Sweet Potato Query

[Allena]

Is it safe to feed a sliced, raw, sweet potato to a guinea pig? I know regular potatoes can cause bloat.

 

[Guineapigfeet]

Sweet potatoes are fine, have found mine aren't all that keen on the regular orange kind but love the purple ones! Alas they don’t get much of these as the humans love them too much to sacrifice more than the nubby ends and a slice or two!

 

[Merab]

Yes - sweet potato is fine.
Mine get a small slice occasionally if the slaves don’t eat it all.

 

[sport_billy]

Is it safe to feed a sliced, raw, sweet potato to a guinea pig? I know regular potatoes can cause bloat.

Regular potatos are poisonous as are part of the nightshade family and should NEVER be fed

Sweet Potato is an entirely different veg and fine

 

[Allena]

Thank you, everyone.

 

[Kylie80]

My two prefer the peel off the sweet potato but will eat a small chunk occasionally. They actually prefer the peel of any veg to the actual veg, the other night they had swede peel and they hate swede.

 

[Allena]

My two prefer the peel off the sweet potato but will eat a small chunk occasionally. They actually prefer the peel of any veg to the actual veg, the other night they had swede peel and they hate swede.

Hahaha. Discovered this. Freddie "frilled" the slice I gave him - ie. he ate the rind and left the inner part!

 

[Wiebke]

Is it safe to feed a sliced, raw, sweet potato to a guinea pig? I know regular potatoes can cause bloat.

Sweet potato are not related to potato. You can feed them safely, but please do not feed daily. Any root veg should not be part of a daily diet.
This guide here lists how often and in which amounts you can feed the most common veg, fruit and herbs: Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diet