I'm making the pellet changeover tomorrow

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Gradually will transfer over full to this if they like them. And they won't be fed everyday. Haven't decided how often yet.
 
Interesting, let us know how you get on 👌 Can you post a pic of the ingredients list by any chance? I'm wondering how they compare with various nuggets - I'm using the SS grainfree atm too.
 
Il give it a go, il try find info now on rosewood site. I have looked but forgot n

By switching I'm lowering from 20%fibre to 17%. I think this I because science select grain free use Timothy and the meadows use... Well meadow and forrages

And going up in calcium from 0.6 to 0.9. But I'm liking the amount of forrage in these naturals. Seems like there is less crap in them
 
Meadow grasses and herbs 70.5% (including timothy grass
foxtail grass
oatgrass
orchard grass
downy alpine oatgrass
smooth meadow grass
red clover
sweet vernal grass
velvet grass
golden oatgrass
common vetch
black medic
dandelion
ribwort
cowslip
marguerite
daisy
great burnet-saxifrage
hedge bedstraw
parsnip
sorrel
germander speedwell
common mouse-ear
perennial ryegrass
soft brome
tufted vetch
bush vetch
three-toothed orchid
wild beaked parsley)
parsley 5.6%
carrot cubes 5.1%
pea flakes 4.1%
broad bean flakes 3%
parsnip cubes 2.4%
linseed 2.4%
black cumin 1%
fennel seed 0.8%
nettle leaves 0.7%
melissa 0.6%
rape seed oil 0.6%
dandelion 0.6%
rosemary 0.5%
yucca 0.5%
apple 0.4%
peppermint 0.4%
chamomile blossoms 0.3%
lovage 0.3%
beetroot 0.2%.

Nutritional additives: vitamin A 13
780 IU
vitamin C 689 mg
vitamin D3 954 IU
vitamin E 84.8 mg
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
Thanks! I didn't realise they were already on the chart, even better 👍
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I can't find a full ingredients list of science selective grain free anywhere on the net, which is a bit dodgy to me. But I still think they are one of the best pellets. It's just that these naturals are cold pressed which apparently keeps maximum nutrients in the pellet. I don't think science grain free are. But I'm not sure.
 
Looks like they've probably listed every edible plant you might find in an untreated hay meadow ... there will probably only be a selection of those plants in any one bag, in varying quantities.
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
Looks like they've probably listed every edible plant you might find in an untreated hay meadow ... there will probably only be a selection of those plants in any one bag, in varying quantities.
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Yea, I imagine you are right, but even so, I'm literally feeding them for the vit d and being cold pressed. I'm going to probably feed a few about twice a week. I'm probably doing the change for nothing though. I don't really know what I'm talking about to be fair. I think all these nugget brands boast in their own way on the packets lol.

The meadows menu ones though, are not using soya as far as I can see. And that's something I'm wanting to avoid
 
Skullblits said:
What's making you change?
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Probably mostly paranoia, but I just like the look of how natural these meadow menus are. One of my pigs has had bladder stones and sludge flushed recently, and I want to try a different brand of pellet, and then strictly limit the amount, I plan to not feed them everyday, but more like twice a week.

I have no solid info whether these are better pellets or not for better health.
 
i have used these pellets before,they are a good pellet.most of my pigs took a week to transfere to rosewood natural pellets.you need to pursevere with the pellets .i had to go cold turkey,and just leave a few in the bowl/cage,only these pellets.do not give anymore until all pellets are eaten,eventually the piggies will eat them !it has no soya /no grain.good luck .
 
I agree with @eileen about persevering. If you mix them with the nuggets you feed already you will probably find they will eat those first because the rosewood nuggets are very different. But it is fine to switch them over without gradually changing the quantities because they are only a small part of their diet anyway. From my experience they are defiantly the best option for pigs with bladder issues.
 
I'm confident dot will eat them, she eats everything I've tried her with. Bernie the boar though, he won't eat science select, but will eat a few Harringtons and then just walk off and go to sleep 😂

I've also noticed haybox or hay expert, can't remember which. Are selling a more natural pellet.

