News — Guinea Pigs

Guinea Pigs are one of the few animals that cannot synthesize Vitamin C on their own, and need it supplemented into their diet. In this article, we'll go over the importance of Vitamin C, and the detrimental effects of Vitamin C deficiency in a Guinea Pig's diet. Why is Vitamin C Important For My Piggies? As previously mentioned, Guinea Pigs cannot synthesize Vitamin C on their own, which means that they are unable to create Vitamin C on their own, and therefore need it supplemented into their diet. Vitamin C deficiency can cause a whole handful of issues in Guinea...