Guinea Pig Veggie Food Myths? Feed Yes or No?
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Saskia discusses some of the fruits and vegetables that are popular with guinea pigs and talks about some commonly held beliefs. Are they true? Apple seeds, celery strings and bell pepper seeds, bad or not?
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I literally stopped googling info for my piggies after I found your channel any doubts I just come look at your videos your so informative such a big help I’ve had my piggies two months now and I definitely made plenty of mistakes when I first got mine but I’ve slowly but surely corrected most of them with your help
Same here.💓
Same! :)
Ditto to everything you've said. What a improvement to my piggies lives. We all are so much happier, and healthier. These people are a god send for sure.
That’s exactly me right now! I just got two girls a month ago. My first guinea pigs ever (I used to have chinchillas, which they have some things in common but still enough differences that I still had to do research) and then bam, I found Saskia. Words and years of wisdom here. I always come back to this channel if I hear something strange elsewhere
Wow I have been cutting out my seeds for years trying to protect my boys, now I feel silly and wasteful 😭 thanks for the info Saskia!!
so have i! even this morning, wont be now haha
Believe me you are definitely not the only one!
Same! But once I put a cut in half with seeds apple in the cage, my baby LOVED the seeds... weird
My piggies always go for the seeds first
@@ciaraaguilar5945 yes right!!!
I started feeding my guinea pigs the seeds of the sweet peppers when you first mentioned it on UA-cam. Now it's one of my piggies favorite things to eat. Thank you for clearing up these misconceptions.
Yes please calcium video
Someone on line swore that bell pepper seeds were poisonous it was an English place that rescued Guinea pigs so like an idiot I believed it. So thank you Saskia for putting that right!!! ♥ This topic.
@@CapysGardenShop Well I know that now ♥
@@CapysGardenShop Someone (Everyone) should educate them for the sake of all the Guinea pigs across the pond
@@CapysGardenShop The reason I looked up UK sites in the first place is because it is the place I live. Saskia & Scottie did not come 👆 in the search results until I changed my phone 📱 to the Sony experia xa2 and changed my network to giffgaff. I ♥ love 😍 these guys and will not go anywhere else for information in the 🔮 When I found out I was 👺 smacked.
@@CapysGardenShop I forgot to ♥ your post so here is another one ♥
It's always a worry for me when i'm feeding my piggies, if i'm giving the right amount of variety, I'm getting better with it all and you and scotty's videos have helped open our eyes into what a piggy really needs for a happy life, you changed the whole way me and my wife look at them and for that we thank you both :) and our piggies thank you too!
My piggies are very discerning, if they don't like something, they won't eat it. Boys are more adventurous than girls from my limited experience. I don't eat as good as my piggies and dogs.
WOW!!! YOU JUST SAVED ME A WHOLE WORLD OF TIME WITH PEPPERS!!! I honestly heard that seeds actually could be toxic!!! I meticulously removed each...little...seed...by hand! My piggies will Thank you MORE!They squeak impatiently while I de-seed, going "C'MON MOM! PLEASE FEED US ALREADY !!!
WOAH, I never knew that you could just keep the pepper seeds. This is so great! My life is so much easier now!
Great!!
My girl is very specific about what she eats.Loves her lettuce.They say a cup of greens a day.Well how exactly do you measure a cup of something like lettuce. I feed her green leaf/red leaf,only the edges of the greens not the stalk or even close to the stalk.She has maybe 4 to 5 leaves a day.This went on for months and months.Well last week I got up for breakfast and she wasn't on her pillow she comes out on to watch me get her greens ready.She was in her hut looking scruffy and bloated.When I got a grape (her favorite) she wouldn't take it which is when I got worried.I researched before I got her so I know about gas and bloat.I held her and lightly thumped her belly and it sounded hollow. I stopped greens and gave only hay as well as putting her on my lap as I sat on a message chair.If it became serious I would've gone to the vet but since I don't trust them I relied on the information I get from your channel ,Scotts and a few other Guinea pi enthusiasts. By the next day she started acting herself.Following me around as I do chores and watching TV with me.I know it sounds weird cause I'm a grown man with my sons pet but she has really brought a joy to my life that was unexpected. Luckily I got through this without gas meds or a vet visit.I will use gas drops if this happens again which I hope it doesn't.I don't trust vets because of what a vet working at Petco did to my last guinea pig.That story I will tell another day but there's good info on why you shouldn't buy from pet stores.If you do you shouldn't bring your pet there for medical needs.They ask you do a return as it was there policy.What they don't tell you is they do this so they can make decisions on your pets well being without notifying you.Which led to a very sad story.This was long enough though.Thank you from Pennsylvania for your videos
Thank you Siska. I got piggies after not having any for 30 yrs and noticed a HUGE difference in care standards. Its seems like a lot of people went overboard and got silly. Glad to see someone with common sense. I knew I wasn't " abusing" my piggies by treating them well and letting them be piggies.
