Vitamin C

[1sttimepiggie]

Hi
I`m a new Guinea Pig owner and would like to know if anyone give they`re piggies Vitamin C tables, or if you give the Vitamin C any other way?
If so, when do you give it to them?

Thanks O0

Annette

 

[Jane]

A guinea pigs diet should be 80% hay, 15% veggies and 5% dry food.

They need a variety of fresh vegetables daily (have a look at the shopping list in the food section for ideas ) and also a good quality dry food with vitamin C.

If they get the above then the vitamin c tablets/drops for the water are not needed. Infact putting the drops into the water can make the piggies not want to drink it.

 

[Damonshumanslave]

I have heard that vitamin C tablets in their water taste funny so the drink less, which is not good.

A plentiful supply of fresh fruit and veg is the best way of getting vitamin C into them. O0

 

[1sttimepiggie]

Thanks for your help O0

 

[Black Jack]

I asked this question before and was told by many people not to put the drops in the water - the Vit C doesn't last long in water, you have to change it daily, you can't tell how much Vit C each piggy is getting etc. Most people just said to give plenty of fruit and veg and the piggies get their Vit C supply from that. Also most dry mixes and pellets have an adequate sustainable level of Vit C. Someone on here did suggest giving a poorly piggy (or maybe one off his veg) a child's chewable orange flavoured Vit C tablet - apparently they really like the taste! Luckily I don't have any poorly piggies so not had to try this.