Vitamin C for Guinea Pigs: Why is it important? + Review

If you didn't know already, guinea pigs cannot produce their own vitamin C, so as the owners, if you want your piggie(s) to be healthy, then I suggest going to your local pet store and purchasing some vitamin C pills (if you haven't already.) If you don't give your guinea pigs Vitamin C, they will get vitamin C deficiency (a.k.a. Scurvy for humans.) Guinea pigs that may have vitamin C deficiency have a rough hair coat, lack of appetite, dental pain, delayed wound healing, lameness, and an inability to fend off infections. Guinea pigs with a slight vitamin C deficiency may show no visible signs of disease; however, their immune system may not be able to fight off diseases or infections.

This is the type of Vitamin C pills I buy for my pigs (they are Oxbow brand). It is about $7 - $8 at Petsmart. Now I highly recommend this for all guinea pig owners. My pigs will eat this right away, I put this in front of their face every morning (once a day) and they are fine with this. My pigs already know what every morning they are going to get this so they will immediately start biting the bars!
Now if you can't afford $7-8 every 1-2 months (depending on how many pigs you have) then save up! It really is worth the money and it will save you from a possible health issue in the future!

There are 90 vitamins in here so it will last you a while if you don't have as much pigs. It lasts Peanut and Cocoa up to about a month and a half. But if you have more than two pigs take 90 and divide it by the number of pigs you have and your answer will be how many days this will last you.
ex.) 90 vitamins ÷ 2 piggies = 45 days (:

 
This is what the Vitamin looks like. As you can see, on the ingredients, there are pineapple, apple fiber and cranberry fruit powder in there so that acts like a flavor which makes the guinea pig think of this as a treat. (All three of these fruits are safe for guinea pigs so do not worry! (: ) My pigs think of the sound of the bottle shaking as like a plastic bag being shaked! They know its a treat and they can eat it whole! (If your pigs do not/cannot/will not eat it whole, split it into half.)

I really love this product so even though this isn't a review, I will give this a 5 out of 5 stars! My pigs really seem to love this and you get what you pay for! Link to Oxbow Vitamin C tablets on Petsmart.com

I really prefer this over the water drops. When I got my first piggie, I bought the water drops and me and my piggie honestly did not like them! My first pig (R.I.P.) didn't drink the water as much when I had the drops in and it cost me like $10! NOT worth the money! Also the drops change the water's taste so your guinea pig may not like this taste and may not drink the water. DO NOT BUY THE VITAMIN C WATER DROPS! If I had to rate the Vitamin C drops, 1 out of 5 stars!  

To read more about guinea pig Vitamin C, CLICK HERE! (Also source for some of first paragraph)

PLEASE consider getting your guinea pig vitamin C tablets/pills if you haven't already! It will make them healthier and it will save you from a very serious problem in the future, which leads to a big vet bill! It is very cheap to buy every one and a half months and it will be all worth it because you will have a happy, healthy pig!
 
Hope you guys enjoyed this Vitamin C post + review and I'll see you next time! (:

-From CLC (CavyLoverCentral) and Cocoa and Peanut (My pigs!)