Yes a lot of things have changed for the better but like you say - some people went a little bit overboard with certain things.
I felt guilty a couple times due to things posted online by the guinea pig food police even though I didn’t think they were right. So glad to hear this from Saskia
Sidenote: Saskia you look sharp. Chandelier earrings look great on you ;)
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I know you're right, Saskia! I read a blog by Small pet select, and they said the same thing, no need to take the guts out of the pepper, the seeds are soft and nutritious. Then I remember what you said also, so I threw that myth out the window! I am with you 100%! I know you're experienced and know your stuff, years of experience definitely beats loads of head knowledge!
Thanks for addressing these food worries. My piggies love when I hand them those little baby peppers, tops, seeds, and all. Also I love your earrings. 😍
Another food would be corn silk. Our pigs LOVE them. We call it "piggies spaghetti". When we have corn on the cob I always gather enough to give them a nice plate. Totally safe for them!
Mine love the seeds in the pepper the most, and had you not mentioned it in a previous video I'd still be chopping it out. Sabrina is going to town on that apple. Agree on the guinea pig police. Hahahaha
By the way, the compound in apple seeds is amygdalin, which inside the body chemically breaks down and releases cyanide. But your right, the amount is too small to do any harm. And thank you. I've been cutting celery into small pieces and removing pepper seeds for a while. You've saved some time for me at mealtime.
My piggies have a slice of cucumber 4-5 times a week with the seeds and no problems! Thank you Saskia!
One of my piggies grabs the top chunk of the pepper first! She devours the seeds but it's the STEMS she really loves!
Thanks. No more wasted food in this household now. Really interested in hearing your thoughts about calcium. Thanks for taking the time to do these videos.
I cut out apple seeds out of habit. That’s how I prepare apples for myself. Usually I cut the apple in 4ths and give a slice each to my two piggies, one to my bunny, and the last goes in my mouth.
Saskia, your very beautiful. I adopted 2 young male piggies and I'm learning so much. Me and the piggies tune in every week and watch your videos. Thank you!
I'd love to see a video about calcium coming from you. There's so much varying info out there about it, and I've struggled to understand the intake for my pigs. Love your videos!
Yes that would be so helpful
My piggies love you...you are the guinnea wisperer
Make the calcium video please!
Great video as always Saskia! I’m always learning more and more from you! ❤️🐾
Me too thank you
1:23 👏 Bravo. So glad you brough this up. The top of the pepper with all the seeds has been the favorite part of the pepper for every pig Ive ever had! They LOVE it. Glad you are adding your voice to squash the rumor about the seeds. Piggies around the world have been missing out on that and its about time it stopped. Happy to say I never believed the seeds were dangerous and have always fed them the whole pepper.
A small addition: I don't feed the stalk of the pepper (the green part). It has solanine and is poisonous. Though I don't know how much and if the amount is significant. I don't feed it just to be safe. But I feed all the white stuff and the seeds just like in the video.
Girl THANK YOU 😊 I used to take the seeds out the bell pepper and won’t anymore
Yay! Welcome!
Saskia and Sabrina are both gorgeous!
Aww I feel bad for the 10 people who forgot their glasses...
They missed the like button 😕
I’m actually happy to see that this video has only gotten 3 dislikes in a y e a r
So glad to hear about the green peppers. From what I heard, I took the seeds out. I won't anymore. Thank for your great info.
