Best complete GP good?

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I currently feed PAH nuggets, have just been reading some of the reviews above but there arent any for that food.

Does anyone else use it? What do you think?

Some reviews said that various foods were too high in protein for adults and were low in fibre; is there a nugget available with more ideal levels does anyone know?

Thanks!
Alex
 
I do not feed p@h nuggets,but i do know that some people have said that its just like the excel nuggets as the ingredients are similar. So from reading the excel reviews i would say the p@h nuggets are great to feed. I would feed them if my boys took to nuggets! :))
 
i am currently trying my piggies with these as they were a bit cheaper than there usuall burgess super guinea excel the nuggetts are smaller than the excell my piggies are not eating them very quickly so i dont think they are that keen on them also when i tipped them into my plastic storage container there was quite a bit of crummy bits in the bag so i dont think i will be buying them for the piggies again
 
Is it possible to edit a post? I just realised I said "good" not "food" d'oh!

Mine really like the PAH nuggets, I just wasnt sure how well thought of they were. I have been lucky and they are not dusty. I am also strange cos I think they smell nice!
 
My piggies love pah nuggets before i started feeding them 1 of my pigs never made a sound now there on pah he squeaks his head off lol
 
As J&G said, the Burgess Excel and PAH Nuggets have the same ingredients, as far as I am aware.

If you're looking for the most balanced pellet available, Oxbow Cavy Cuisine is the ideal for adult pigs.
 
Thanks Laura, is Oxbow a complete do you know? I.e. no hay required? Although I would give hay anyway but if it has some in then it will be less rich and fattening than the other stuff. Also maybe it is lower protein? I might try it if I can find a supplier!
 
Obviously no diet is complete without hay and fresh fruit and veg, but Cavy Cuisine is hay based (unlike almost all other pellet brands) so is perhaps the most complete of them all.

It does contain the ideal protein, calcium, and fibre levels for adult piggies - it really is designed to suit their systems and needs to a T.
 
Thanks any idea where the Cavy cuisine can be bought?

I havent heard of Wagg, off to Google that now ta!
 
Mine are usually on Wagg Optimum - similar nutritionally to the Excel and PAH if I remember rightly - but I bought some Cavy Cuisine recently for a change.

Oxbow is available in some pet shops, but it's most widely available online. The Hay Experts, SPH Supplies and Vet UK all stock it, I believe.
 
Just seen a pic of the bags online and I think my vet does it so will pop in and pick up a bag sometime :)
 
Mine eat hay and veggies, which I have been told is enough if you make sure the veggies have enough vitamin C in them, but get a handful of cavy cuisine each night just because the girls are a little skinny and I'd like to think it complements the rest of their diet. They go completely crazy when they hear me moving the bag and it's gone in no time :)
 
I've switched between Supa Burgess Nuggets and P@H nuggets, and i like the pets at home ones.

All the pigs seem to really love them, and there's no waste unlike when you feed a mix
 
The pellets are a very small part of the diet, and some pigs do go completely without dry food - but I do feel pellets have their place. Being a so- called "complete food" they fill in any vitamins, minerals or other nutrients that could easily be missed out by only feeding hay and pellets. Dry food also helps with the weight of guineas; many lose weight when they don't eat any dry food. Similarly, they gain too much if they overindulge in dry food.

It's fine if the pigs refuse pellets by choice, but personally I like to give them that choice nevertheless. If they enjoy their dry food, it's usually wise to give them some in moderation (approx. a handful per pig per day), especially if the pig struggles to maintain their weight.
 
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