I know they have seperate food and wanting to know about both! Both the rabbit and the guinea pigs seem to like all this colourful and sticky food stuffs and not the stuff the supermarket sells, problem is I seem to be finding it difficult to get hold of locally, especially as I don't know the name of the foods. Any ideas??

I use to buy my rabbits food from Wilkinsons, had lots of dried peas init which they like. However i now buy online in bulk because i have so many mouths to feed. The stuff i use now is Burgess Supa Rabbit De luxe which has a lovely herby smell to it but isnt as colourful as the wilkinsons stuff.

However all my rabbits get one bowlful of veg a day as well as all the hay they can eat. This way they get vitamins and fiber to help their digestive tract.

Mixes are a bad idea as they lead to selective feeding.

If you choose to go down route of feeding a mix rather than a pelletised or extruded feed, you must offer only the amount of feed that you animal needs, otherwise the animal will not get the correct balance of vitamins and minerals it needs for a healthy diet.

Of course unlimited good quality hay and fresh water should be available at all times, I also believe cavies will need fresh fruit as part of their diets... I have rabbit rather than so we uses masses of fresh vegtables.

Do not change the diet suddenly or you risk upsetting the GI tract of your animals, gradually change over to any new feed over a period of 10 days.

Grinder

I use guineapig pellets by wagg
wagg pellets , supper excel for rabbits

I also use Gerty Guinea Pig. It's important to feed guinea pigs and rabbits different food because guinea pigs cannot make their own vitamin C so guinea pig food is supplemented. The sticky stuff you're referring to may be molasses, which I know they used to add to the (loose from a pet shop) Gerty Guinea Pig in the winter. They shouldn't be fed food with molasses in continually as it makes them PORKY!

Arent guinea pigs the only rodents that need vitamin C in their diets?

rabbits are like us a get rid of vitamins they don't need hence its better to over supplement than under supplement

I know they have seperate food and wanting to know about both! Both the rabbit and the guinea pigs seem to like all this colourful and sticky food stuffs and not the stuff the supermarket sells, problem is I seem to be finding it difficult to get hold of locally, especially as I don't know the name of the foods. Any ideas??

Have you tried the new pet food shop on meadowhall retail park, i've been in there today and they seemed to have quite alot of choice.

I use Woodseats super pet, Its a good small shop and i always think that places that are big don't offer as good a service.
As i board animals quite often i need a variety of things and have found Woodseats super pet cheaper and whats more better quality.
I was given some guinea pig musli from a well known larger store to find it was clumped together with green mould!
The Hay i get from this shop is superb not dusty but fresh dry green hay actually just like Timothy Hay !

Mine are fed exclusively on veggies

They all get fresh fruit and veg every day along with hay (which they play with more than they eat) What about the food that has the dried fruit and veg in are these any good? I think it was Wagg food that they were having but they left most of it taking out they few bits that they liked! I didn't really want t swap and change different foods to find a good one because I didn't want to upset their diet. The sticky one I reffered to apparently is stuck together with honey??? Didn't think this sounded too healthy! Oh well off to pet shop today so will have a good look at them all!!

Molasses is meant to help them keep warm in the winter. I give mine endless supplies of veggies along with thier hay each day. mine hardly drink water either

Mine are fed exclusively on veggies

:shocked: That must cost you a fortune with the number of piggies you've got!

lol! its not too bad actually, about £20 a week or so, depends on what mixture i buy

i would definately suggest "Fruity Rabbit Food" all of my 15 Rabbits love it. Also occasional greens are a good idea but please limit as they do cause them to get diaareia. Rabbits like to have apple wood available in their hutches to bit on and keep thier teeth down. I have found a new vitamin product which you can put in the rabbits water. I tend to use this when my does have had babies

My rabbit also has Burgess Supa De Lux.. He loves it though, :hihi: At first I thought it smelled horrible. Then after a while it smelt really nice. :lol:

Mine have a sack of guinea pig mix from John Hopewells

A general rule for fresh veg is one cup to every 3 pounds of rabbit. Pregnant does of course need more. i guess guineas are rughly the same.

I get special rates from the market cos I buy so much :P

I feed my 19 Rabbits Allen and Page Natural Rabbit Pellets. It’s a pelleted feed not a mix so stops selective feeding. It’s also very high in fibre and contains a probiotic to aid digestion. I order it in from Crooke’s Horse and Rider at around £6.00 for a 20kg sack.

A Rabbits diet should consist of ad-lib hay, dried/fresh grass, small amount of pellets and limited vegetables with fruit as a very occasional treat.

Louise

As i said earlier in the thread, Bobby has Burgess Supa rabbit, fresh veg, unlimited hay and water and a bit of fruit every now and again.

Im strong believer in feeding fresh veg. Do not underestimate its importance! How ever i never feed my rabbits fruit, they begin to crave carbohydrate from it like people crave sugar. As for selective feeding, this stems from animals being incorrectly fed as babies. If young animals are offered a choice of foods then they learn to accept it as a food source.