As always with wild plants:

If in doubt, leave it out.

Fresh Hay and Water should always be available.

All these foods are good for Guinea Pigs to eat

HIGH Vitamin C foods:

- Beet greens



- Bell / Sweet Peppers - red, green, yellow (not hot or chilli)



- Broccoli (stems & flowers)



- Rabe / Rabe / Rapini



- Broccolini



- Brussels Sprouts



- Cabbage (in moderation)



- Chinese cabbage / Chinese leaves(in moderation)





- Cantaloupe Melon



- Carrot tops / leaves



- Cauliflower / Broccoflower





- Celery (leaves also enjoyed as well as stem)



- Cilantro / Chinese Parsley / Coriander greens



- Collard greens



- Currants - yellow, red or black (leaves also edible)





- Dandelion greens



- Feijoa / Pineapple Guava



- Garden Cress



- Gooseberries



- Grapefruit (caution sore lips can develop)



- Grass, wheat, winter rye



- Guava



- Honeydew Melon



- Kale - curly or plain



- Kiwi Fruit



- Kohlrabi leaves



- Lemon, Lime (feed cautiously)



- Mango



- Mustard greens / Leaf Mustard



- Orange (caution - sore lips can develop)



- Papaya / Paw Paw / Tree Melon



- Parsley - curly or plain (high in calcium)



- Peas in pods, Pea Shoots, Mange Tout (not dried)







- Persimmon - american or oriental



- Red Cabbage



- Rosehips



- Savoy Cabbage



- Spinach (In moderation, may be linked to the formation of kidney & bladder stones)



- Strawberries



- Swiss Chard, Red Chard





- Tamarillo (don't feed the leaves they are poisonous)



- Tangerine / Mandarin (caution - sore lips can develop)



- Tomato (sores around mouth can develop, leaves poisonous, artificially grown onescan be low in vit C)



- Tuscan Cabbage / Cavolo Nero





- Water Cress



LOW Vitamin C foods:

- Hay - timothy, meadow, alpine, orchard, seed and others (must always be available)



- Alfalfa - green or dried (high calcium & calories - good for youngsters, pregnant & nursing sows)



- Anise



- Apple (avoid seeds or if too tart, sore lips & mouth can develop)



- Apricot



- Artichoke



- Arugula / Rocket / Roquette / Rucola





- Asian Pear



- Asparagus



- Banana (feed great moderation - can cause constipation)



- Basil



- Beetroot



- Belgian Endive



- Bilberries



- Blackberries



- Blueberries



- Carrots (feed in moderation as the Vit A in carrots is said to cause liver problems)



- Celeriac



- Celery stalks (cut into small pieces)



- Cherries (remove pits)



- Chicory/Endive





- Chives (caution, feed in moderation)





- Choy sum



- Corn on the cob (strings, husks & stalks are edible)



- Crab Apple



- Cranberries



- Cucumber



- Dates (feed in moderation - dried high in sugar)



- Dill



- Figs (as treat only)



- Frisee Lettuce



- Grapes (Green, Red, Yellow, Black in moderation, high in sugar)





- Green Beans in pods / String Beans (not dried)





- Green Leek tops (caution, feed in moderation)



- Green Onion tops / Spring Onion Tops (caution, feed in moderation)



- Kohlrabi bulbs



- Lettuces - red, green, butter, boston, kos and other (avoid iceberg)







- Mint



- Nectarine



- Paksoi / Bok Choi



- Parsley root



- Parsnip



- Passion Fruit / Granadilla



- Peach



- Pear



- Pineapple - fresh (sore lips & mouth can develop)



- Plum
Prune (high in sugar - feed as a treat only)



- Pumpkin
- Radicchio / Italian Chicory



- Raddish (if mild)



- Raspberries



- Romaine Lettuce



- Rutabaga



- Squash - acorn, butterhorn and others (feed in moderation)





- Thyme



- Turnip



- Watermelon (can cause diarrhea - high water content)



- Yam / Sweet Potato (high in vit A? - leaves edible)





- Zucchini / Courgette

 

EDIBLE wild grasses, plants and herbs:

 

Make sure you know what you are picking! be sure to pick from places free of contaminants such as pesticides, exhaust fumes or animal urine; pick plants that are healthy looking, without insect damage, fungus spots, breakage, or wilting)

Here are two points to remember:

1. If in doubt whether it is ok the feed DON'T
2. Wash thoroughly before feeding to your Guinea Pigs

Anise (Pimpinella anisum)





Bird's Foot



Blackberry leaves & fruit (Rubus plicatus) - make sure you pick young & tender leaves and shoots





Calendula (Calendula officinalis) - leaves and flowers



Caraway (Carum carvi)



Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis)



Chickweed (Stellaria media)



Cleavers / Sticky weed / Goose grass / Bedstraw (Galium aparine)



Clover (Trifollium repens or Trifolium pratense) There are white clovers, Red, clovers, Yellow Clovers









Coltsfoot



Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)



Cow Parsley (Anthiscus sylvestris



Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaeae) - berries, leaves in moderation



Dandelion (Teraxacum officinale) - pick leaves, stems, flowers (root OK)



Dog Rose (Rosa canina) - ripe fruits





Duckweed (Lemna minor) - aquatic



Field Violet / Wild Pansy (Viola tricolour)



Grass (common grasses are edible, avoid ornamental grasses)



Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)



Lemon Mint / Melissa (Melissa officinalis)



Linden / Lime Tree (Tilia cordata or Tilia platyphyllos) - flowers with pale yellow leaflets



Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)



Nasturtium



Plantain (Plantago major or Plantago lanceolata)



Raspberry Fruit & Leaves (Rubus idaeus) - Pick young & tender leaves and shoots



Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)



Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)



Sow Thistle



Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)



Vetches







Whortleberry / Heidelberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) - berries, leaves in moderation



Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) - berries and leaves



Wood Sorrell





Yarrow (Achllea millefolium)