Feeding Guidelines for Guinea Pigs

For small herbivores that are designed to thrive on a plant-based diet, encouraging adequate forage consumption is key. Ensuring they are eating sufficient quantities of hay is essential to ensuring dental and digestive function.

Feeding guide for guinea pigs

A healthy guinea pig diet should consist of:

• 80 to 90% of premium quality hay

• 5 to 10% of guinea pig-specific pellets (particularly those rich in vitamin C)

• 5 to 10% of vegetables

How much to feed

In terms of quantities, free choice is preferable with a minimum of 90-100g per day for an adult guinea pig as a guide.

Unlimited amounts of hay should be offered to your guinea pigs and at free choice. By replenishing hay frequently, it will help to keep your guinea pig's digestive and dental function happy and healthy.

Feeding directions

Be sure to remove any uneaten or spoiled hay daily and feed alongside a suitable species-specific pelleted food fed at the recommended rates. Contamination of hay can be reduced by presenting it in bags, cubes or other safe hay feeders. Clean fresh water should be available at all times and fresh vegetables provided daily.

Which is the Best Hay for Guinea Pigs

Whilst meadow hay is a popular choice for guinea pigs, feeding different types of hay is great for encouraging a healthy and balanced diet. Some other top-quality feeding hays include:

• Timothy Hay

• Meadow Hay

• Ryegrass Hay

• Alfalfa Hay (please refer to our Alfalfa product page for more feeding information)

• Oat Hay

With over 10 years experience, we understand the perfect products for the health and wellness of your guinea pigs. You can rest assured our hay is totally nibble-icious, dust extracted and long stem making it totally delicious!

How To Store Guinea Pig Hay

Keeping the best shelf life for your guinea pigs hay can be simple, so here's how we best recommend you store it:

1. Storing hay in a cool and dry place, which is well ventilated

2. Let it breathe (don't worry, our boxes are perfectly designed for this!

When stored correctly, your piggies hay can stay fresh for up to 18 months, just always check the best before on the back of pack.