5 Eating
Guinea pigs are, like humans, one of the very few mammals who can't make their own vitamin C, so they need to get it from their food and food supplements (latter not recommended) .
Guinea Pigs are highly prone to getting scurvy and loss of resistance to other diseases, which is a disease caused by low levels of Vitamin C.
- Guinea pigs need 10 to 30 mg/kg or more of Vitamin C daily.
- Water drops and tang are not recommended (can even make cavies stop drinking water if they dislike the taste).
- It is possible (depends on the many unique factors) that they receive adequate vitamin C from fresh vegetables and pellets, but not reliable.