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need some help!!!

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Question
Hey Anngela,
well i just bought me a long haired GP, and i have had it fo bout a week now and i already love it 2 death! (lol)  well i've been feeding it some dry vitamin C pellets and some peas and carrots. and i was wondering wat else i could feed it and wat shouldnt i feed it?  also my Karma doesnt really do nething in her lil pen i bought her 2 run in, and i want her 2 be healthy so wat else can i buy her so she can get more exercise?   thx lots    ~!*Autumn*!~

Answer
Hi Autumn.  I would feed her just normal guinea pig food, supplementing with vitamin C pellets is good too.  They love carrots, I've never tried peas but if she loves them then go for it.  I wouldn't feed lettuce, it doesn't harm them, it just has no nutritional value, and nothing that has fouled, esp. mold.  Mold can be deadly to a guinea pig.  She may be a less active piggie as well.  Get her out, let her run around the room outside the cage, just keep an eye on her.  That might help some.
Good Luck!
Anngela