Can guinea pigs eat black or white bread?

Bread is a product rich in simple carbohydrates. It is believed that rodents love flour products, even though many types of such products are harmful to their body. Understanding whether it is possible to feed a guinea pig with fragrant bread, loaf, crackers, it is necessary to find out how this food affects the body of the animal.

What is allowed

Bakery products are introduced into the diet of animals, but not all of their types. Among the allowed pastries are distinguished.

Black bread

It is baked using rye flour, which is healthier than wheat flour. Pigs are happy to eat pulp and crusts, but the owner must remember that even healthy bread is given in an amount of up to 30 grams per day. If the dose is exceeded, the pet will experience bloating and constipation.

Ruskary

Dried slices of stale bread perfectly sharpen the teeth of the animal, but even this food is given in the amount of one small thin piece. Crackers should in no case contain sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and other additives. For the preparation of crackers, they take a stale loaf or rye pastries.

Bread

If these products include bran, sesame or flaxseeds, while not containing salt, sugar and fat, then such a product will be useful for a pet, but only in moderation.

Important! If the owner gives the guinea pig bread, then he must be allowed to stale beforehand. Fresh flour products are taboo for any pet.

Even the permitted types of bread play the role of a delicacy, and not the basis of the menu.

Forbidden food

Fresh white bread is forbidden to enter the guinea pig menu, as it rapidly provokes fermentation processes in the digestive tract, causing flatulence and problems with defecation. It is also a high-calorie product that contributes to the set of extra pounds.

Despite the fact that the animal eats muffins and other pastries made from wheat flour with pleasure, it must be remembered that they should not eat most dough products. These include:

• pasta in any form;
• cookies and crackers;
• croissants and stuffed pies;
• toasts and croutons with any fat;
• buns.

If you offer these products to the pig, she will not refuse them, but will enjoy them with pleasure, but the consequences of such a meal will be negative. Hard-to-digest food will cause abdominal pain, constipation and a deterioration in general well-being. Therefore, experimenting with the pet menu is not worth it.

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