Oxbow Essentials Cavy Performance Young Guinea Pig Food, 10-lb bag

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  • Specially formulated to mirror a young Guinea Pig's natural diet. This will ensure that your pet lives a healthy lifestyle. Not recommended feed for adult Guinea Pigs
  • Fortified with stabilized Vitamin C, help ensure that your pet's immunity system is in tip-top shape.
  • Contains alfalfa to meet energy needs of young, pregnant, and nursing guinea pigs
  • 75% of your guinea pig’s diet should be grass hay
  • Made of high-quality, all natural hay

Ingredient Information

Feeding Instructions

About Oxbow Essentials Food Treats

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.

More Premium Diets From Oxbow

NATURAL SCIENCE: INDIVIDUALIZED NUTRITION

Adult guinea pigs and rabbits can benefit from individualized maintenance diets with novel ingredients for variety and long-strand fiber from three grass hays.

BENE TERRA: AWARD-WINNING ORGANIC FOOD

Gives rabbits and guinea pigs the nutrients they would find in their natural environment with ingredients that come from certified organic farmers.

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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Questions & Answers

2 Customer Questions


Can I feed this to my 8 month old male guinea pigs?

Answer by ChewyMay 14, 2019
This food is rot recommended for Guinea Pigs over 6 months.

i see that vitamin C is an ingredient in this food. will i still need to provide the vitamin C tablets that guinea pigs require?

Answer by ChewyAug 31, 2019
Although this food does have a vitamin C content, it is still recommended to add tablets or other vitamin C supplementation to assure that your guinea pig is getting enough in their diet.
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103 Customer Reviews



Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Theresa on Dec 9, 2025

5 Wheeks

Pepper squeeks and wheeks out the message: "I purr-fer this food most because it is uniform and yummy. The last food I tried looked interesting with different shapes

Pepper squeeks and wheeks out the message: "I purr-fer this food most because it is uniform and yummy. The last food I tried looked interesting with different shapes but there was one kibble bit that I chatter at being in my bowl."


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Paige on Aug 13, 2025

Picky Eater Certified!

When I first rescued one of my piggies, I had a difficult time finding a food that was nutritious and one that she liked. This young piggie Oxbow food is the only

When I first rescued one of my piggies, I had a difficult time finding a food that was nutritious and one that she liked. This young piggie Oxbow food is the only one that met all needs. All of my pigs love it!!


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Lynn on Nov 24, 2025

Amazing

The hay is great and our Peanut loves his hay and we always stock up

The hay is great and our Peanut loves his hay and we always stock up


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By christina on Oct 29, 2025

Happy Piggies

My guinea pigs love this. It makes them very happy and healthy. Thank you

My guinea pigs love this. It makes them very happy and healthy. Thank you


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Linda on Nov 1, 2025

Quick delivery

My order was processed correctly and quickly. Thanks Chewy!

My order was processed correctly and quickly. Thanks Chewy!


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Christine on Apr 26, 2025

essential nutrients for young cavies

I used this 18 months ago for a cavy I got. Pepper was only 4 mo old. I trust the Oxbow brand. He loved these pellets, combined with Oxbow grass, hay. I recently

I used this 18 months ago for a cavy I got. Pepper was only 4 mo old. I trust the Oxbow brand. He loved these pellets, combined with Oxbow grass, hay. I recently got another very young cavy (no name yet) and he too loves this food. In just 2 weeks he has grown and filled out more. I recently got another cavy, no name yet, and he also loves this food.


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Delizza on Jun 23, 2025

Food

Ugh I wanted him to like it but no it’s a really good product for them. mine just picky so selective science it is.

Ugh I wanted him to like it but no it’s a really good product for them. mine just picky so selective science it is.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Dale on Apr 17, 2025

I got food for my Tribbles

I got to get the correct name on the foods that you sell it should say cavy food

I got to get the correct name on the foods that you sell it should say cavy food


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Jill on Nov 13, 2025

She gets so excited when I get the bag

She loves it

She loves it


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Autumn on Jan 5, 2025

Guinea pigs LOVE them!!

I got this food for my 3 month guineas and they are just DEVOURING it!

I got this food for my 3 month guineas and they are just DEVOURING it!