My two also love these but not sure if it is best to change to the ones discussed on this thread? The Vitakraft ones? My two are a couple of gut buckets and wil eat copious amounts of anything except red pepper!
From everything I've read, it's best to avoid the Burgess blackcurrant ones for regular feeding because of the level of sugar in them. I have no idea if this is an accurate analogy but perhaps see them as the most chocolatey breakfast cereal - something you wouldn't (or shouldn't!) give yourself to eat every day.
@PiggyOwner started a thread recently about carrots commenting on a TV programme where the vet had said giving a rabbit a carrot is like giving a human a slice of banoffee pie which is what gave me the idea for this.
The Burgess mint ones don't have the same sugar level as the blackcurrant ones but are not as good a balance as the Vitacraft ones, the vitacraft ones also have the benefit of being grain free which tends to be a good thing for piggies.
The thing is, the Burgess, PAH and Asda (Asda nuggets having been analysed by someone on here who found they are almost identical to the Burgess mint ones but cheaper price) nuggets are cheaper than Vitacraft nuggets. The Vitacraft are in turn cheaper than the Bunny nuggets which, from what I've read are the best of the best. For many people, some of it does come down to what you can afford. You should feed the best you can afford, I think.
If it helps on the cost front, I hadn't realised you only need to feed 5 nuggets a day per piggy of the Vitacraft. My next 2 bags are going to last a lot longer than the first two did when I didn't realise this and probably actually it won't end up so much more expensive as I thought it was. As a bonus, since I've cut back how many I give them, the mess in their cages has gone down too (the piggies used to leave lots of nugget dust).
I have noticed a huge improvement in the coats of our piggies since switching from Burgess mint to Vitacraft. You have to be prepared for your piggies to resist the change for a while and be strong knowing as long as you've given them unlimited hay and adequate veggies each day they will not starve.
So I'd highly recommend feeding Vitacraft but I'm not going to judge people for not doing as everyone's situation is different.
If anyone is teetering on the edge but the cost is putting them off, the next best one to Vitacraft Emotion is, I think, the JR farm grain free also sold by Zoo Plus and it's cheaper. It smells delicious actually but, due to the fruit in it, isn't suitable for piggies with some illnesses.
