The piggies got some excel pressies!

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I decided to 'try' the Complete Food Cubes and took some pictures.

Fred is standing up behind '4' Food Cubes.

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Wilma and Fred get tasting their brand new cube, the cube pictured is suppose to be all 'one' guinea pig needs for 48 hours along with water I'm not convinced;

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Now it's Patrick and Pebbles turn,

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Patrick checking out his cube;

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We also got some 'Sensitive' Nuggets;

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This is what they look like;

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The nuggets seemed to be hit, the calcium: phosphorous ratio is 0.5: 0.7

I think these hay cube's maybe good as a treat an expensive treat at that but I'd much rather give my piggies a huge bag of hay and some vegetables! x
 
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Look like some piggies are having a lot of fun with the cubes :))
Going to get some of these, Burgess are doing £1 off vouchers (love a little discount)
My lot liked the FibaFirst so hope they'll enjoy these too - as a treat only ;)
 
Guinea pig slave said:
Look like some piggies are having a lot of fun with the cubes :))
Going to get some of these, Burgess are doing £1 off vouchers (love a little discount)
My lot liked the FibaFirst so hope they'll enjoy these too - as a treat only ;)
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I am concerned about the poor little piggies that get these 'cubes' as a complete food :....
 
flintstones said:
I am concerned about the poor little piggies that get these 'cubes' as a complete food :....
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Me too :( i think it's really irresponsible that they are promoting them to be honest! Piggies get a rough deal as it is let alone with things like this coming out!

On a more positive note - love the pics and so glad to see little Patrick looking so well!
 
Guinea pigs <3 said:
Me too :( i think it's really irresponsible that they are promoting them to be honest! Piggies get a rough deal as it is let alone with things like this coming out!

On a more positive note - love the pics and so glad to see little Patrick looking so well!
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He really is a little miracle pig! x
 
Thanks for the pics :) I never thought the Sensitive nuggets would look like that - they remind me of the wood pellet litter you see in the degu cages at pets at home :p

I might get some of the nuggets to try - although mine never really liked the FibaFirst ones from Science Selective - however they do like burgess pellets.

I did see the 'food cubes' in my pets at home but as i recall they were £7.99 per pack :{ an expensive treat indeed.... Are they similar in appearance to hay cakes? Mine never liked those too, they just used them as portable toilets :)>>> not great when it come to cleaning them up....
 
flintstones said:
I am concerned about the poor little piggies that get these 'cubes' as a complete food :....
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It was the same when they bought out the FibaFirst (a complete food too) but it states on the box to give hay and veg as well daily.
When I opened the box and saw the sticks, reckoned they were no better really than a boredom breaker so that's all they had them as.
Hopefully people who buy these will be experienced owners and give them as a treat ?/
 
Guinea pig slave said:
It was the same when they bought out the FibaFirst (a complete food too) but it states on the box to give hay and veg as well daily.
When I opened the box and saw the sticks, reckoned they were no better really than a boredom breaker so that's all they had them as.
Hopefully people who buy these will be experienced owners and give them as a treat ?/
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It says on the excel box all they need is a hay cube and fresh water. @)

The cubes are compressed hay and the nuggets are compressed into them so it's just like compressing hay and nuggets together but it's limiting there daily intake which I don't think is correct.

SP - they are a VERY expensive treat you would be better off buying a huge bag of hay.

I have emailed my concerns to burgess and I won't be buying them again, I'd much rather buy some tasty veggies and hay! x
 
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Is that good? having more crude fibre I mean? the look tasty actually and more grassy than the normal pellets. But they are os much dearer :(
 
How does the price of the sensitive nuggets compare to the normal burgess nuggets?
 
hazeyg said:
Is that good? having more crude fibre I mean? the look tasty actually and more grassy than the normal pellets. But they are os much dearer :(
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I think they have probiotics in them to, I just got them for P because less protein is better for their kidneys and considering where his op was, working less should be helpful and I think grain less is better why I don't know :(|).
 
