - will try my lot on them tomorrow
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I believe they count as fruit (which makes sense) but be aware that the greens are poisonous, unlike strawberry tops etc
 
Jude said:
I didn't know you could give them tomatoes - will try my lot on them tomorrow
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Very small amounts only -count as fruit and can lead to sores around the mouth if they consume too much.
 
Hello. They can eat tomato including seeds, apple core including seeds, melon rind, banana rind, pepper seeds and stem, grape stems (but not grapes as too sugary), cherry stems (cherries too sugary), strawberry tops (strawberries too sugary), cabbage stems, cauliflower leaves and stem, broccoli stem, and so on. Basically the part of the fruit that we don't eat they can eat, the part that we eat is normally bred to be really sugar laden and they shouldn't. Or, in the case of greens, really rich.
Banana rind is a good source of potassium and very good for any piggy with the runs.
Cucumber rind is a diuretic, as are dandelion leaves so make a piggy wee.
Parsley, strawberry leaves, nettles and sticky buds(cleavers/goosegrass) all take minerals from the soil so are excellent food for any ill or elderly piggy but be careful of calcium content if grown on chalky/limey soil.
There is nothing wrong with giving piggys a little nice stuff, a little sweet stuff, a bit of rich food. Just be careful not to overdo it. I promised Weibke that I would write an article all about this sort of thing, it will be done I promise.
 
Sarah from Chucklebunnies said:
Hello. They can eat tomato including seeds, apple core including seeds, melon rind, banana rind, pepper seeds and stem, grape stems (but not grapes as too sugary), cherry stems (cherries too sugary), strawberry tops (strawberries too sugary), cabbage stems, cauliflower leaves and stem, broccoli stem, and so on. Basically the part of the fruit that we don't eat they can eat, the part that we eat is normally bred to be really sugar laden and they shouldn't. Or, in the case of greens, really rich.
Banana rind is a good source of potassium and very good for any piggy with the runs.
Cucumber rind is a diuretic, as are dandelion leaves so make a piggy wee.
Parsley, strawberry leaves, nettles and sticky buds(cleavers/goosegrass) all take minerals from the soil so are excellent food for any ill or elderly piggy but be careful of calcium content if grown on chalky/limey soil.
There is nothing wrong with giving piggys a little nice stuff, a little sweet stuff, a bit of rich food. Just be careful not to overdo it. I promised Weibke that I would write an article all about this sort of thing, it will be done I promise.
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Thank you very much, this is interesting and very helpful.
 
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