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Guinea pigs require a high fibre diet for the development of strong bones and to wear down their ever growing teeth. Just like humans, Guinea pigs need vitamin C supplemented in their diet for maintaining healthy cartilage, tendons and bones.
Cavy Origins is made with hand selected Australian ingredients and includes stabilised vitamin C, to provide guinea pigs with a high quality, nutritionally balanced diet.
Key Benefits:
- Cavy Origins was formulated by veterinarians for use as a completely balanced diet for pet guinea pigs when fed at a ratio of 75% high fibre hay, 20% pellets & 5% treats and fresh foods.
- Contains stabilised Vitamin C.
- This product is made with fresh, wholesome ingredients, grown with love and hand selected from Australian farms.
- It contains natural chicory root, encouraging beneficial gut flora and immune function.
- Extrusion cooked to ensure optimum digestibility, palatability and food safety.
Ingredients:
Fescue, lucerne, oat fibre, wheat, soybean, oats, chicory root (inulin), vegetable oil, dry molasses, Essential Amino Acids (Lysine and Methionine), zeolite, chicory root , soy protein concentrate, Vitamins (A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, B12, stabilised vitamin C, D3, E, H & K) & Minerals (calcium, cobalt, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, sulphur and zinc).
Nutritional Analysis:
| Min Crude Protein | 15% |
| Min Crude fat | 4% |
| Max Fibre | 12% |
| Max Salt | 0.5% |
| Calcium min | min 0.8% max 1.1% |
| Phosphorus | (min) 0.4% |
| Vitamin A | (min) 8,000 IU/kg |
| Vitamin D3 | (min) 3,500 IU/kg |
| Vitamin E | (min) 150 mg/kg |
| Vitamin C | (min) 1200 mg/kg |
Directions:
Vetafarm Cavy Origins is designed to be fed in different quantities depending on the age and activity levels of your guinea pig.
Young, pregnant nursing guinea pigs, or those requiring a higher specification diet for health reasons, should be allowed free access to Cavy Origins, while mature guinea pigs should be fed as per the guide below:
| Small Adult | 1/8 cup |
| Large Adult | ¼ cup |
Please note that the above feeding recommendations are to be fed in addition to unlimited access to high fibre grass hay and should be used as a guide only.
Be sure to check with your veterinarian or contact Vetafarm for more specific information if required, particularly if your Guinea Pig has special dietary needs.