Guinea pigs can eat Cardboard but should still eat hay, fruits, and greens.
Swallowed Cardboard can cause bowel blockage. Therefore, only feed your guinea pig in small amounts.
Guinea pigs can get sick from cardboard in rare cases. Heavy-duty corrugated boxes can contain dirt, sand, and metal shards that are toxic if consumed. Guinea pigs are also at risk from cardboard glue and nails.
Cardboard gnawing can improve your guinea pig’s oral health. It prevents oral issues and wears down teeth. However, preventing them from eating and swallowing large amounts can avoid intestinal blockages and death. To prevent your guinea pig from overeating cardboard, watch their behavior and provide them with safe chew toys.
My guinea pigs love cardboard, so I give them small bits to chew on. To avoid ingestion, I remove any chewed or broken cardboard. To avoid boredom, I give them a range of chew toys. You can keep your guinea pig healthy and happy by monitoring their gnawing and giving them safe toys.
Chewable Cardboard
Guinea pigs eat and need lots of toys. Chewing keeps their teeth filed and trimmed, preventing oral problems.
Guinea pig toys can be bought at pet shops or made from Cardboard!
Guinea pigs can chew on treat socks filled with treats or hay.
Make a home gym with a wooden box and brown paper bags. Non-toxic glue or bind the bag strips to the cardboard box.
Guinea pigs can eat Cardboard, but only as a toy. Avoid harmful water and dye. Keep the Cardboard clear to avoid bacteria and germs harming your guinea pig.
Cardboard is not a replacement for their regular diet.
Since Cardboard isn’t guinea pig food, they won’t eat it all at once. However, they love chewing and will maximize any crumbly paper.
Paper jumbo jars should be stored away from pets. Don’t worry—Cardboard is sturdy enough to make furniture or paperweights! They’re also low-maintenance. Overfilling will cost extra packaging, so using the right-sized box will save money.
Choking hazard of Cardboard
Guinea pigs are curious and like to eat anything good. But they must learn not to eat Cardboard!
Their unusual digestive tract prevents them from digesting paper or wood.
Avoid having too much of it, which can cause intestinal blockages and other health issues.
Guinea pig owners fret when their pets eat home-sent cardboard boxes. Fortunately, guinea pigs can chew on many cardboard boxes under oversight.
The cardboard is not a good hiding spot.
Guinea pigs must flee from predators. Hiding calms and protects them.
Guinea pigs burrow and nest in their natural habitat, so cages must have plenty of hiding places to rest.
However, guinea pig cages should not contain certain goods. Cardboard bins, toilet paper tubes, and other traps.
Glues, solvents, and dyes in packaging can harm pets. Therefore, only use basic, untreated Cardboard to prevent your guinea pig from ingesting harmful substances and protect their health.
