Mali's Mum
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi all, I had been reading a lot of the food reviews and decided to give 'Bunny' guinea pig food a go on @helen105281 recommendation as she has conducted a lot of research and concludes this is best.
Also my Boar, Mali, is getting on the tubby side according to the vet so I thought I better take some action.
So last week it arrived:
My guinea pigs had been eating this before:
And absolutely loved it - they could quite happily go through two bowls a day which i thought they must need if they kept eating it- little did I know it contained molasses (sweetener) so no wonder they couldn't get enough.
So back to 'Bunny' - The nugget/pellet itself is quite big so they don't need nearly as much as other guinea pig food
On day one I mixed it in with their normal food as I didn't want any tummy upsets but only their normal nuggets were eaten - sigh. I suppose it must be like going from coco pops to Musli. I would rather have coco
Pops too!
Through the week I have been gradually decreasing their normal nuggets and have started to see them nibbling on the Bunny pellets - no full ones eaten yet but I have found them hidden in their igloos or in their hay so they must be warming to them slowly. I'm still trying to finish their old nuggets off so they are now used for treats.
Bunny is very expensive compared to other brands of food but will last so much longer so they are stuck with it. When they have scoffed their last nugget they won't have any other choice, But in terms of health they are drinking more and eating so much more hay it can only be a good thing.
Will keep persevering....
Also my Boar, Mali, is getting on the tubby side according to the vet so I thought I better take some action.
So last week it arrived:
My guinea pigs had been eating this before:
And absolutely loved it - they could quite happily go through two bowls a day which i thought they must need if they kept eating it- little did I know it contained molasses (sweetener) so no wonder they couldn't get enough.
So back to 'Bunny' - The nugget/pellet itself is quite big so they don't need nearly as much as other guinea pig food
On day one I mixed it in with their normal food as I didn't want any tummy upsets but only their normal nuggets were eaten - sigh. I suppose it must be like going from coco pops to Musli. I would rather have coco
Pops too!
Through the week I have been gradually decreasing their normal nuggets and have started to see them nibbling on the Bunny pellets - no full ones eaten yet but I have found them hidden in their igloos or in their hay so they must be warming to them slowly. I'm still trying to finish their old nuggets off so they are now used for treats.
Bunny is very expensive compared to other brands of food but will last so much longer so they are stuck with it. When they have scoffed their last nugget they won't have any other choice, But in terms of health they are drinking more and eating so much more hay it can only be a good thing.
Will keep persevering....