Oxbow Essentials Chinchilla Deluxe Chinchilla Food
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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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Food FormPellets
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Small Pet TypeChinchilla
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Special DietHigh-Protein, High Fiber
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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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Good quality food
By Hyung on Apr 10, 2021
I recently switched over to this from garden select since hearing it's supposedly better although I dislike alfalfa being the main ingredient. However since I have a whole bag left over of the other one i've been mixing them so she has some options. I have noticed though she absolutely loves this one, she goes straight to the bowl when she knows i'm going to fill it up which she never did before.
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My Chin Loves It
By Alee on Apr 16, 2021
As soon as I tore open the bag, he was excited. They were fresh, sweet, and sort of a chocolately scent. He loves these pellets and it agrees with his stomach.
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Bang for your buck
By Naty on Feb 4, 2021
I believe that a 3 pound bag at my local pet stores are about $15. Therefore a 25 pound bag for about $35 is amazing. I have 2 chinchillas so I think that this bag will last me months if not over a year. I am beyond happy with what I have purchased especially with the free almost next day shipping on this very heavy bag.
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Healthy food for chinchillas
By wolfsong on Mar 21, 2021
My chinchillas like the pellets, and I've heard from several chinchillas parents that this is one of the best types to feed.
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Chinchilla Approved.
By April on Mar 4, 2021
My chinchilla LOVES these pellets. I also buy Oxbow for my guinea pigs and they love it. Oxbow is a great brand and I have no complaints.
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Oxbow chinchilla food
By Britt on Feb 28, 2021
This is the best food for chinchillas. I've fed it to my 3 chinchillas for 13 years now. That's a long life for rodents!
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best chinchilla food!
By Deanna on Jan 10, 2021
This is the only chinchilla food mine will eat! They love it. Also like that it does not have treats in it for the chinchillas to pick out so I know they are getting the food they need!
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Best Chinchilla Food
By Ashley on Dec 29, 2020
This is the best chinchilla food on the market in my opinion. My chins love it, and it doesn't have any unnecessary extras that will upset their GI system.
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Good quality
By Megan on Apr 15, 2021
This is the only pellet food my chinchilla will eat.
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healthiest
By RECOMMEND on Nov 3, 2020
always read the ingredients used! this is by far the healthiest chinchilla food out there. i switched to this and instantly my two chins loved it. their behavior has increased in a very good way. i recommend all oxbow products! this is the only brand i’ll use for my chins.
