How much vitamin c do guinea pigs need?

how much vitamin c do guinea pigs need per day? i've read many different responses on many sites.


also, what foods are high in vitamin c but not high in sugar? about how much of different types of foods should i feed?


also, if i can't feed that amount of vitamin c, what is a good vitamin c tablet or some other way of getting vitamin c to my piggy?


thanks!

How much vitamin c do guinea pigs need?
10 to 30 mg/kg daily. Do this through a daily vegetable routine--AVOID dissolvable vitamin C. Vitamin C decomposes quickly, and will discourage your pig from drinking its water. It's not worth it and I can't believe how many people are still using the stuff.





Guinealynx.info has excellent dietary charts. The vitamin C chart is here:


http://www.guinealynx.info/diet_order-c....





Romaine lettuce is an extremely healthy choice that most piggies will go absolutely crazy for. It contains 24mg of vitamin C per 100 grams. Personally, I feed 1 cup of romaine pieces with one 'treat' food (pepper slices, cilantro, one baby carrot, banana slice, etc) per day and it works just fine. Carrots are low in vitamin C and high in sugar and should be given only as a treat.





Bell peppers (red or green) and parsley are very high in vitamin C and many pigs enjoy the taste. Have a look through the diet charts and make up a good plan for your piggie. It's not hard at all to get your pig its daily vitamin C through veggies and pellets.
Reply:they need 10-30 mg. a day. i don't really know how much that is but you can google or ask someone. also, i use vitamin drops for my hamster than you can mix with the food or water, and i think it works well for him. you can get the kind for guinea pigs at petco. ♥ best of luck!





P.S.- carrots are high in vitamin C but not sugar =]
Reply:25mg is the recommended dosage, although more is better, you can not overdose on vitamin c as any unwanted vitamin c is excreted through the urine.





Different vegetables have different levels of vitamin c, I would avoid fruits as they are the very high in sugar. This site http://www.guinealynx.info/diet_order-c.... lists fresh produce ordered from most vitamin c to least. I recommend that you go through the list on the link provided above and choose the vegetables that you are able to get and then go and match them up at this site http://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/diet... this site has fresh produce and tells you how often you should feed each vegetable/fruit.





If you can not feed vitamin c enriched vegetables then chewable tablets or syrup made for kids works best, I have found that the girls will not take the tablets but will take the syrup so it is a bit of trial and error there. Do not use the drops you put in their water bottle, it disintegrates which in turn changes the flavor of the water and you can not properly tell how much vitamin c they are getting.
Reply:The average guinea pig needs between 10 and 30 mg/kg daily for good health. =)
Reply:50mg some veggies that are high in vit c are red pepper and dandelion greens. those are the 2 highest on the list that my vet gave me without also being high in calcum. i use a supplement that was recommended by my vet. its GNT-50C from oxbow. you can get it off the internet heres the link http://www.oxbowhay.com/Shop/showProduct...


my guinea pig loves them. i put one in his bowl this morning and it was gone within 5 minints. good luck. it sounds like you really care about your guinea pig.
Reply:10 to 30 mg/kg daily.


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