Burgess Excel Nuggets with Mint Adult Rabbit Food 3 kg

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Rich in beneficial fibre (39%):essential for supporting digestive health, combined with a natural prebiotic Good-quality guinea pig nuggets are formed from a range of ingredients – including grass meal and wholegrain wheat, beneficial dried herbs such as mint and oregano, along with other nutritious ingredients like dried nettles and dandelions. These make up a typical forage-based diet and provide a natural guinea pig food.

Got a question about choosing guinea pig pellets or nuggets over other types of guinea pig food? To help you learn more about feeding a healthy diet to your gorgeous guineas, we’ve put together some really useful answers from our nutrition team at Burgess, the pet care experts . What should a healthy diet for guinea pigs consist of?

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Although pellets only make up 5% of your rabbits’ diet, they can play a vital role in making sure your bunnies get all the vitamins and minerals they need. In general, high-quality rabbit pellets: Look for a variety that’s suitable for your rabbits’ needs. Indoor rabbits can require a specialist diet with added vitamin D. Junior rabbits have a higher metabolic rate than adults, so look for a junior rabbit food with a higher protein level.

Choosing rabbit pellets or nuggets over other types of rabbit food is one of the best things you can do to help your buns stay healthy and happy, as it prevents selective feeding. How do I choose the right type of rabbit pellets for my buns? Burgess Excel Tasty Nuggets for Adult Rabbits is a delicious, complementary food for adult rabbits that is high in Beneficial Fibre and rich in nutrients to help maintain digestive health. If your bunnies do consume any of these foods, it’s important to seek veterinary advice. Are rabbits selective feeders? Brightly coloured muesli mixes may look more interesting to us humans but are not a healthy choice. The Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund (RWAF) certainly doesn’t recommend muesli-style rabbit food, stating: “Pellets are bite-sized nuggets. Each mouthful is the same which helps ensure rabbits eat a balanced diet. They don’t look as nice as muesli, but they are much better for your rabbits.” Their strong family values and traditions are core to the Burgess story.Burgess is an independent family run business based in Thornton-le-Dale.They are one of the UK's leading animal food manufacturers, catering for the country's top nine most popular animals including dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, hamsters, gerbils, rats and ferrets.For generations, Burgess has produced the finest quality foods for people and animals.Guinea pigs have very delicate digestive systems which need to be treated with care. These small rodents need a really high-fibre diet, so feeding them unlimited high-quality hay or fresh grass is vital. Alongside this, you should provide high-quality guinea pig nuggets and the occasional treat. This is really important for ‘fibrevores’ (as we call them at Burgess) such as rabbits, because fibre is by far the most important part of their diet. Nuggets supplement a rabbit’s diet when fed alongside 85-90% feeding hay. Your cavy chums can be fed fresh greens as these are a great source of vitamin C, additional nutrients and provide some variety to their diet. However, you need to be careful about which greens you feed and how much. As a guide, feed no more than a teacup-sized amount a day to avoid tummy upsets, which you can split between morning and evening feeds.

Vets recommend choosing a diet that can support your rabbit's dental, digestive and emotional help, and these Burgess Excel Adult Rabbit Nuggets with Mint have been tailored to do just that. The Excel Feeding Plan offers the ideal way to ensure your rabbit is getting everything it needs, including the right levels of nutrients and fibre.In the first few days, measure out your guinea pigs’ normal food intake for the day. Take out a small amount and replace it with the same amount of the new nuggets. Mix them together so that your guineas eat a combination of the two. Don't forget the hay for dental health - as well as providing essential fibre, feeding hay and fresh grass have an important role in helping wear down your guinea pigs' continually growing teeth. Guinea pigs don’t naturally eat fruit or root vegetables, but you can include them in small amounts as treats. This could be small pieces of carrot or celery, a cherry tomato, a little bit of banana or an apple quarter. While fresh fruit is a nice treat, it’s high in sugar and too much of it can cause your guinea pigs to put on weight.