Is This An Ok Food?

[Carrotchopcavy]

Hey guys! So I just bought a new food for my little pigs and I was wondering if it was safe.. The normal food I get is Oxbow which is a really good one! This food is Mazuri Timothy Based Guinea Pig Diet.

Here are the ingredients!

 

[Coco&Luna]

Hey
I'm pretty sure oxbow has more fibre and less calcium than the Mazuri one.
So, oxbow cavy cuisine is probably better, but it still looks like a good food to me!

 

[piggyfan]

This food contains molasses which is sugar. Sugar is not healthy for guinea pigs.

 

[Carrotchopcavy]

This food contains molasses which is sugar. Sugar is not healthy for guinea pigs.

I looked and on the oxbow list molasses was higher up on the list....

 

[piggyfan]

Personally, I would not feed any food that contained molasses.

 

[Carrotchopcavy]

Personally, I would not feed any food that contained molasses.

Ok. Thanks for your opinion!

 

[Guinea_Crazy]

I'm not sure exactly what to look for either in the ingredients part. I use burgess excel guinea pig pellets. What are the main things to look out for when looking whether they are good or not?

 

[helen105281]

Protein that is not too high, calcium to phosphorous ratios, minimal fillers like soya and grains, and no molasses ideally. I am putting together a sticky about it all at the moment but it will include all pellets even the ones I would not necessarily feed myself.

 

[Guinea_Crazy]

Protein that is not too high, calcium to phosphorous ratios, minimal fillers like soya and grains, and no molasses ideally. I am putting together a sticky about it all at the moment but it will include all pellets even the ones I would not necessarily feed myself.

Thanks!