Can guinea pigs eat grapes or raisins?

Grapes are a sweet, high-calorie fruit that many domestic rodents love to taste. It is allowed to include raw and dried grapes in the diet of guinea pigs, but only following certain rules.

Fresh

Sweet berries are not only a source of simple carbohydrates (sugar), but also a storehouse of B vitamins, pectin and organic acids. Seedless grapes can be offered to the animal, but only in moderation. So, it is enough to enter no more than one fruit in the pet menu per day. Having previously removed from its pulp all the bones that harm the gastrointestinal tract of the animal.

Fresh product is not allowed for a guinea pig that has:

• pronounced excess weight;
• problems with digestion;
• diseases of the excretory system.

Raisins

It is allowed to offer raisins to guinea pigs, but a maximum of one per day. It is recommended to give preference only to a product that has not been treated with chemicals and is obtained from white fruit varieties.

Important! Dried fruits are given to the animal several times a week, 1 berry per day.

Overfeeding fruits with a lot of sugar in pets leads to intestinal upset and thirst, and in the long run – to impaired kidney function and obesity.

Read about how much and how often you can feed your pet with strawberries and cherries in our articles “Can Guinea Pigs Eat Cherries?” and “Can a guinea pig have strawberries?”.

Video: grapes in the diet of a guinea pig