Pellets Found a pretty awesome European pellet

[HannibalLecter]

I've heard of this pellet brand before, but they've recently released a new formula with even more grasses.
It's German but shipping is reasonable & available to many EU countries.
https://www.zooplus.com/shop/rodents/food/guinea_pig/bunny/197610


Bunny GuineaPigDream Basic:



Ingredients
Regrowth of permanent grassland (timothy, meadow fescue, meadow foxtail, ryegrass, fescue, bluegrass, orchard grass, honey grass, annual bluegrass, white-bent grass, sweet vernal grass, couch grass, bentgrass, reed canary grass, white clover, red clover, dandelion leaves, yarrow, plantain, caraway, cow parsley, meadowsweet, common chickweed, cleavers, wild thyme speedwell, fence vetch, comfrey, creeping thistle, ground ivy, daisies, germander speedwell, lady's mantle, great burnet, narrow-leaved vetch, nodule-saxifrage, spring cinquefoil, field-speedwell, spring hunger flowers, autumn dandelion, red bent grass, cowslip, small clover), timothy, oat bran, sunflower seed meal, whole-plant corn, carrot pulp, linseed extraction, rapeseed meal, carrots, brewer's grains, lignocellulose, pepper, flax seeds, brewer's yeast, quinoa, amaranth, aronia pulp, maca root.

Nutritional additives per kg
Vitamin A 10,000 IU, vitamin D3 700 IU, vitamin E (Alpha tocopherol acetate) 60mg, vitamin c (ascorbyl monophosphate), calcium-sodium salt 600mg, copper (Copper-(II)-sulphate, pentahydrate) 6mg, iodine (calcium iodate-hexahydrate) 0.9mg, iron (iron(II)-sulphate monohydrate) 50mg, zinc (zinc oxide) 60mg, manganese(manganese(II)-oxide) 40mg, selenium (sodium selenite) 0.18mg.
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Protein: 13.0%
Fat: 2.5 %
Fibre: 21%
Calcium: 0.6%
Ash: 8.5%
Phosphorous: 0.4%
Starch: 6.0%

 

[piggielover200]

AW I wish I didn't live in USA I would love to try those.

 

[ClemmyOddieIndy]

I believe fescue can be dangerous because of a fungus. I searched it and it looks like the fungus mostly found in the U.S., but there have been cases of fescue toxicity in parts of southern Europe. I don't know if it's imported in those cases though.

 

[poop_patrol]

Maybe an expert can weigh in, but I'd be a little concerned about the oat bran, sunflower seed, and corn ingredients. Those are listed right below the timothy and I believe I read somewhere that grains and seeds are both undesirable for guinea pigs.

At least timothy is listed near the top of the ingredient list. I sympathize with folks living outside the US who have trouble finding adequate food and vets for their guinea pigs!