Oxbow Essentials Cavy Cuisine Adult Guinea Pig Food
Feed your adult Guinea Pig a diet that combines essential fiber and stabilized nutrients with Oxbow Essentials Cavy Cuisine Adult Guinea Pig Food. Adult Guinea Pigs have different nutritional needs than juveniles. They still need a diet high in fiber to keep their digestive systems working properly and Vitamin C, but they need lower levels of calcium, protein and calories than growing Guineas require. Oxbow Essentials Cavy Cuisine Adult Guinea Pig Food is specifically designed to meet the particular nutritional needs of Guinea Pigs over six months. It contains stabilized Vitamin C and an optimal calcium-to-phosphorous ratio for overall health. Feed 1/8 cup pellets daily in addition to unlimited grass hay.
Key Benefits- Specially formulated to mirror a Guinea Pig's natural diet. This will ensure that your pet lives a healthy lifestyle.
- Fortified with stabilized Vitamin C, help ensure that your pet's immunity system is in tip-top shape.
- Includes high-fiber grass hay that promotes healthy gastrointestinal health. Contains lower levels of protein, calories and calcium than alfalfa-based pellets
- 75% of your guinea pig’s diet should be grass hay and Guinea Pig is not intended for growing, gestating or lactating guinea pigs.
- Made from high-quality, all natural hay
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Item Number95992
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Brand
Oxbow
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Food Form
Pellets
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Lifestage
Adult
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Made in
United States
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Small Pet Type
Guinea Pig
Timothy Grass Meal, Soybean Hulls, Wheat Middlings, Soybean Meal, Cane Molasses, Sodium Bentonite, Soybean Oil, Salt, Lignin Sulfonate, Limestone, Yeast Culture (Dehydrated), L-Ascorbyl-2-Monophosphate (Vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Selenium Yeast, Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Proteinate, Riboflavin Supplement, Manganese Proteinate, Biotin, Manganous Oxide, Thiamine Mononitrate, Magnesium Sulfate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Carbonate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate.
| Guaranteed Analysis | |
|---|---|
| Crude Protein | 14.0% min |
| Crude Fat | 2.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 25.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 28.0% max |
| Moisture | 10.0% max |
| Calcium | 0.35% min |
| Calcium | 0.75% max |
| Phosphorus | 0.25% min |
| Vitamin A | 10,000 IU/kg min |
| Ascorbic Acid | 250 mg/kg min |
| Vitamin D3 | 900 IU/kg min |
| Vitamin E | 190 IU/kg min |
Mature guinea pigs (over 6 months): Feed 1/8 cup pellets daily in addition to unlimited grass hay. Although Cavy Cuisine - Adult Guinea Pig Food is an excellent complete feed for guinea pigs, unlimited access to fresh grass hay should also be provided. Choose from Oxbow’s Western Timothy, Orchard, Oat or Botanical grass hays to provide additional natural fiber. Cavy Cuisine ** - Adult Guinea Pig Food is not intended for growing, gestating or lactating animals. Feed Cavy Performance - ** Young Guinea Pig to guinea pigs requiring a higher level of nutrition.
Week 1 mix: 1/4 cup new food + 3/4 cup current food Week 2 mix: 1/2 cup new food + 1/2 cup current food Week 3 mix: 3/4 cup new food + 1/4 cup current food Week 4: You can feed Oxbow Essentials Adult Guinea Pig Food exclusively to your pet
Oxbow's Flagship Line
Oxbow's Essentials line is the diet that set the bar for today's small pet nutrition. There's a unique food for a variety of small animals—chinchillas, guinea pigs, rabbits, mice, rats, hamsters and gerbils. These uniform pellets provide the right nutrients for each species with no artificial preservatives, colors or flavors.
Treats for Enrichment
In addition to their foods, Oxbow's healthy treats are rewarding for small animals and their owners. Simple Rewards are made with wholesome, natural ingredients like freeze-dried fruits and veggies, Timothy hay, and aromatic herbs. They're great for training, bonding or simply adding a little variety.
