Is This Food Suitable?

[Hank288]

I have just been given a bag of food suitable for rabbits and guinea pigs as it does have added vitamin c.

I have been sent the ingredients list and wondered if it was alright to feed them a little bit mixed in with their normal science selective pellets. I am just worrying that it might be bad for them. I apologise in advance for the long list that follows. The calcium level is 0.9mg/kg. It is in pellet form so will not cause selective feeding.

ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS

Crude Oil 4.00 %,Crude Protein 17.00 %,Crude Fibre 16.00 %,Crude Ash 8.00 %,Moist 13.50 %,

Vitamin A 15000 IU/Kg,Vitamin D3 2000 IU/Kg,Vitamin E 60 mg/Kg,Copper 20 mg/Kg,Sodium

0.25%

ADDITIVES (per kg)

Vitamins: E672 Vitamin A 15000 iu, E671 Vitamin D 2000 iu, 3a700 Vitamin E 50 iu, Vitamin C 200 mg/kg

Trace Elements: Ferrous sulphate, monohydrate(E1 Iron) 100 mg, Calcium Iodate, anhydrous (E2 Iodine) 3 mg,

Cupric sulphate pentahydrate(E4 Copper) 40 mg, Manganous sulphate monohydrate (E5

Manganese) 156.00 mg,zinc sulphate monohydrate(E6 Zinc) 139 mg, Sodium selenite(E8 Selenium) 0.44 mg


Antioxidant

E321 Butylated hydroxytoluene 20 g



COMPOSITION (DESCENDING ORDER OF INCLUSION)

Wheatfeed, Sunflower Seed Ext, Oatfeed, High Temperature Dried Lucerne, Maize Germ Expeller,

Barley, Wheat Flour, Wheat, Molasses, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Vitamin C, Vitamins & Trace Elements

Thank you so much, I just don't want to harm the girls.

 

[7squeakers.]

As you are feeding just a little mixed in with their Science, I would think it should be okay. If it has added Vitamin C, it is NOT suitable for rabbits as they can make Vit C in their bodies, and piggies ( like us) can't. Rabbits do not need additional Vit C.

 

[gizzy]

As long as you are mixing it

 

[Hank288]

I was just worried about the molasses in it as my girls are a bit on the fat side anyway. I have put it in their bowls and they have been picking it out over the science selective so they seem to love it. My neighbours rabbit wouldn't eat it. My girls do eat anything though .

 

[ChewyTheGuinea]

I have just been given a bag of food suitable for rabbits and guinea pigs as it does have added vitamin c.

I have been sent the ingredients list and wondered if it was alright to feed them a little bit mixed in with their normal science selective pellets. I am just worrying that it might be bad for them. I apologise in advance for the long list that follows. The calcium level is 0.9mg/kg. It is in pellet form so will not cause selective feeding.

ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS

Crude Oil 4.00 %,Crude Protein 17.00 %,Crude Fibre 16.00 %,Crude Ash 8.00 %,Moist 13.50 %,

Vitamin A 15000 IU/Kg,Vitamin D3 2000 IU/Kg,Vitamin E 60 mg/Kg,Copper 20 mg/Kg,Sodium

0.25%

ADDITIVES (per kg)

Vitamins: E672 Vitamin A 15000 iu, E671 Vitamin D 2000 iu, 3a700 Vitamin E 50 iu, Vitamin C 200 mg/kg

Trace Elements: Ferrous sulphate, monohydrate(E1 Iron) 100 mg, Calcium Iodate, anhydrous (E2 Iodine) 3 mg,

Cupric sulphate pentahydrate(E4 Copper) 40 mg, Manganous sulphate monohydrate (E5

Manganese) 156.00 mg,zinc sulphate monohydrate(E6 Zinc) 139 mg, Sodium selenite(E8 Selenium) 0.44 mg


Antioxidant

E321 Butylated hydroxytoluene 20 g



COMPOSITION (DESCENDING ORDER OF INCLUSION)

Wheatfeed, Sunflower Seed Ext, Oatfeed, High Temperature Dried Lucerne, Maize Germ Expeller,

Barley, Wheat Flour, Wheat, Molasses, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Vitamin C, Vitamins & Trace Elements

Thank you so much, I just don't want to harm the girls.

It seems fine, Oxbow's guinea pig food is good too