Supreme Tiny Friends Farm Gerty Guinea Pig Tasty Mix 2.5kg

Supreme Gerty Guinea Pig Tasty Mix – 2.5kg

A 2.5kg bag is the practical size for a pair of guinea pigs — the way most people keep them, since pigs should not live alone. At Supreme's 40–50g a day per pig that is around four weeks of feed, which is short enough that the stabilised vitamin C is still near its declared 420mg per kilogram when the last handful goes in the bowl.

Gerty is a loose mix rather than a nugget, built from extruded wheat, flaked peas and maize, alfalfa and soya bean meal, with prebiotics and no added sugar. It is formulated for all life stages, so a pair of youngsters and a pair of older pigs can be fed from the same bag.

Performance & Benefits

• 420mg of stabilised vitamin C per kilogram — the nutrient guinea pigs cannot synthesise and must get from the diet.
• 16% protein, 8% crude fibre and 4% fat, as declared by Supreme.
• No added sugar, with natural prebiotics for digestive health.
• Balanced at 0.6% calcium to 0.5% phosphorus.
• Pack size that is emptied in about a month by a pair, so nothing sits half-used.
• Varied textures — flakes, extrudate and alfalfa — keep pigs interested at mealtimes.

Suitable For

• A pair or trio of guinea pigs, the usual way they are kept.
• Guinea pigs of any age, from weaned youngsters to veterans.
• Owners who rotate fresh vegetables and want a measured dry feed alongside.
• Not a rabbit food: the vitamin C and mineral balance are set for guinea pigs. Russel Rabbit Tasty Mix is the rabbit equivalent.
• Not enough for a group of four or more over a month — the 12.5kg sack works out considerably cheaper per kilo at that number.

Feeding

• Feed 40–50g a day to an average adult guinea pig, as Supreme advise.
• A pair on 50g each will finish this bag in about 25 days.
• Unlimited good quality hay at all times, plus a daily handful of fresh leafy greens.
• Clean drinking water must be available constantly.
• Let the bowl empty before refilling, and introduce a change of food over about a week.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: extruded wheat, flaked peas, flaked maize, alfalfa meal, soya bean meal, flaked wheat, whole oats, soya bean hulls, extruded maize, soya oil, wheat feed, extruded locust beans. May contain genetically modified soya and traces of nuts.
• Analytical constituents: protein 16.0%, crude fibre 8.0%, fat content 4.0%, inorganic matter 5.0%, calcium 0.6%, phosphorus 0.5%.
• Nutritional additives per kg: vitamin C 420mg, vitamin A 37,300 IU, vitamin D3 2,000 IU, vitamin E 100mg, plus iron, iodine, copper, manganese, zinc and selenium compounds.
• Supreme's own composition does not include calcium carbonate, although some retail listings add it; the manufacturer's list is the one given above.
• Available from Supreme in 850g, 2.5kg, 5kg and 12.5kg. This is the 2.5kg bag.