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Why cant guinea pigs eat dry cat food?

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A guinea pig is a rodent, it's meant to eat (mainly) plants and vegetables. A cat is a predator, it's meant to eat (mainly) stuff that has meat in it. Food for one won't have the nutrients needed by the other.

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