{"product_id":"lafeber-berrie-bale-mint-guinea-pig","title":"Lafeber Berrie-Bale Mint for Guinea Pigs 1 lb","description":"\u003cp\u003eA guinea pig in a hutch with a bowl of pellets has nothing to do. In the wild it would spend most of its waking hours working through grass looking for something better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBerrie-Bale is a compressed bale of high-fibre western timothy hay with mint Hey!Berries hidden through it. The animal has to pull the bale apart to find them — which means it eats a great deal of hay on the way, wears its teeth down doing it, and is occupied for an afternoon instead of five minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe hay is grown pesticide-free on Lafeber's family farm in the north-western United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMature\u003c\/strong\u003e guinea pigs. Lafeber are explicit that it is \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e intended for growing, active, pregnant or nursing guinea pigs — those have higher energy and calcium needs and want a diet built for that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to feed it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e50%\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBerrie-Bale\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e40%\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFresh hay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e10%\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLeafy greens and vegetables\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFresh hay and clean water always available. Lafeber do not publish an absolute grams-per-day figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the teeth matter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuinea pig teeth grow continuously for life. Without enough long-fibre chewing they overgrow, the molars trap the tongue, and the animal stops eating — a common and genuinely miserable problem, and an expensive one to fix. Hay is the treatment and the prevention, and anything that makes a guinea pig eat more hay is doing real work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGuaranteed analysis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude protein (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude fat (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCrude fibre\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22% min \/ 28% max\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMoisture (max.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCalcium\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.50% min \/ 0.75% max\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePhosphorus (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.30%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eVitamin C (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2,000 mg\/kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eVitamin A (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5,000 IU\/kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eVitamin D3 (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 IU\/kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eVitamin E (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100 IU\/kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOmega-3 (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.75%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOmega-6 (min.)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.20%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe calcium ceiling is deliberate — guinea pigs are prone to bladder stones and excess dietary calcium is part of the picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTimothy hay, pea protein, maltodextrin, whole oats, algal oil, spearmint leaves, canola oil, vegetable glycerin, DL-methionine, ground rice, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), dicalcium phosphate, guar gum, carrageenan, choline chloride, citric acid, iodised salt, L-lysine, chelated manganese, zinc and copper, mixed tocopherols, and a full stabilised vitamin pack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does vitamin C matter so much?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuinea pigs, like humans and unlike almost every other pet, cannot make their own. Without a dietary source they develop scurvy. Vitamin C also degrades in storage, which is why a fresh bag matters and why fresh vegetables should stay in the diet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan my rabbit have it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLafeber make a rabbit version. Rabbits do not need supplemental vitamin C, so buy the one made for the species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes this replace hay?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. It is 50% of the diet, with 40% loose fresh hay alongside. Guinea pigs need the sheer bulk of long-strand hay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy guinea pig ignores it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTake the loose hay away for an hour so the bale is the only option, and put it where the animal already likes to sit. 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