{"topic_id":"exotic_pet_nutrition_guinea-pig_safe_greens","category":"exotic-pet-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_pet_nutrition_guinea-pig_safe_greens\ncategory: exotic-pet-nutrition\ntitle: \"Guinea pig safe greens & vegetables — grazing herbivore; daily vit-C veg, treat veg, foods to avoid\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/guineapigs/diet)\"\nsource_file: [\"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/guinea_pig_rspca.txt\"]\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-05\ntokens_estimated: 200\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 4\n  passed: 4\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\ncitation:\n  authority: \"RSPCA\"\n  title: \"Guinea pig safe greens & vegetables (RSPCA)\"\n  url: \"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/guineapigs/diet\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-04\"\n  needs_review: false\npath: exotic-pet-nutrition/exotic_pet_nutrition_guinea-pig_safe_greens/01_exotic_pet_nutrition_guinea-pig_safe_greens.md\nsource_document: \"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/guineapigs/diet)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"RSPCA\"\n  title: \"Guinea pig safe greens & vegetables — grazing herbivore; daily vit-C veg, treat veg, foods to avoid\"\nurl: \"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/guineapigs/diet\"\nretrieved: \"2026-08-05\"\nref: \"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/guineapigs/diet)\"\ndoc_type: \"animal-welfare-org consumer version\"\nneeds_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source (RSPCA rspca.org.uk) is not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T4\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T4:welfare-org / professional-reference\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Guinea pig safe greens & vegetables — grazing herbivore; daily vit-C veg, treat veg, foods to avoid\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Guinea pigs are natural grazers; good-quality hay and grass should make up the majority of the diet and be available at all times, with grass-based pellets given daily to supply vitamin C, which they cannot synthesise.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Safe greens include fresh vegetables and herbs fed daily as vitamin C sources — parsley, celery, peppers, cucumber, gem lettuce and romaine lettuce.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Treat vegetables given in small amounts a few times weekly (because of sugar or calcium content) include broccoli, spinach, kale, small pieces of carrot and a quarter of an apple.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Foods to avoid because they can be harmful or poisonous include iceberg lettuce, potato, garlic, avocado, coconut and citrus fruits; introduce new foods gradually and avoid sudden diet changes.\n","sources":["exotic-pet-nutrition — Guinea pig safe greens & vegetables — grazing herbivore; daily vit-C veg, treat veg, foods to avoid (retrieved 2026-08-05)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-nutrition","title":"Guinea pig safe greens & vegetables — grazing herbivore; daily vit-C veg, treat veg, foods to avoid","url":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/guineapigs/diet","retrieved":"2026-08-05","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/guineapigs/diet)","verification_file":"[\"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/guinea_pig_rspca.txt\"]"},"source_document":"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/guineapigs/diet)","source_file":"[\"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/guinea_pig_rspca.txt\"]","trust":{"authority_tier":"T4","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":200,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}