UGH! How STUPID!

[ChloeLove]

My parents are constantly giving my guinea pigs things that are extremely unhealthy for them! I tell them ALL the time that they can't keep giving my guinea pigs foods that I am always telling them is really bad for them. They even promised to ask me before giving them anything, but then this morning I found POPCORN of all things POPCORN in their cages!!! I immediately took it out of there, but I am sure they ate some. That's only an example! I tell them every single chance I get not to give them anything, but NO. Is it really that hard to understand? DO NOT GIVE THEM FOOD THAT COULD BE BAD FOR THEM UNLESS YOU ASK ME! Of course if I see something that's bad for them I take it out, but they probably eat some of it before I get to it because my mom wakes up at 4:30 and my dad stays up to like 1:00.

[CathyBogart]

I'm so sorry, that's terrible! Maybe you could post a list of good things for them to eat on their cage? I don't know if it would help or not, just an idea.

[ChloeLove]

I should try that. Right now, I am willing to do anything to make them stop risking the health of my piggies.

[CathyBogart]

Have you told them just -how- bad it can be for them? Maybe they really don't understand that they're seriously compromising their health. I'm glad you liked my idea!

[wolfsoul]

That sucks, is popcorn really bad for guineas? I know it's fine for rats if it is unbuttered/unsalted.

I always like to make things sound more drastic than they really are lol. I go "omg! That could have killed him! Don't EVER feed him!" Or I just exagerrate. I'm really bad at exagerrating at home lol. "Look at him! He's sick now! He's gonna die!" lol


good luck!

[ChloeLove]

Popcorn's not too healthy for guinea pigs, especially since it was buttered popcorn. I tell them that it could kill them, and they say "No it can't! How is popcorn bad!" and I have to go into the nutritional values and such that I just don't really know WHY it's bad, but I know it is. I mean I can guess, but not specifically. I go on the websites, print the nutritional things out and show my parents, but they just don't understand. They annoy me sooooo much.

[iceyshiver21]

I saw this on Dogo and thought it was interesting-
Foods not to give
toxic foods
Plants to aviod

[ChloeLove]

Thanks---I am definately going to show that to them. Maybe they will learn.