Does Any of your Guinea eat Parsley,Basil or Salad Cress?

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Hi All

I got a list of foods guinea pigs eat as I felt like abs and Alvin were eating the same foods all the time and so off I went to the supermarket today to get fruit and veg and I picked up parsley basil and salad cress but Abs and Alvin both seemed to run a mile when I went to feed them it I dont know if it is smell or what but they didnt come near me until I put both hands into cage to show them that I had nothing in my hands, I felt really bad that I had maybe scared them! but I'm so glad they are talking to me again!

Does anyone else guinea pigs react in this way to foods? and if so what foods?

Thanks in Advance

D x :)
 
Basil is an EVIL food. Our piggies wouldn't eat anything it touched and wouldn't come near us till we had washed our hands. 'Cookie' runs away in fear from banana (this should only be given as a treat, 'Treacle' loves it)

Parsley is the food of the Gods, 'Putt' adores it and would rather me turn the garden into a parsley patch to help her 'Parsley' addiction, the other 2 girls really love it also.

Never tried Cress. Coriander is loved also so are celery leaves. I love the fact they all have different favourites.
 
all 8 of mine love parsley. fluff loves basil to, the others eat it but dont love it. none of mine like cress.

keep trying them one at a time to see which one they dont like. they should get used to the smell to.

fluff however is scared of strawberries and runs away if the others have some :)
 
I feel really bad now I really do basil is in the bin now as I wont use it I dont blame them from running away from the basil right enough my father in law is called basil and I run from him lol ( we dont see eye to eye on anything) it must just be the name basil lol lol ( no thats not funny)

I will try them again later on with the parsley once they are out for there evening play I picked up corriander and put it back down again as well because of thought no Ill take the Basil.

I am getting confussed with the whole lettuce thing also as I dont feed them it because I know they cant have it but is it just iceberg lettuce they arent allowed? Could they have Cabbage?
 
mine eat anything! (apart from their new food grrr) greedy beggars lol..

any fruit or veg.. especially if messy, like strawberrys and cucumber. Tomatoes too.. i like to be cruel with them and give them cherry toms, not cut and watch them roll them about :))

their favourites are the freebies.. grass and dandelions :) x
 
Here's a link to a sticky post, it gives a list of food list for piggies. It lists food that is safe for pigs and a dangerous section also - http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=42

I found it really helpful when we first had piggies, I still refer to it now if i see something I'm unsure on.
 
Mine love fresh herbs - parsley, coriander, dill, basil, mint, fennel. I sprinkle it on top of their veg when I can. Herbs are a very good source of trace elements. Not all piggies will everything straight away, though.
 
all on mine LOVE basil...(appart from jazz)
but i only give as an occasional treat as i dont think it actually has any nutritional value for them really.... :)
i love seeing all there noses poking through the bars when i start picking it... :))
x
 
Mine go crazy for parsley but they aren't keen on cress! Anyone know if they can eat oregano? I have loads of it in my herb garden and it's kinda growing out of control!
 
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