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Some Common Foods Poisonous or Harmful To Guinea Pigs
NOTE: This list is non-exhaustive, but includes many common foodstuffs regularly kept at home.
- Avocado
- Coconut
- Garlic and Onion
- Potatoes
- Potato tops
- Rhubarb
- Rhubarb leaves
- Tomato Leaves
- Edibles grown from bulbs
Garden Vegetation Poisonous For Guinea Pigs
NOTE: This list is not exhaustive.
- Acacia
- Aconite
- Beech
- Bindweed
- Buttercups
- Celandine
- Cherry Trees
- Clematis
- Columbine
- Daffodils
- Daisies
- Deadly Nightshade
- Delphinium
- Dock Leaves
- Elder
- English Ivy
- Foxgloves
- Gypsophila
- Hellebores
- Hemlock
- Honeysuckle
- Horse Chestnut
- Horsetails
- Hyacinth
- Irises
- Ivy
- Laburnum
- Larkspur
- Laurel
- Lenten Rose
- Lily Of The Valley
- Lobelia
- Lords And Ladies
- Love In A Mist
- Plants grown from bulbs
- Poppies
- Privet
- Rhododendron
- Scarlet Runner
- Snowdrops
- Yew Trees
Safe Wild Plants For Guinea Pigs
Many wild plants are poisonous and potentially fatal for guinea pigs, so it may be best to stick to what’s on this list.
- Blackberry stems
- Clover
- Dandelion leaves (in moderation - the have a laxative action on guinea pigs)
- Grass (should be daisy and buttercup free, and not in the form of not mowings as this could have mould)
- Plantains
- Sow thistle (not with a woody stem)
- Shepherd’s purse
- Trefoils
Comments
Deandra, 3 April 2021
This page is useful because it tells me what to do when I get a Guinea pig.