For me, it was basically if I didn't eat it, they wouldn't get it. So I don't like seeds or the rough parts of certain veggies and fruits because I am sensitive to that - so sometimes that carried over to the piggies. I wasn't afraid though - just they seemed to be an extension of me! It wasn't even until later that I learned piggies could eat peppers and all kinds of things I didn't eat when I was younger. When I got older, I had a more refined palate and so the piggies did too! LOL
Wow thank you so much! I was cutting up the green peppers and only giving them celery leaves. You are amazing! Bless you for all you do!
Thank you so much for this Saskia!! This is why I just love your videos thank you for all you do!!
Thank you so much for posting. Very informative . What a cute piggie.
Another great informative video, thank you !
Thanks again, Saskia! This is great information! Another video and always, a heart of gold! Keep up the splendid work!❤️
That's Good To Know!!! Thank You Saskia!!! 👍😍💙🌹😀
Omggg I thought the celery was bad for them so much great info wowww and I always took the seeds out not now thanks soo much
Yayy!!🌴
I love your earings today saskia! They match your nails and they're sooo cute!
Thank you so much!
You and Scotty are my go to for my piggies
Thank you for your videos! I am 50 and have had guinea pigs since I was five. And your channel has helped me narrow down the musts and must nots with my boys!
Thanks ! Good to see a expert for a change
Good information, thanks!
Thank you Saskia for clearing all that up. I, too was cutting out seeds. lol I've watched other videos about cleaning the grease gland. I don't trust them : o. Have you done one and I missed it? If not, can you please do one? Thanks
No haven't done a grease gland video yet but will.
Thank you so much.@@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue
Thanks Queen Saskia! So pretty. Love your hair style. I give mine the white part to. The seeds i wash off bec i just was nervous (new guinea pig owner just 4mths about) All my 8 piggies are unfer 1 years of age. So i am trying to learn from the experienced not the dues and don't list. I k ow lol my hubby says it all the time (your pigs eat better then we do!) I know, right?! Have a good one doll! And thanks keep up the posting! We love it i love it.
Thank you so much for clarifying the food issues... And by the way you look beautiful!
Thankyou for this informatiin Saskia 😊 cant wait to get celery for my piggys to try now 😊😍 xx
Yay go for it!! They especially love the greens of the celery.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I used to not pay attention to what veggies I gave my piggies when I was a kid, and never had any problems with them. Now, years later I get piggies in my life again, and suddenly there's all these worries of everything causes guinea pigs to choke.
With celery, the people I know don't say to remove the strings, since it is all strings, they say to chop it into diced celery, that way the piggies don't choke on it the way they could choke on actual real fabric threads and strings.
With apples, the people I know, don't say no apples, they just say limit the apples and remove the seeds. But, the limits of apples is more of a limit of fruit because of the sugars.
Is too much sweet fruits and sugar not good for piggies, the way how some will say too much sugary foods isn't good for people?
On the topic of choking....
Does chewing on sticks from outside or toys made out of sticks risk harm to guinea pigs?
I have a guinea pig that likes to chew on things just because he's curious and likes to be a busy piggy, but I don't know what's safe for him to chew on. Most things from pet stores have added dyes and junk ingredients(even the snack shack logs are as good as junk food if you read the ingredients), but with simple sticks people freak out calling them choking hazards.
Is there a safe wood list for piggies somewhere? My dad has access to organic apple wood, is that ok for piggies?
Apple wood if perfect for piggies.
I have been cutting out the seeds. Thanks for the info.
This is great info. I guess I'll stop coring peppers and give the girls the white part and seeds.
That was a wonderful and insightful video !!! Thank you for clearing up all the hysteria 🙃
Just call out bpatters by name. She is the police on the guinea pig forums.
Lol omg yes
Hi i drove from the bay area and donated a ton of stuff from Cavy house last year! Wish I could of met you but your husband was wonderful man! I wish I lived in the area and could
Volunteer. Keep being amazing ❤️
Very informative. We give green peppers every morning to my babies and they love it! We have some picky piggies and they don't care much for a lot of veggies (they love all kinds of lettuce though). I look forward to the calcium video. Thanks Saskia.
