Oxbow Organic Barley Biscuits

Found this very healthy and lovely treats by Oxbow for the kids. This was also Hunter's favourite. He could finish it like almost immediately. Haha! Missing you my love.. hopefully you are well now and everything is great with your new family. Love you!

Ingredients:

Organic Barley Flour, Organic Alfalfa Meal, Organic Cane Malaseb, Organic Carrots, Organic Apples, Organic Rolled Oats Flakes, Organic Canada Oil (naturally preserved with organic sunflower oil, Natural mixed locopherols, lecithin and rosemary extract).

More info here.

Fuyu's Favourite Vegetable

Is most probably Green Bell Peppers! Wow! The vege that I dislike the most... I had tried carrots on them.. Aya dislike them... Natsu love carrots. Now I tried Green Bell Pepper.. Natsu ran away.. Fuyu on the other hand, keeps on going back for more. I actually put some apples in the same bowl and she chose the Green Bell Pepper over apples.. WOW! I'm amaze... Aya still haven't touched her vegetables and fruits yet..

You can read about vegetables and fruit chart HERE. Green Bell Peppers are quite okay for them.

Oxbow Orchard Grass Hay

Fuyu: Mmmm... every snacks mummy gave us is yummy!

Natsu: I eat whatever my sister eats...

Aya: It's the nearest to my dome and the best after Timothy.. I don't like Alfalfa hay!

Girls... this is like your snacks in between breakfast, lunch and dinner. It's good for you, because it's not as sweet as Timothy. Oxbow hays are quite expensive! Please make sure you finish them every time.. I know Aya doesn't have a problem with that. I thought I'd try something different at times because, if it were me.. I'd get bored as well with just Timothy hays and oats. Occasionally, there's fruits and I just started them on fresh vegetables.

New Pallets for Aiko

I had to change Aiko's pallets since she prefers eating hays and pallets at the same time. At least, she's eating her hays now. It really worries me when she wasn't eating her hays. I guess Critical Care helps? This is what I got her..

I hope this helps. The pallets have additional vitamin C to boost up her immune system. Which is good. Bought them from Pets Lovers.

Product Description

Complete food, enriched with minerals and vitamins (additional Vitamin C supply), especially particularly developed for Guinea Pigs. Multiple component nutrition, including cereals, extruded flakes, corn and granulates of dehydrated alfalfa .

OMEGA 3: Fatty acids, important for the health and the well-being of pets, helping to prevent diseases and regulating the cardiovascular- , immune- , digestive- and reproductive systems.

STRONG HAIRS: The special formula, with essential acids and vitamins, will provide your Guinea Pig with stronger and more shiny hairs.

VITAMIN C: Additional supply of vitamin C: 100 mg/Kg (3 times more than usuallu), ensuring that your Guinea Pig will have all its nutritional needs fulfilled. A deficit of Vitamin C could cause palsy, tooth loss and weak gums.

More on Cunipic.

Fuyu, Natsu & Aiko's Current Diet

Guinea pigs eat grasses, plants and crops. Totally vegan! Here are some of the important notes I think we all GP lovers or pet owners should know;

• Guinea pigs require moderately high levels of fibre in their food. Important: feed good quality fresh hay alongside the usual brand of feed.
• Guinea pigs, like humans are unable to make their own Vitamin C and it must therefore be provided as part of their diet. Guinea pigs also have a high Vitamin A requirement, much higher than that of other rodents.
• Dry foods for guinea pigs should not contain high levels of calcium as this can lead to urinary tract problems.
• Guinea pigs have teeth which grow continually. If fed unsuitable foods, can lead to painful dental conditions and it's painful. Plenty of hay and grass in their diet is important to help ensure that their teeth are sufficiently worn down. Failure to feed them these, can result in serious dental disease.
• Not advisable to make any sudden changes to your guinea pig’s diet as this may make them very ill. Always introduce new diets gradually.
• Feed fresh, clean water must be always available everyday.
• A good sign of a healthy guinea pig is when he/she is eating every day and passing plenty of dry droppings. Always keep an eye on how much your guinea pig eats and drinks. If you notice that your pet's eating/drinking habits change or the droppings get smaller or are no longer being produced, contact your vet straight away as your pet may be seriously ill.
• You can treat your guinea pig with small amounts of apple and strawberry.  However, Guinea pigs can be greedy!  They can suffer from obesity if food is not monitored correctly and obesity can result in many other health problems. Do not feed too many treats or too much dry food containing excess sugar.
• There are a number of foods that are poisonous to guinea pigs so always double check before you feed them.  DO NOT FEED potato, rhubarb, tomato leaves, buttercups, daffodils, poppies or tulips. The list is not exhaustive, and if in doubt as to whether something is safe to feed it is best to avoid.

More info on PFMA website.

So, what do I feed the girls at the moment?

• Hays. Are the most important food in a guinea pig diets. The petshop recommended Alfalfa hays to me but I mixed them with Timothy as Timothy is important when they grow up. Alfalfa hays are recommended for babies, pregnant guinea pigs or sick guinea pigs.

• Vitamins. As they are like us, it is important to have supplements ready to boost up their immune system. I still need to get something better than what I have. I'm looking at Oxbow brand at the moment. It seems very promising.

• Pallets or compressed hays. I don't really like them. But the girls can go nuts about them. Aiko especially! The petshop probably feed them too much. I hate to see black poops! I like greens. Lol! Pallets and compressed hays are not really something you should feed them often. For weak GP'S,  you probably need to get those that are high in vitamin c as it is vital for them.

• Treats. Whatever that is, treats shouldn't be something you give all the time. Keep it simple like fresh organic vegetables instead. The girls are not use to fresh vegetables yet, so I just included 3-4 corn nuggets, some oats and extremely loads of hays.. 2 times daily. Ocassionally, when I'm in the mood, dried apple & banana treats. Treats should be something that's rewarding for them. NOT AS NORMAL DIETS!

Aiko's favorites are corn treats with a little bit of pallets, while Fuyu and Natsu love oats very much!