Mixing fruits with your pet’s food enhances their vitamin and mineral supply. Also, fruits like mango can substitute treats since these can be high in calories and harmful to your pets.
In the rest of this guide, I discuss the pets that can and can’t eat mangoes, and what parts of mangoes they can eat without side effects.
Can Cats Eat Mango?
Cats can eat mangoes. Feeding mangoes to your cat is the same as giving it a vitamin-filled tasty treat.
However, cats can generally obtain their vitamin C from their meals. Therefore, don’t feed them mangoes excessively or allow them to eat the fruit in excess.
Can Cats Eat Dried Mango?
It’s safe to feed dry mangoes to your cat. Adding little chunks of the fruit to your cat’s food is an excellent idea to improve its vitamin and mineral supply.
However, ensure these chunks aren’t too big to avoid choking. Also, feed the cat a moderate amount of mango as excess dissolved sugar can cause stomach upset.
Can Kittens Eat Mango?
Kittens can also be fed mango. This should never be a substitute for their main meals or breastfeeding.
Are Mangoes Good for Dogs?
Dogs can also eat mangoes. Remember to remove the mango seed before feeding your dog to avoid choking.
Remember that too much digestive fiber can cause stomach upset when you want to feed your dog mangoes. Likewise, excess sugar intake might make them nauseous.
Can Dogs Eat Dried Mango?
Dogs can eat dried mangoes. Still, it’s advisable you stick to fresh mangos as dry mangoes have a high sugar concentration which may cause issues for a diabetic dog. Likewise, dried mango may have lost some of its nutritional value, making it less significant in the dog’s meal.
Can Dogs Eat Frozen Mango?
Dogs can eat frozen mangoes without issues, provided it’s appropriately thawed out before feeding them.
Can Frenchies Eat Mango?
French bulldogs (or Frenchies) can eat mangoes. Before feeding mangoes to Frenchies, peel the skin and remove the pit, as they might be poisonous to this breed. Additionally, it’s best to dice mango into tiny cubes for safe ingestion.
Can Pugs Eat Mango?
Pugs can also eat mangoes. The rich fatty acid and antioxidant combo make it a nutritious fruit addition to your pug’s meal.
Can Guinea Pigs Eat Mango?
Guinea pigs can eat mangoes and other sweet fruits. However, never feed them processed or stored mango to avoid side effects. So, choose fresh, small amounts of mangoes as guinea pig treats.
Can Guinea Pigs Eat Mango Skin?
You shouldn’t feed mango skin to guinea pigs. Besides not offering them any nutrients, the mango skin might have germs or pesticides that might poison them.
Can Rabbits Eat Mango?
Feeding your rabbit mango is safe as the vitamin C embedded in the mango is suitable for your rabbit’s immune system.
Always feed bunnies mango on a controlled diet, or rotate with other fruits to avoid excess sugar. Especially if your rabbit’s vet tells you she needs vitamins, mango is a great fruit source for that.
Can Hamsters Eat Mango?
Yes, hamsters can eat both fresh and frozen mangoes, but not all species should be fed mangoes.
Below are some common hamster species, indicating those that can and can’t eat mangoes:
- Syrian hamsters. They can be fed mangoes once or twice a week.
- Campbell Dwarf. You shouldn’t feed this breed of hamster mangoes as they have a tiny digestive system. However, make it a small-sized cut to ease swallowing if you want to.
- Roborovski. This breed has almost the same feature as the Syrian hamsters, so you can apply the same feeding method.
- Winter white. These hamsters are a part of the dwarf species and should be either fed in tiny quantities or avoid feeding them any mangoes.
- Chinese hamsters. This species of hamster is small and easily diabetic. Avoid feeding them mangoes.
This shows you that there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to feeding hamsters mangoes. So, ensure you know the hamster breed before giving it that mango.
Can Parakeets Eat Mango?
Parakeets love eating mangoes, but you should be careful when feeding them as they never want to stop.
Mango helps boost their cardiovascular health and immune system, and prevents dehydration. As long as you feed them in moderation, there shouldn’t be any side effects.
Can Rats Eat Mangoes?
As small animals, 1-2 teaspoons of mango are safe for your rat to consume. You can consider not feeding your male rats mango/any citrus fruit as they all contain the D-Limonene compound. This compound has been found to cause tumors in the kidney of male rats.
However, feeding it in a measured and controlled amount shouldn’t be an issue.
Can Birds Eat Mango?
Fresh fruits like mangoes can be added to bird feed to increase the nutritional value of their meal.
Can Parrots Eat Mango?
Parrots can eat mangoes. This pet quickly likes mango flesh, texture, and sugary juice.
Can Cockatiels Eat Mango?
Cockatiels enjoy almost every fruit, mango inclusive. Serve them mangoes in small portions, either diced or shredded, and they’ll love you for it.
Can Chickens Eat Mango Skin?
Chickens can eat mango skin. Their scavenging nature means they would peck at anything, including mango skin. So, it isn’t dangerous for them if moderately fed.
However, note that Urushiol is a compound in mango skin that can cause skin irritation for chickens. The reaction isn’t widespread, though, so they can peck away.
Can Chickens Eat Mango?
Like most humans, chickens not only eat mangoes but also prefer them ripe. After all, their beaks can’t properly bite into hard, unripe mangoes.
Even so, mangoes should be fed to chickens as treats and shouldn’t take over their usual feed.
Can Goats Eat Mango?
Goats can eat mangoes without any side effects. Research has shown that feeding a lactating goat one mango is enough to replace 330g/kg corn. You can also provide your goat mango leaves and mango skin/peels once in a while.
Can Horses Eat Mango?
It’s safe to feed horses mangoes as long as the seed has been removed. You can also add the mango flesh to your equine’s meal for the extra nutrients and change of taste, especially if she likes it.
Should You Feed Mangoes to Your Pet?
Only feed your pet mangoes if you’ve removed the pit and you’re sure they won’t suffer any side effects from eating one. Likewise, some pets are allergic to the urushiol oil on the skin of mangoes, so you shouldn’t feed such pets with mangoes.
Finally, speak with your vet to know whether or not mangoes should be added to your pet’s meal. The vet will also let you know what portions to add and what parts of the mango can be included in the pet’s meal.
