Guinea pigs require high amounts of vitamin C-rich food in their diet to stay healthy, and should you notice stale pellets in their food bowl it is vital that food and water supplies are regularly changed out.
Your guinea pig’s health depends on a regular supply of fresh vegetables and hay. Make sure to include those high in vitamin C.
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Garden Fresh Flavors
Oxbow fortified foods are carefully designed to meet the specialized nutritional needs of small animal enthusiasts and veterinarians alike, from early life stages all the way through adulthood. Our vet-recommended products offer great value.
All ingredients used in our adult guinea pig food are grown or produced without using genetically modified organisms (GMOs). We combine garden favorites such as whole yellow pea, tomato and rosemary with three varieties of hand-selected timothy hay to provide your pet with fiber, meal enrichment and digestive support. In addition, stabilized vitamin C and prebiotics support overall wellness for maximum wellbeing!
Avoid commercial treats as these often contain sugar or artificial sweeteners, leading to overfeeding and obesity in guinea pigs. Selective feeding also contributes to nutritional imbalances. Provide fresh water from a hanging water bottle daily – make sure it gets cleaned out thoroughly! Additionally, change out their bowl regularly throughout the week, as guinea pigs tend to kick bedding or droppings into it!
No Soy & No Wheat
Oxbow Garden Select without soy and wheat to help these pets live happier, healthier lives with their owners.
This premium diet for young guinea pigs contains carefully chosen ingredients designed to promote optimal health. Its 100% uniform pellets eliminate instinctive selective eating while providing a consistent daily meal for optimal daily nutrition.
This formula features an exciting assortment of garden favorites and three types of hand-selected grass hay that provide fiber and meal enrichment, along with essential calcium for bone development and an adequate source of protein to enhance muscle strength.
Guinea pigs need plenty of vitamin C, which is why we fortified this recipe with it. A nutritious balance between hay, pellets and fresh vegetables is necessary to support their wellbeing; offer various leafy greens like romaine lettuce, red or green leaf lettuce, turnip or mustard greens as well as kale for maximum benefits and add fruit like kiwi strawberries or citrus (without seeds) as supplements to complete their diet.
No Artificial Preservatives
Maintaining the health of their digestive systems requires feeding guinea pigs with high-fiber diets such as Timothy-based pellets, top quality hay and fresh vegetables on a daily basis.
A balanced diet will help protect guinea pigs from becoming overweight, which can lead to serious health issues such as arthritis and diabetes. Keep in mind that they will attempt to hide any sign of discomfort or illness; should any changes appear in behavior or habits, reach out to your vet immediately.
Guinea pigs can develop bladder stones composed of calcium oxalate, leading to painful urine blockages and urinary obstruction. A diet low in oxalates may help alleviate this problem; for more specific advice from your veterinarian regarding diet.
Choose timothy-based pellets formulated with vitamin C. Include fresh vegetables that are high in Vitamin C such as romaine and red/green leaf lettuces, turnip/mustard greens, kale, parsley/tarragon/broccoli and carrots each day as sources of nourishment; please avoid artificial water additives which degrade quickly). Finally, always offer plenty of clean water without additives (as these may degrade quickly).
Project Non-GMO
Project Non-GMO requires products to contain no genetically modified ingredients, meaning no combinations of plant, animal or bacterial genes that cannot occur naturally through traditional crossbreeding or breeding techniques.
Oxbow uses garden favorites like thyme, rosemary and tomatoes to craft flavorful dishes that taste good while providing long-strand fiber for proper digestion. All our formulas are 100% uniform so as to prevent unhealthy selective eating tendencies associated with seed or mix-based diets.
All our guinea pig food ingredients are non-GMO. When combined with free access to grass hay, our foods model the complete nutrition your small pet would find in its natural environment. Each formula features hand-selected grass hays, organic ingredients and prebiotics and antioxidants for overall health benefits – and no artificial preservatives, colors or flavors! Specifically designed to meet the dietary needs of adult guinea pigs aged over one year who are neither pregnant or lactating, nor pregnant or nursing rabbits (when supplemented with free-choice grass hay).
