Can anyone give me information on alfalfa hay and oats hay?

What is a well-balanced meal for a guinea pig?

• I already give her *Nutriphase Gold Guinea Pig Formula Timothy Hay Half a Carrot and occasionally apples or a banana slice, potato skins, or orange peelings. Nutriphase Gold ingredients: Ingredients: Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Ground Corn, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Whole Oats, Ground Oats, Flaked Peas, Flaked Corn, Sun-cured Timothy Hay, Wheat Middling, Ground Wheat, Dehydrated Carrot, Dried Cane Molasses, Dicalcium Phosphate, Corn Oil, Salt, Corn Gluten Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Magnesium Oxide, DL-Methionine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, L-Lysine, Vitamin A Supplement, Choline Chloride, Ferrous Carbonate, Riboflavin Supplement, Manganous Oxide, Ethoxyquin (a preservative), Zinc Oxide, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K activity), Copper Oxide, Cholecalciferol (Source of Vitamin D3), Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Biotin, Folic Acid, Calcium Iodate, Dried Aspergillus oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Product, Cobalt Carbonate, Sodium Selenite, Artificial Color, Natural Flavor.

• Answer:

  What you're giving her is totally fine. I usually give my guinea pig Kaytee formula, but what's the difference? I give mine alfalfa (timothy hay) each time I feed him, and once or twice a day I mix it up and give him (my piggie) carrots, romaine lettuce, red apple, and celery with the strings taken off (they can choke on the strings). You are taking fine care of your guinea pig and I hope you two have a wonderful life together! Good luck!