blondeangel
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I feed my two chinchillas (2 yrs + 7 yrs male) now a variety of three different pellets. Oxbow, Kaytee's Timothy Complete and Carefresh Complete. The last two brands - I rarely see any feed back on the forum about. Here's the stats on them....any opinions?
Kaytee Timothy Complete Chinchilla Food
Sun-cured timothy grass hay, dehydrated alfalfa meal, dehulled soybean meal, wheat middlings, ground wheat, ground oats, oat hulls, dried beet pulp, dried cane molasses, dicalcium phosphate, salt, soy oil, wheat germ meal, carbon carbonate, dl-methionine, vitamin A supplement, choline chloride, yucca schidigera extract, riboflavin supplement, ferrous carbonate, ethyoxyquin (a preservative), vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin E supplement, manganous oxide, zinc oxide, niacin, copper oxide, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity) cholecalciferol (source of vitamin D3), calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, calcium iodate, biotin, folic acid, dried A. oryzae fermentation extract (source of protease), dried bacillus coagulans fermentation product, dried bacillus subtilis fermentation product, cobalt carbonate, sodium selenite.
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude protein (min)…16.0%
Crude fat (min) 2.5%
Crude fiber (max) 22.0%
Moisture (max) 12.0%
CareFRESH Complete Food for Chinchillas
Ingredients:
Timothy hay, orchard grass, brome grass, alfalfa, soybean meal, corn, oats, ground split peas, banana, brewers dried yeast, molasses, yeast, yeast extract, sodium bentonite, lignin sulfonate, dl-methionine, l-lysine, vitamin e supplement, l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (a source of stabilized vitamin c), choline chloride, anise, natural and artificial flavors, salt, ferrous sulfate, biotin, yucca schidigera extract, zinc oxide, manganeous oxide, niacinamide, vitamin b12 supplement, rosemary extract, mixed tocopherols, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, beta carotene, vitamin a supplement, calcium pantothenate, sodium selenite, folic acid, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin k3), vitamin d3 supplement, cobalt sulfate.
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude protein (min) 14.0%
Crude fiber (max) 20.0%
Crude fat (min) 2.0%
Moisture (max) 10.0%
Ash (max) 10.0%
Omega 3 (min) 0.26%
Omega 6 (min) 0.6%
I am purchasing a baby tomorrow from a local breeder and she uses PNAR and besides personally despising purina in general I don't like the vague ingredients. The breeder recommends I con't this feed for the next few months until the chinnie is all settled in, so I am sucking it up and purchasing a few pounds for him, but can anyone tell me what could be wrong with these other two foods I use?
Thank You.
Kaytee Timothy Complete Chinchilla Food
Sun-cured timothy grass hay, dehydrated alfalfa meal, dehulled soybean meal, wheat middlings, ground wheat, ground oats, oat hulls, dried beet pulp, dried cane molasses, dicalcium phosphate, salt, soy oil, wheat germ meal, carbon carbonate, dl-methionine, vitamin A supplement, choline chloride, yucca schidigera extract, riboflavin supplement, ferrous carbonate, ethyoxyquin (a preservative), vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin E supplement, manganous oxide, zinc oxide, niacin, copper oxide, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity) cholecalciferol (source of vitamin D3), calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, calcium iodate, biotin, folic acid, dried A. oryzae fermentation extract (source of protease), dried bacillus coagulans fermentation product, dried bacillus subtilis fermentation product, cobalt carbonate, sodium selenite.
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude protein (min)…16.0%
Crude fat (min) 2.5%
Crude fiber (max) 22.0%
Moisture (max) 12.0%
CareFRESH Complete Food for Chinchillas
Ingredients:
Timothy hay, orchard grass, brome grass, alfalfa, soybean meal, corn, oats, ground split peas, banana, brewers dried yeast, molasses, yeast, yeast extract, sodium bentonite, lignin sulfonate, dl-methionine, l-lysine, vitamin e supplement, l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (a source of stabilized vitamin c), choline chloride, anise, natural and artificial flavors, salt, ferrous sulfate, biotin, yucca schidigera extract, zinc oxide, manganeous oxide, niacinamide, vitamin b12 supplement, rosemary extract, mixed tocopherols, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, beta carotene, vitamin a supplement, calcium pantothenate, sodium selenite, folic acid, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin k3), vitamin d3 supplement, cobalt sulfate.
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude protein (min) 14.0%
Crude fiber (max) 20.0%
Crude fat (min) 2.0%
Moisture (max) 10.0%
Ash (max) 10.0%
Omega 3 (min) 0.26%
Omega 6 (min) 0.6%
I am purchasing a baby tomorrow from a local breeder and she uses PNAR and besides personally despising purina in general I don't like the vague ingredients. The breeder recommends I con't this feed for the next few months until the chinnie is all settled in, so I am sucking it up and purchasing a few pounds for him, but can anyone tell me what could be wrong with these other two foods I use?
Thank You.