The Exotic Nutrition Chinchilla Diet with Rose Hips is a pelleted chinchilla diet based on timothy and alfalfa hay, with whole dried rose hips mixed through it.

Key Features

• Timothy hay pellets with dehydrated alfalfa, soybean hulls and wheat middlings
• Whole dried rose hips — a traditional chinchilla favourite, and a source of vitamin C
• 23% maximum fibre, which is the figure that matters most for a chinchilla
• Fortified with vitamins A, D and E
• 2 lb (907 g)

Guaranteed Analysis

• Crude protein (min) 17.0%
• Crude fat (min) 2.0%
• Crude fibre (max) 23.0%
• Moisture (max) 9.0%
• Vitamin A (min) 23,000 IU/lb
• Vitamin D (min) 4,800 IU/lb
• Vitamin E (min) 475 IU/lb

Feeding

• Under a year old: offer the pellets freely, with unlimited grass hay
• Over a year old: 1/8 to 1/4 cup of pellets a day, with unlimited grass hay
• Remove uneaten food after 24 hours

Good To Know

• Pellets are the supplement, hay is the diet — a chinchilla needs unlimited grass hay in front of it at all times
• Rose hips are sweet; if your chinchilla picks them out and leaves the pellets, feed them separately as a treat instead
• Chinchillas are sensitive to sudden food changes. Swap brands over a week or two, not in one meal
• Once opened, keep the bag sealed in a cool, dry place; refrigerating it keeps the vitamins in condition for longer
• Always leave fresh, clean drinking water available
• Small exotics hide illness well. Weight loss, a change in droppings or refusing food warrants an exotics vet, not a change of treat