Mr Johnson's Advance Guinea Pig Food

A feeding table becomes more useful when it separates ordinary adult maintenance from growth and lactation instead of offering one figure for every guinea pig.

This 3KG Mr Johnson's Advance Guinea Pig Food is complementary rather than a complete diet. The recipe lists wheatfeed, alfalfa, barley, oatfeed, soya bean meal and sunflower seed meal before vegetable oil and fat, carrot, minerals, Verm-X herb blend, Bio-Mos, glucosamine and De-odorase. Its declared analysis is 18% protein, 13% fibre, 4% oils and fats and 6% ash. Calcium is 0.80%, sodium 0.15% and phosphorus 0.40%. The additive declaration includes vitamins A, C, D and E, iron, manganese, zinc oxide, copper, iodine and selenium.

• 3KG pack for guinea pigs
• Complementary food, not a complete diet
• 18% protein and 13% crude fibre
• 4% oils and fats and 6% crude ash
• Vitamin C declared at 400mg/kg

Read across the life stage. Young or growing guinea pigs are listed at up to 55g daily, adult maintenance at up to 50g and lactating guinea pigs at up to 55g. The manufacturer calls these figures a guide and also directs owners to provide unlimited good-quality hay, a small daily serving of fresh greens and fresh water at all times.

Who it's for: guinea pig keepers who want the Advance recipe in the middle 3KG format and value a label that separates maintenance feeding from growth and lactation.