timothy essentials

[Leowyldemi]

i had to buy timothy essentials from wild harvest in a pinch once, now kishi loves it and won't switch back to her mazuri, i checked the ingredients and it seemed just as good as mazuri, but i'm wondering, should i leave her eating this, or start switching slowly back to mazuri? i don't like changing her food because she gets picky and won't eat at first and she gets soft poos from it(i switched her off the junk food pellet they had been feeding her when i first brought her home) does anyone know anything about this kind of pellet?

 

[lauralynne]

Here is the ingredient breakdown for the experts:
Timothy Hay, Alfalfa, Wheat Middlings, Soybean Meal, Ground Corn, Soybean Hulls, Cane Molasses, Wheat, Salt, Ground Limestone, Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Choline Chloride, Ferrous Carbonate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Niacin, D-Pantothenic Acid, Menadione, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B6 Supplement, Folic Acid, Potassium Iodide, Vitamin E Supplement, Biotin. Guaranteed Analysis (Minimum Values Unless Otherwise Stated): Crude Protein 13.0%. Alanine 0.65%. Arginine 0.70%. Aspartic Acid 0.90%. Cystine 0.20%. Glycine 0.40%. Glutamic Acid 2.00%. Histidine 0.20%. Isoleucine 0.40%. Leucine 0.85%. Lysine 0.45%. Methionine 0.18%. Phenylalanine 0.45%. Proline 0.35%. Serine 0.40%. Threonine 0.40%. Tryptophan 0.12%. Tyrosine 0.35%. Valine 0.50%. Crude Fat 4.0%. Crude Fiber (Max.) 30.0%. Moisture (Max.) 12.0%. Calcium 0.10%; (Max.) 0.60%. Phosphorus 0.35%. Potassium 0.50%. Salt 0.10%; (Max.) 0.60%. Magnesium 0.18%. Iron 150 Mg/Kg. Copper 6 Mg/Kg. Manganese 40 Mg/Kg. Zinc 38 Mg/Kg. Iodine 0.5 Mg/Kg. Vitamin A 5000 Iu/Kg. Vitamin D3 1000 Iu/Kg. Vitamin E 30 Iu/Kg. Menadione 0.5 Mg/Kg. Thiamine 4.0 Mg/Kg. Riboflavin 4.0 Mg/Kg. Vitamin B6 4.1 Mg/Kg. D-Pantothenic Acid 12.0 Mg/Kg. Niacin 40.0 Mg/Kg. Folic Acid 0.8 Mg/Kg. Biotin 0.1 Mg/Kg. Vitamin B12 0.010 Mg/Kg. Choline 950.0 Mg/Kg.

 

[Ash]

The protein looks kinda low to me, but I can't find it online to take a look at it. laura, where did you find that?

 

[lauralynne]

walmart.com. That was the first site that came up on a google search of "timothy essentials from wild harvest".
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Wild-Harv...entials-Mixture-Hay-And-Pellets-3-lb/13281280

 

[Ash]

Ok I'm immediately going to say no after looking at the product. "Rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas and other small animals"? H-E-Double hockey sticks "NO". G. pigs and other small animals have different dietary needs from chins and rabbits, the hairball thing is just stupid, and like I stated before, the protein level is too low.

You need to get your chin back on mazuri or switch to a GOOD feed you can get more steadily so you don't run out of it again.

 

[lauralynne]

The next time you're in a pinch (hopefully it doesn't happen again), you can give loose timothy for a few days rather than switch pellets.

 

[Leowyldemi]

that's a better idea, and she does get plenty of timmy hay regardless, so that's always,but looking at the ingredient list, i think she'll be going back to mazuri,that way she gets everything she needs with no side stuff (there's a few things on the ingredients that i missed with my bad eyes)