Vegan Dry Food?

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We were using a mix of Pets at Home pellets and Burgess ones which I know weren't vegan. Ours are in the process of going pelletless as we have bladder issues in the herd. I am doing this with the guidance of a rodentologist though and making sure they still all get what they need.

Not really looked into vegan pellets but I know the science selective ones are always labelled as being completely vegetarian and produced in a veggie environment too I think. Nigel was on these when he first arrived here.
 
You've made me panic now. I'm vegan too, but it didn't occur to me for some reason that the pellets might not be (probably because guinea pigs are naturally vegan animals!). I've emailed Excel to confirm - having researched all the ingredients, none appear to be animal based, but I can't tell which of them adds the D3, or whether it is not listed as an ingredient because of the small amounts used.
 
I'm vegan and do use the Burgess Excel for my 3 guineas and the rabbit version for my rabbit.

I know Leo bunny won't eat other mixes, have tried a few but the Burgess is a firm fave and really suits him, he will be 15 this year so I don't want to alter his diet, he is not keen on changes!

I could change Melvin and Parsnips food - they seem to like most foods but I'd be wary of altering Arties food - he has mainly Burgess Excel but likes a tiny bit of non pellet type mixed in - he eats more that way and I want to keep his weight up.

I was getting some hamster food the other day for Dudley my Chinese hamster and picked one up and it had mealworms in:{ I gather Chinese hamsters like them but I will not be buying that one!

I must look into the Science Selective food but at the mo I will keep using the Burgess but it is a tricky one.
 
I'm not vegan, or even vegetarian, but I've often been a bit concerned about the added vitamin D3, rather than D2, since I thought guinea pigs should be vegan.

I love the username and avatar, Lettuce Head! :D
 
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