I agree but me & my partner did agree to remove tomato seeds not for a chocking hazzard but we had piggies get stuck in & have tomato seeds stick to their noses & if not noticed caused some issues so we decided to bin the pips.
Otherwise we both serve the veg up different my partner will trim the lettuce & spinach where as I am ruthless I wash & serve.
Wow - all this time i had been taking the seeds out. How silly of me! I won't do it again, though. Thank you Saskia!
I love your earrings Saskia! Your whole outfit in this video is super cute!
Aw thank you SO much!!!! I started putting a little more effort in since I started doing videos and really love to hear when people like some of it. Sincere thanks!❤
@@LosAngelesGuineaPigRescue I totally understand not always having the energy for it, or even it not always being practical when you're always getting your hands dirty! You look super lovely though, so good job!
Hi this was very helpful. 😊😊
Thanks for another great video Saskia! Looking forward to one about calcium! there's so much conflicting info out there.
Yes tons of different info - Will do that one soon!
SABRINA!!! YOU ARE A STAR
Tbh I knew about the seeds thing but because apparently they would get stuck on their teeths...
Your videos are helping me so much! I hope to support you soon and maybe some day visit you in LA!
I have recently acquired some piggy's both hairy and naked piggy's. I have been watching your videos and have been learning alot about them. One of the piggy's I acquired I just found out she came to me pregnant. Actually I have 2 females that I just recently found out they are going to have baby's. Thank you for your videos.
Thanks Saskia! You did make feeding my guinea pig a little bit easier :)
What a cute little piggy
My guineas love fennel
My girlies LOVE the pepper seeds 😂 they enjoy the seeds and the white bit more than the actual pepper
Oh I found loads of info about my piggy xx ❤️❤️
You look very beautiful with the purple make up , I will stop cutting the seeds off now
I actually stopped buying celery because it was to much work pulling off the strings .Thank you so much now they can have celery again
Jesus Saves I just gave it to them they are heaven
I have two female Guinea pigs and I’m glad I can now stop stripping my Bell Peppers of the white stuff and the seeds. Thank you for this video with Peppers, Celery, and Apples esp.
I wish there was a channel like this for bunnies. If I had the space I would definitely have guineas as well x
Excellent
Omg so i just got my guinea pigs today there so cute both boar's and both babies and u got me interested thx i LOVE THEME THERE SO CUTE 😍💕❤️!!!!!!!!
Guinea pig food police! Hahaha. Very funny. Choking from laughter. For the record, I have learned to make a choking noise just to get attention. Or, I am choking on air. Or I am simply imitating my owner, Shark. I will never tell! I make a single, coughlike sound and cause Shark to look over and give me full attention. No food necessary, and I don't do it very often, but it scares her every single time.
Is that your preventable disaster early warning system?
@@CavyConsciousness Sigh, Violet, you're on to me! It tests to see how long it would take Shark to get to me in the event of an actual emergency.
Petunia, I have a girl who does the same thing! My vet has reassured me multiple times that Salt is healthy! That something just irritates her throat sometimes. When I hear Salt cough, I tell her to take a drink. But I do watch Salt very carefully I do not want anything to happen to my 'Salty' Girl.
@@karaleetrapp I am glad your little one is healthy. It sounds like your girl Salt is a guinea pig after my own heart. I am sure she loves you as much as I love my owner, Shark. And that's a whole lot!
Great Video..I was cutting seeds out of everything.
Thank you Saskia! I've been avoiding Celery for that very reason my girls are sooo picky and wont eat a lot if things (Banana, Apple, Orange, Watermelon, and Cantelope) Im glad I can now try Celery with my girls and I've figured out what you said about the internet is so true a lot of misconception. If it was some "official" class I could take to learn about this amazing animal I would. Please do more videos like these especially on what foods can be eaten every day and foods that cannot. Other foods like Broccoli and Cauliflower are the good or bad? Gas/bloat or Calcium build up or not? Help! Lol Another great video Sakia!!! BRAVO!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Broccoli and Cauliflower can be fed but like everything, moderation is the key.
