Il let you know. I've seen the ones you have ordered and they look the same as these basicly. I feel the same towards the cheaper brands that pet shops all seem to stock.
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Haha, well Dot has never turned down a single food I've offered. We will have to see about the boar
he has never really eaten nuggets anyway, seems to be getting enough vit d from somewhere.
I've heard of these and also Furryfriends teas mentioned another brand as well that are very natural. Can't remember the name but it was a green bag. I just ordered my rosewood ones from vivovet or somot
Aah bless him, yes Jess hasn’t had them in a while, might have to do the same! And makes it easier for her to defend from fatty bum-bum!
I'd be interested to know whether yours like the Haybox pellets. Ours wouldn't touch them. From what you say, it does sound as though the cheaper ones really are the junk food of piggy world -- not as good and (therefore?) more palatable.
if I ever decided to go back to pellets it would be either these or the haybox ones.
I can’t remember there being any reviews when I bought them ages ago. It never occurred to me to try snapping them in half. Maybe that would have made the difference. Anyway, let me know!
That's the one I forgot then name of. Marriages!
Or try a mortar and pessle, smash the hell out of them and feed
Yes that would partly be my rationale for swapping, as we buy the ss grain free from Amazon subscribe and save and they insist on a minimum order of 2 bags... far too many pellets! A 1.5kg bag lasts my 8 piggies about 6 weeks, its a strict 12-15 pellets per piggy per meal and if I see piggy daddy give them more then they don't get any with their next meal! Now its summer and lockdown and I'm home all day and getting up later, I usually skip formal breakfast and bowls and pellets anyway and just throw salad leaves about the place on a big heap of hay, so they only get a few pellets with their red pepper in the evening!
Hi I bought those nuggets as I also thought they were the best after my research ..... although I gradually built up the quantity they were always left in the bowl
They preferred the pets at home ones they came to me with - But now that my piggles are eating grass / veg and of course their hay .... they don’t eat many nuggets at all ! Good luck .... I think I just have ‘ spoilt ‘ piggies 
Of course @SkyPipDotBernie you've had bladder stone problems before and you have long term bladder problem piggy beautiful Dorothy, I think this new pellet choice looks great- luckily I dont have any bladder piggies myself so far, but any tips for better pellets to try prevent that are great- let us know if she likes them, I hope she does after you spent all that money! Its tricky with pellets isnt it, feed them and you know its full of calcium and additives, dont feed them and you worry they are missing out on some vitamins and minerals... its a shame nobody has fully researched this scientifically yet!This is probably. true about not that big of a deal swapping pellets because they get so little, but I have a feeling if they are causing a bladder issue, it's going to build up over time. I see it like filtered water, it's seems a big deal but Guinea pigs don't really drink that much water.
This is just my feeling towards things, not trying to be awkward or anything
I just noticed a lot of Guinea pigs get stones when they are sort of 3 to 4 years old an onwards, not often when they are youngsters
It is a shame, not even any really good vets know the answer. One day maybe
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Aw of course you aren't scaring anyone, there are many issues with all processed pellets, and any insight and personal experiences are helpful, nobody wants bladder stones! None of the commercial pellets are really spot on nutritionally, and I believe on another thread last week a few people were also discussing if ss grain free were contributing to bladder stones- ss grain free are considered a low calcium pellet but still contain 4x as much calcium as spinach, which is obviously far too much!It is a shame, not even any really good vets know the answer. One day maybe
This is what is fueling my passion about which pellets to feed. Dot is my 2nd Guinea pig with bladder stones, the first one being a boar wasn't so lucky and was inoperable.
I really don't want to scare anyone by saying I don't like feeding ss grain free. They have been fed to plenty of pigs without a problem
.Wow! 4 x as much as spinach. I have never looked at it like that. That's crazy, atleast spinach has moisture, which is another thing, pellets being dry, then again though, so is hay, but that brings me to another thought. Hay is just fed because as pets, Guinea pigs can't graze on fresh grass 24/7. So this all leads back to a too dry diet. Which is why I like the idea of a wet leafy green diet, and lots of fresh grass when possible. This is what my vet has been telling me to do (Simon)