The Gold Standard of Small Pet Nutrition
An ideal small animal diet includes 20% fortified foods for herbivores and 75% for omnivores for essential vitamins and micronutrients. Oxbow's three fortified food lines are recommended by veterinarians worldwide because they're specially formulated to meet the unique needs of small animals—a true gold standard of nutrition.
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About Oxbow
Family-owned and operated, Oxbow is passionately committed to helping small animals lead longer, healthier lives. Grown by experts on Oxbow's family of farms, their formulas and life-staged diets have defined the way small animals are fed today. From plant to pet, Oxbow products meet the highest standards time and time again.
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By Codasmommy on Nov 6, 2018
So I have three Guinea pigs. I wanted to switch them to kaytee brand and I did. However now they won't their food. It takes them forever. Iv tried to switch them to different brands of hay as well but oxbox seems to be their favorite. I also noticed that there is a lot less dust in the bottom of oxbow food then in kaytee
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By MotherOfPigs on Nov 7, 2018
I really enjoy this product and so do my three boys. I was dissapointed when I opened the box and there were pellets everywhere as the bag had a huge tear in the back. I fortunately had an empty tub to put the food in but for people who don't, this would be very inconvenient.
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By Ctina on Nov 6, 2018
I love having our food shipped right to the house. It's so convenient. This food is great, it doesn't have any extra junk in it and it provides vitamin c, essential for guinea pigs. It arrived fresh and in perfect condition. I got the 10 lb bag as I wanted it to last a bit longer.
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By LLLL on Oct 15, 2018
At first my guinea pigs did not eat the pellets. Two of three had recently been adopted. This was the food received with them. My own piggie eats just about anything but the adopted piggies had such shiny coats,so I ordered Oxboe. They all started eating and their coats have improved. BRAVO!!! Oxboe, all is well.
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By TifferButtons44 on Sep 14, 2018
I have tried multiple oxbow foods for my 2 skinny Guinea pig boys. This one seems to be their absolute favorite! I love that there is a 10lb bag, it's the perfect amount that lasts about a month with my two boys! For some reason my boys are a bit picky with the other oxbow recipes, or they just really like that these pellets are thinner and easier to eat. Very happy with this food. Keeps my boys skin looking healthy and their bellies nice and full!
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By GPigLover on Oct 13, 2018
I’ve done some research and this is one of the most recommended brands of food for guinea pigs. My pigs are healthy and are almost 7 years old now. I also give oxbow chin chow to my chinchillas. It costs a little more than some of the other brands but you get what you pay for.
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By Sherri on Sep 16, 2018
I would never have bought this food had I not read reviews on how good it is. Well, they were not lying! This food is the only food I have found that my guinea pig will eat the entire thing. There is little to no waste with this food. It has everything that your guinea pig will need. It might not look as 'pretty and colorful' as competitors' food, but it is healthier. I highly recommend this food for your guinea pig.
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By JaeMak on Nov 8, 2018
This is the best guinea pig food out there. It has vitamin C which the guinea pigs need to live and it has a long shelf life. My vet recommended it to me. I love this large size and my piggies love it.
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By scholarlypigeon on Aug 21, 2018
I've known about and used Oxbow for over 3 years, and all of their products outshine almost everything else in the market. These pellets are fantastically healthy for my 2 guinea pig girls and every other pig I've cared for or known has done wonderfully on them. There is never a huge amount of dust at the bottom of the bag and they always smell fresh and sweet. My girls used to hate pellets, and would pick out the unhealthy treats in other mixes, the dried fruits and yogurt and stuff like that. Ever since I switched them over to Oxbow pellets, they can't get enough and have never looked healthier!
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By Mariko on Oct 4, 2018
The Oxbow line of foods (I also buy the chinchilla variety) is recommended both as healthy and reasonably priced. I had done some research online, animal experts recommended this line as a very healthy and comprehensive food. It is easy to store and to use.