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Same here.. I always removed the seeds but because my dad told me it
could get stuck in their insides 🤦♀️🤦♀️
My daisy loves English cucumbers & cilantro
She will have apples here and there
Thank you saskia 💜💜💜
i was always scared to feed celery because of the whole string thing and i had no idea how to properly remove it but thankfully i found this video because now celery is my guinea pigs' favorite
Great video Saskia. I am very sad at the moment. Last Sunday my little man, Scoopie, was taken into emergencies at the animal hospital near me. He had trouble with his breathing. They gave him an xray and said he had pneumonia. They kept him in hospital and put him on oxygen and antibiotics. They called me on Wednsday and said I can take him home. He died in my arms Wednesday night. He was a real little character, like a mischievous child. I miss him so much. It has hit me real hard.
Poor thing! I wish you lots of strength to get through this, it will take time to heal but you’ll get there.I had the same thing happen to me last month, my boy Schubert had pneumonia and after oxygen thérapie he was getting better so vet said I could take him home. But two days later he died in our arms. At first I would cry every time I think about him, now I smile remembering him. Lots of love for you.
RIP little Scoopie.
Thank you@@proutdemammouth6940
My piggies love the seeds in peppers so much!! I really like taking them out and filling my hand with them and just letting them all vacuum it up from my palm!😄 We do still chop everything though because we have so many piggies that if we don’t they start fighting over who gets what!🤦🏼♀️😅 Better to not have any arguments.😜
I gave my piggies bell pepper with seeds, one of them ate it and one left it there loooool it's their first seeds so it's a nice shock one ate it right away haha I avoided it becuz I thought it would be poisonous like some other stuff I read. Thank you soooo much Saskia, you're our Piggie Godmother!
Wow I’ve been cutting up peppers for overs year now and my guinea pigs aren’t interested in them, it will be great to now see if they are interested in peppers with the seeds. Thank you! Xx
I think a lot of ppl want to know how much is ok to give on a daily basis for both fruits and veggies
Absolutely. I keep hearing 1 cup a day but one cup of lettuce will be different than one cup of cucumber.
I've been feeding my pigs a bowl of mixed veggies twice a day for 3 years and they are super healthy and have beautiful coats. Never have I measured my food, you know when too much is too much 😊
@Jesus Saves exactly what I do 😊
One of the LA guinea pig rescue employees at Scott's animals said its impossible to overfeed a guinea pig. They will know when they are done and in my experience they won't be overfed because when they don't want something they just leave it and go into the igloo to nap.
@@lilmissShar That's only true if the guinea pig is used to the food and the amount. For example if you give them much more lettuce or cucumber at once, they could easily eat too much of them and get soft poops.
I would very much like to hear you talk about calcium in the food!!!
I would love a video with more about calcium!
Great video, looking forward to the calcium video, my little one has powder calcium deposits no matter what she is fed, so we do limit what she eats including low calcium nuggets but would love more advice. Thanks x
Yes this is a very controversial subject as well and am going to do a video on it ASAP
I was pulling the strings out and with it, most of the celery .... Ugh, removing everything so they don't choke gahhhhh .... I mind as well have had them fitted with helmets. DAMN
Yay life just got a little bit easier!! If I had to remove strings from the celery I don;t think we would have been able to feed it at all. That would be a 2 hr job for someone.
Apple seeds contain a substance that releases cyanide but as you say a lot would have to be consumed to do any harm.
I feed my guinea pig peppers without the seeds in them and he love it
My piggies love green bell pepper seeds!
Btw the poisen in the apple is arsenic
Good to know! I've been throwing away the pepper seeds all the time but now I will feed them to the piggies! Will save me chopping up celery too. Apple seeds I heard were bad for hamsters? Maybe that's a myth too?
I've always cut up the celery I feed my piggies bc guinea pigs have had intestinal problems from consuming whole celery stocks. They can get stuck in their intestines and cause constipation. I think you're an AMAZING person and I love what you do and all of your guinea pigs look so amazing!!! I also completely agree about the guinea pig police😂
It is so funny my husband has told me for twenty years that he doesn't eat celery because of the string and he chokes on it. I used to cut the seeds out of capsicum because I don't eat them and often I will snack with the piggies.
I usually gutted the seeds and planted them because they tend to be the spiceiest part of any pepper, but i don't think im growing anything made by Walmart suppliers, i shall feed them to the piggehs