{"product_id":"burgess-excel-guinea-pig-blackcurrant-oregano-nuggets-15kg","title":"Burgess Excel Guinea Pig Blackcurrant \u0026 Oregano Nuggets – 1.5kg","description":"\u003ch5\u003eBurgess Excel Guinea Pig Nuggets with Blackcurrant \u0026amp; Oregano – 1.5kg\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single-component nugget rather than a muesli, which is the whole point of it: a guinea pig given a mix will pick out the cereal and leave the fibre behind, and a uniform nugget makes that impossible. Grass meal leads the composition, with dried lucerne, wholegrain wheat and wholegrain maize behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVitamin C is declared at 1,050mg\/kg. Guinea pigs are unusual among small pets in being unable to make their own and will develop scurvy without a dietary source, so that figure is the most important number on the bag. Beneficial fibre sits at 31% and crude protein at 17%.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003ePerformance \u0026amp; Benefits\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVitamin C declared at 1,050mg\/kg, protected within the nugget.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeneficial fibre at 31%, with crude fibre at 15%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle nugget format, so selective feeding is not physically possible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrass meal is the first ingredient, ahead of the cereals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort chain fructo-oligosaccharides at 0.25% as a prebiotic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDried blackcurrant at 0.1% and dried oregano at 0.06% for palatability.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eSuitable For\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuinea pigs of all ages — Burgess place no age restriction on it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHouseholds moving off a muesli mix that is being picked over.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeeding alongside unlimited hay and a daily handful of leafy greens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwners who want the vitamin C level stated as a figure rather than implied.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRabbits do not need added vitamin C and belong on Burgess Excel Adult Rabbit Nuggets with Mint; equally, a guinea pig fed rabbit nuggets will be left short of vitamin C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeed a small measured portion of nuggets; hay or grass makes up the bulk of the diet and should be available at all times.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd a small handful of leafy greens each day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFresh clean water constantly available.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChange over from a muesli gradually, mixing the new food in across about a week.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurgess give their guidance as a five-step feeding plan rather than a grams-per-day table, so no fixed daily weight is quoted here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026gt;\u003ch5\u003eComposition \u0026amp; Analysis\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposition: grass meal, wholegrain wheat, dried lucerne, wholegrain maize, soya bean hulls, oatfeed, soya bean meal feed dehulled, dried peas, wheat feed, dried beet pulp, yeast (brewer’s yeast and grains), minerals, soya oil, short chain fructo-oligosaccharides (prebiotic FOS 0.25%), dried blackcurrant (0.1%), dried oregano (0.06%).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalytical constituents: beneficial fibre 31%, crude protein 17%, crude fat 4%, crude fibre 15%, crude ash 7.5%, calcium 0.8%, phosphorus 0.5%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVitamin C 1,050mg\/kg.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurgess state the soya ingredients are produced from genetically modified soya.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarlier copy on this page gave beneficial fibre as 36%. Burgess publish 31% for this recipe; their figure is used above. Sold in 1.5kg and 10kg.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Burgess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41372202926144,"sku":"kcf1789536029548","price":4.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/4091\/9616\/files\/burgess-excel-guinea-pig-blackcurrant-oregano-nuggets-15kg_1.webp?v=1789536034","url":"https:\/\/heritagefashionclad.shop\/products\/burgess-excel-guinea-pig-blackcurrant-oregano-nuggets-15kg","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}