Oxbow Essentials Chinchilla Deluxe Chinchilla Food
Feed your chinchilla a diet rich in farm-fresh alfalfa with Oxbow Essentials Chinchilla Deluxe Chinchilla Food. Like other herbivores, chinchillas require daily fiber found in hay to maintain a healthy digestive system. In fact, hay should make up 75 percent of their diet. Oxbow Essentials Chinchilla Deluxe Chinchilla Food is an alfalfa-based pellet that is specifically designed to meet the unique nutritional needs of chins. Along with succulent alfalfa, it contains a blend of stabilized nutrients including Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Vitamin B12 for overall health. Feed young chins under a year old an unlimited amount of pellets and pair with an unlimited supply of grass and alfalfa hay. Adult chins should be fed 1/8-1/4 cup along with unlimited grass hay. Alfalfa hay should only be fed as an occasional treat.
Key Benefits- Specially formulated to mirror a young chinchilla's natural diet. This will ensure that your pet lives a healthy lifestyle.
- Fortified with stabilized Vitamin C, A and B12. This helps ensure that your pet's health and immunity system are in tip-top shape.
- Includes high-fiber Alfalfa Meal that promotes healthy gastrointestinal health. Contains Higher levels of protein, calories and calcium than non-alfalfa based pellets
- Chinchillas are strict herbivores and a diet high in fiber is essential to maintaining a healthy digestive system.
- Essentials - Chinchilla Food uses farm-fresh alfalfa hay to provide the fiber content necessary to maintain intestinal health and prevent digestive upset.
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Item Number96002
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Weight25.0 pounds
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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
Chinchilla
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Special Diet
Organic, High-Protein
Alfalfa Meal, Soybean Hulls, Wheat Middlings, Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil, Salt, Lignin Sulfonate, Cane Molasses, L-Ascorbyl-2-Monophosphate (Vitamin C), Limestone, Yeast Culture (Dehydrated), 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 | |
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| Crude Protein | 18.0% min |
| Crude Fat | 2.5% min |
| Crude Fiber | 23.0% max |
| Moisture | 10.0% max |
| Calcium | 1.10% max |
| Phosphorus | .25% min |
| Vitamin A | 10,000 IU/kg min |
| Vitamin D | 900 IU/kg min |
| Vitamin E | 190 IU/kgmin |
Young Animals: Feed Essentials - Chinchilla Food free - choice to chinchillas younger than 1 year of age. Supplement daily with a combination of free - choice grass hay and alfalfa.
Adult Animals: Chinchillas older than 1 year of age should be fed 1/8 - 1/4 cup Essentials - Chinchilla Food and free - choice grass hay. Alfalfa hay should only be fed as an occasional treat.
Week One, mix 1/4 new food with 3/4 current food. Week Two, mix 1/2 new food with 1/2 current food. Week Three, mix 3/4 new food with 1/4 current food. By Week Four, you can feed Oxbow Essentials Chinchilla 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 Kelsey on Sep 22, 2018
There's very few chinchilla foods out there that are actually good/healthy for your chins. This in my opinion is one of the best and easiest for people to get there hands on. I've never had an issue with Oxbow products and I trust there brand with my whole heart. I love that I can't rely on Chewy to provide my chin with great food like this Oxbow chinchilla food in different sizes and with fast shipping!
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By Randi on Oct 10, 2018
This is the best chinchilla food I have found my chin goes crazy over it every night. The garden select is not good and wouldn't recommend but the regular oxbow chinchilla food is the only thing I'll feed my girl
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By prettylady on Oct 24, 2018
I absolutely love small pets and use Oxbow for all their feeding needs. My chinchilla loves this stuff, as well as my dumbo rat and two bunnies. I absolutely recommend!
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By KW92 on Oct 3, 2018
I don't remember seeing this previously, maybe it is new, but I am really glad that I can buy this big of a bag on Chewy. I have 3 chinchillas and there are no stores near me that carry a bag larger than 5 lbs.
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By Radina on Oct 3, 2018
That’s honestly the best food for chinchillas. It has all the important ingredients for a healthy and happy chin. I’m glad I can use chewy to deliver it every month for me
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By Rattiesfan on Oct 25, 2018
Smells great for pellet food, Chinchillas are always excited for when they hear the scooper! Always Consistently High Quality
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By Mommychinchilla on Jul 31, 2018
This is a good chinchilla food because it is all pellets without any seeds or treats mixed in. When I have bought other brands with the seeds and treats my boys will get picky and will refuse to eat the pellets. With this food I am sure they are getting better nutrition and they don't throw it all over the cage rummaging for the "good bits."
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By Abooher24 on Jul 2, 2018
I have 18 chins and I wouldn’t feed them anything else! They love it and it is nutritionally complete. Only food they get! Other chinchilla food, besides Matzuri, aren’t good for them!
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By Jeff on May 14, 2018
When we rescued our chinchilla from a neglectful owner, my husband and I did our research as we had never dealt with a chinchilla in our lives. Everywhere we researched recommended Oxbow. Once we brought Kevin (the other family named him that) home, he has been eating this food. The previous owners must not have done their research before purchasing this precious animal because they kept him in a wet, dark basement with no human contact...and fed him gerbil food. #1 rule I've seen everywhere - DO NOT GIVE YOUR CHINCHILLA ANY OTHER FOOD BUT CHINCHILLA FOOD. 10 lbs lasted our chin almost a year - he is happy and healthy. After nearly 6 months of not letting us touch him, he now comes to me When we rescued our chinchilla from a neglectful owner, my husband and I did our research as we had never dealt with a chinchilla in our lives. Everywhere we researched recommended Oxbow. Once we brought Kevin (the other family named him that) home, he has been eating this food. The previous owners must not have done their research before purchasing this precious animal because they kept him in a wet, dark basement with no human contact...and fed him gerbil food. #1 rule I've seen everywhere - DO NOT GIVE YOUR CHINCHILLA ANY OTHER FOOD BUT CHINCHILLA FOOD. 10 lbs lasted our chin almost a year - he is happy and healthy. After nearly 6 months of not letting us touch him, he now comes to me for love anytime I'm in the room. He is no longer an animal that is in a dark, damp, dingy basement. He is in our living room where he is able to interact with the other animals, and I find him watching the birds eat our of our birdfeeder outside the front window, and even watching TV in the evenings when we are all together. If you are going to invest in an animal, give them only the best! This food is it! … more
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By Dani on Oct 22, 2018
Probably the best pellets on the market for your chinchillas. Mine love them :)
