If you are going to get ScienceSelective (the only one my piggies will eat) you need the Recovery Plus as it has added Vitamin C in it which aids recovery.
What is the best type of pellets to get for almost 1 year old guinea pigs? They have had selective natural grain free, and scienceselective garden variety. But what is the best for them.
Yayy for the little weight gain - amazing news!
Mine have never liked CC, I've always used either ScienceSelective Recovery Plus or the Burgess Dual Care. The Scienceselective one seems to be better for weight gain but alfalfa is one of the ingredients so I do try to limit it especially as...
I’ve had a look through the existing threads and can’t find what i’m looking for
We’re syringe feeding ScienceSelective Recovery Plus at the moment following the recommendation from our vet
He does seem to be eating more on his own now but he’s currently on antibiotics so want to continue in...
...suitable veggies, a limited amount of pellets and filtered water should help.
I have a Brita filter which I use to filter the water.
Mine get about half a tablespoon of ScienceSelective grain free pellets most days
I try to steer clear of the high calcium veg like spinach.
Hope Ginny will...
We have been feeding our bladder stone prone piggie (and her 2 cage mates) the above instead of pellets, but I have just discovered that it has been discontinued.
Has anyone got any suggestions of other low calcium/oxalate, grain free feed?
Thank you (and Pigture of the silly pig)
...urinary thread on here to help me) and I’ve now got her on filtered water too as I’m in a hard water area. Her vet recommended the scienceselective urinary supplements which I’ve got for her but she ate one once and now won’t touch them!
I’ve crushed it up and mixed it with banana and fed...
I used to use ScienceSelective Recovery Food with mine. At first I found it went down more easily if i flavoured it with a little apple juice, but after a while they ate it happily without the juice.
You can get it in bigger bags too which is good if they are on it longer term.
Sending more...
Supreme ScienceSelective Guinea Pig - he’s been on it for over a year. He had a tough end to 2025, losing long term partner Chips in August, then JulienChewie after only 6 weeks (bladder stone) before Willow joined us at the start of November. We discovered that Willow had mites in January and...
I have found in my piggy snack room ScienceSelective Joint & Mobility Care which contains Glucosamine 8,000/kg - will this suffice until I can get my hands on some Johnson's 4 Joints?
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...a week. I was busy cleaning and didn't notice I had knocked the nugget container over which in turn had unlocked the lid. (I store ScienceSelective balanced nuggets in it) Problem was, Mabel had noticed:yikes:. After a while I looked around for her and she had disappeared but when I...
I have used the scienceselective grain free for many years and I now use the piggie parcels urinary and joint support pellets with glucasamine ( made by a forum member)
I use 1/2 tablespoon of each mixed together
Guinea Pig Pellet - Joint and Urinary Support Formula 1kg
...issue is with their diet. Their general daily diet is good quality Timothy and meadow hay, romaine lettuce and red pepper, plus ScienceSelective pellets. The RVN I rescued them from recommended "unlimited pellets" and daily readigrass now they're 5, as they tend to struggle to keep weight...
Mine love Emeraid and ScienceSelective Recovery Plus. If you're going to get the ScienceSelective one makes sure its the ScienceSelective Recovery Plus as that has added Vitamin C in and is more suitable for guinea pigs.
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