Premium Cold Pressed Guinea Pig Pellets. They don't seem to show an ingredient list though.

Coldpressed, soya free, alfalfa or lucerne free is what I want to aim for though, il let you all know how we get on with them today. Might even try one myself 🤔
 
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SkyPipDotBernie said:
I'm confident dot will eat them, she eats everything I've tried her with. Bernie the boar though, he won't eat science select, but will eat a few Harringtons and then just walk off and go to sleep 😂

I've also noticed haybox or hay expert, can't remember which. Are selling a more natural pellet.

Premium Cold Pressed Guinea Pig Pellets. They don't seem to show an ingredient list though.

Coldpressed, soya free, alfalfa or lucerne free is what I want to aim for though, il let you all know how we get on with them today. Might even try one myself 🤔
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I had asked somebody on here about the ingredients in the haybox pellets and I did get the ingredient list - I think it was @Flutterby who posted the list.....I’ll see if I can look back on old threads and find it (would have been ages ago though so it might take me a while)
 
Piggies&buns said:
I had asked somebody on here about the ingredients in the haybox pellets and I did get the ingredient list - I think it was @Flutterby who posted the list.....I’ll see if I can look back on old threads and find it (would have been ages ago though so it might take me a while)
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Ah that would be interesting to see, no rush. Thanks 👍.
 
I honestly thought that I already knew every guinea pig pellet on the market, but by digging a little deeper I found 3 brands of more natural ones
 
Bill & Ted said:
I’m fascinated by the amount of wild herbs and grasses in there, some I didn’t realise you could feed
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Me too, there is a bit of an ancient thread slating yucca in them though. But it's a tiny amount. And haven't found out why it's bad.

I think the main brands are possiblly partly full of ingredients to make the guinea pig tempted to eat them. After all it is a business, I wonder how they know the guinea pigs like them before they sell them? Do you think they send out samples to a certain amount of customers?

I think that with the more natural pellets and guinea pigs not liking them at first is probably a good sign. There's no rubbish to make them go yes I'm having that. It's like me with a bag of haribo
 
PigglePuggle said:
It looks a bit like the ingredients in hay cookies, but in pellet form!
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(Which may restart Ollie and Tallulah's long running weekly dispute over whether a hay cookie is a big pellet to be served in the food bowl- Ollie's opinion- or it is hay to be eaten in the hayroom- Tallulah's opinion :) )
 
SkyPipDotBernie said:
Me too, there is a bit of an ancient thread slating yucca in them though. But it's a tiny amount. And haven't found out why it's bad.

I think the main brands are possiblly partly full of ingredients to make the guinea pig tempted to eat them. After all it is a business, I wonder how they know the guinea pigs like them before they sell them? Do you think they send out samples to a certain amount of customers?

I think that with the more natural pellets and guinea pigs not liking them at first is probably a good sign. There's no rubbish to make them go yes I'm having that. It's like me with a bag of haribo
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Big pet food manufacturers keep animals of their own to trial food on. And you are right, they make them of a flavour and texture pigs readily enjoy by including some "rubbish" ingredients and highly processing them, just like we enjoy highly processed ready meals filled with salt and sugar.
 
Pound Shilling & Pig said:
Big pet food manufacturers keep animals of their own to trial food on. And you are right, they make them of a flavour and texture pigs readily enjoy by including some "rubbish" ingredients and highly processing them, just like we enjoy highly processed ready meals filled with salt and sugar.
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Pellets are mostly a lazy way to ensure animals have a balanced diet, am I right? Not with people on here and that are passionate about animals, but to people who just buy a pet because the kid wants one sort of thing.

I see so many new members here posting that their guinea pig will not eat hay, but are eating loads pellets and only certain veg. Which is what the pet shop giant is feeding to young guinea pigs before they are sold. Literally only cabbage and unlimited amounts of pellets. So they don't want to touch hay because its not tempting enough. Seems like the same scenario trying to switch to natural pellets to me
 
This pellet thing isn't happening today. I thought pets at home sold it, but they sell their own woodland brand.
 
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