Piggie Pellets

Keep them in the bag they came in which can be resealed.
Store in a dark and cool location. Do not empty the pellets out into a transparent storage jar (glass or plastic) as sunlight could decrease the effectiveness of
the added Vitamin C.

We make our pellets in small batches, ensuring the pellets are as fresh as possible when they are delivered to you.

A best before date is displayed on the packaging. The Original formula normally comes with between 2 and 5 months. The Joint formula between 2 and 9 months.

The average adult guinea pig will require between 10-20g of pellets per day. This is a guide, adjust amount according to guinea pig size, condition, activity, and diet.

A 1000g guinea pig eating unlimited hay, daily fresh grass, forage and greens will likely only need 10g of feed per day.

Don’t forget the pellets are a complementary feed, hay is the most important part of a piggies diet, so never overfeed pellets, no matter how much your piggies squeak!

Based on two 1000g piggies and a feeding rate of 20g per day, one bag will last 25 days at a cost of 0.14p per day per pig.

Some guinea pig owners like the peace of mind of feeding pellets alongside hay, greens and forage to ensure thier piggies are receiving the correct levels of vitamins and minerals each day.

BUT pellets are only a complementery part of the diet and some people choose to feed their guinea pigs hay, forage (fresh and dried) and fresh vegtables, this is fine too!

Both our pellets are concentrated and use the same base ingredients and technology, and are suitable for adult guinea pigs. The difference is that the joint support pellets contain a blend of multiple supplements to support healthy joints and bladder.

If you have a group of pigs of various ages, you may wish to move them all across to the joint support pellets to support the older pigs. If you have younger pigs you can start them on the original formula and move them across to the joint formula at a later stage.

Our new pellet, with added supplements for joint support, has the same base ingredients as our original formula. This means you can easily switch from one pellet to the other with a switch across one week. The Original pellet is flavoured with Dandelion and Camomile and the Joint formula is flavoured with Mint and Rosemary, so your piggies could have a preference.

Yes, absolutely, you do not need to wait until your piggie has a joint or bladder issue to feed this pellet.
These pellets are designed to help support healthy joints and bladder wall, and so they are safe to feed to adult pigs over the age of 6 months.

Our pellets contain supplements to help support healthy joints and bladder wall, these supplements ideally need 3+ weeks to build up before they start to take effect. If feeding to a young healthy guinea pig with no mobility issues, you will unlikely see a difference but the supplements will support the guinea pig as they continue to age.