Amanda1801 said:
How does the price of the sensitive nuggets compare to the normal burgess nuggets?
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Erm I can get a huge bag of Excel 10kg for £13 - I can only get 2kg of Sensitive for £4.57.

Big price difference but I only feed a tablespoon of pellet's per pig so why last ages, in fact I might just leave the other 4 on normal excel. :o
 
Sodapops said:
Thanks for the pics :) I never thought the Sensitive nuggets would look like that - they remind me of the wood pellet litter you see in the degu cages at pets at home :p

I might get some of the nuggets to try - although mine never really liked the FibaFirst ones from Science Selective - however they do like burgess pellets.

I did see the 'food cubes' in my pets at home but as i recall they were £7.99 per pack :{ an expensive treat indeed.... Are they similar in appearance to hay cakes? Mine never liked those too, they just used them as portable toilets :)>>> not great when it come to cleaning them up....
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Are these the ones, four cubes in a pack ? - just checked the Burgess website and they're not available :(
Know what you mean about hay cakes and mess, found the blinkin bits for weeks after on the piggies fleece/bedding - glad they didn't like them although they had fun ripping them to pieces !
Found them on here and the 10k Wagg Optimum is £5 cheaper than Amazon !

http://www.vetuk.co.uk/guinea-pig-s...cel-complete-food-cube-for-guinea-pigs-p-7969

Might order both and get free delivery...
 
I bought some pellets off galens gardens along with lots of herbs- the trio didnt like the pellets bu they all loved the herbs :)
 
flintstones said:
Erm I can get a huge bag of Excel 10kg for £13 - I can only get 2kg of Sensitive for £4.57.

Big price difference but I only feed a tablespoon of pellet's per pig so why last ages, in fact I might just leave the other 4 on normal excel. :o
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Ah that's not too bad, I'm buying 2kg bags of excel at the moment and they're about £4.50
 
Guinea pig slave said:
Are these the ones, four cubes in a pack ? - just checked the Burgess website and they're not available :(
Know what you mean about hay cakes and mess, found the blinkin bits for weeks after on the piggies fleece/bedding - glad they didn't like them although they had fun ripping them to pieces !
Found them on here and the 10k Wagg Optimum is £5 cheaper than Amazon !

http://www.vetuk.co.uk/guinea-pig-s...cel-complete-food-cube-for-guinea-pigs-p-7969

Might order both and get free delivery...
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Yeah that's the ones - would be good to try them as a treat - but i'd use all 4 in one go! The Sensitive nuggets look good though - might pick up a bag next time I'm out and about.

I bet my lot would like wagg optimum, but they only sell the rabbit version in my local sainsburys - for some reason they've never stocked the guinea pig variety :{
 
Those Sensitive nuggets look interesting, will have a look at those for sure. Love the photo of Fred :)) :)) really made me laugh.
 
What worrys me most with these hay cubes is scurvy. How on earth can they get the vit C into them?
 
I'm just wondering if these would be good for a night away; we have a big family do coming up & I am debating whether to put the piggies in boarding for one night or not. I don't like leaving them but we have left our previous ones overnight before on the odd occasion (once a year lol) & just left loads of hay, pellets etc but of course by the next day there was nothing left! I am sure they ate everything the minute we went out the door lol :))

These cubes could be ideal for that sort of situation, or to leave them in the cage if you are having a long day out somewhere.
 
Poppy'sMum said:
I'm just wondering if these would be good for a night away; we have a big family do coming up & I am debating whether to put the piggies in boarding for one night or not. I don't like leaving them but we have left our previous ones overnight before on the odd occasion (once a year lol) & just left loads of hay, pellets etc but of course by the next day there was nothing left! I am sure they ate everything the minute we went out the door lol :))

These cubes could be ideal for that sort of situation, or to leave them in the cage if you are having a long day out somewhere.
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I've left my pigs over night several times before. I just make sure they have plenty of water (I'd always give them too much - 2 bottles for 12 hours or whatever), a bowl of pellets, some veg that will last them a little while (mine don't eat carrots very quickly, corn on the cob is a good one), and LOADS of hay. They didn't even notice I was gone {:|
 
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