Burgess Excel Chinchilla Nuggets with Mint 1.5kg

Burgess Excel Chinchilla Nuggets with Mint 1.5kg

Burgess Excel Chinchilla Nuggets with Mint are a high-fibre nugget food that adds vitamins and minerals to your chinchilla's diet, supporting healthy digestion and preventing selective feeding. Suitable for chinchillas and degus of all ages, this 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) supply suits South African owners who want a single-nugget food to complement a hay-based diet.

Unlike muesli-style mixes, every nugget in this Burgess Excel chinchilla food is the same, so your pet cannot pick out favourite pieces and leave the rest. That is why it is described as preventing selective feeding. Each mouthful delivers the same balance of fibre, vitamins and minerals, with a mint flavour your chinchillas or degus will look forward to every day.

Key Benefits

• High in fibre: supports healthy digestion in chinchillas, which Burgess calls "fibre-vores" because their digestive systems rely on fibre.
• Vitamin and mineral supplement: rounds out a hay- and grass-based diet with added vitamins and minerals.
• Prevents selective feeding: the uniform nugget format stops pets from choosing only the tastiest bits.
• Skin and coat health: formulated to support skin and coat condition.
• Antioxidants: included to support a healthy immune system.
• Mint flavour: a tasty nugget designed to be enjoyed as part of the daily routine.

How to Use

Feed these nuggets as part of The Excel Feeding Plan, a hay-first approach to small-animal nutrition. Follow these feeding tips to keep your chinchillas healthy:

• Good-quality hay and/or grass should make up the majority of your chinchillas' diet. It should be available at all times.
• Offer a small amount of leafy greens each day.
• Provide fresh, clean water at all times. Check and refill bowls or bottles often, particularly during hot South African summers.
• Monitor your chinchillas' weight regularly to make sure they stay at a healthy weight.
• Speak to your vet for further information on your pet's diet.

Switching from a muesli-style food: If you currently feed a muesli mix, move your pets gradually onto a hay- and nugget-based feeding plan over 14 to 28 days. Slowly reduce the amount of muesli while increasing the proportion of nuggets until the nuggets have completely replaced the mix.

Dosage

• Feed your fibre-vore an egg cup full of Excel nuggets every day, as part of The Excel Feeding Plan.
• The nuggets complement the diet. Hay and/or grass should still form the bulk of daily intake.

Suitable For

• Chinchillas of all ages
• Degus of all ages
• Owners who want to maintain good digestive health and prevent selective feeding
• Owners moving pets off muesli-style foods onto a nugget-based plan

Specifications

• Brand: Burgess Excel
• Type: chinchilla nuggets (single-component nugget food)
• Flavour: mint
• Fibre content: high in fibre
• Contains: added vitamins, minerals and antioxidants
• Weight: 1.5 kg (3.3 lb)

What's Included

• Burgess Excel Chinchilla Nuggets with Mint, 1.5 kg (3.3 lb)

Frequently Asked Questions

How much should I feed my chinchilla each day?
Feed an egg cup full of nuggets every day as part of The Excel Feeding Plan. Hay and/or grass should make up most of the diet and be available at all times, with a small amount of leafy greens daily.

Can I feed these nuggets to my degus?
Yes. Burgess Excel Chinchilla Nuggets with Mint are suitable for both chinchillas and degus of all ages.

Why choose nuggets over a muesli-style mix?
Every nugget is identical, so pets cannot pick out favourite pieces. This prevents selective feeding and ensures they receive the vitamins and minerals in each mouthful.

How do I switch my chinchilla from muesli to these nuggets?
Change over gradually across 14 to 28 days. Reduce the muesli little by little while increasing the nuggets until the mix is completely replaced.

Can these nuggets replace hay?
No. Good-quality hay and/or grass should always make up the majority of your chinchilla's diet. The nuggets supplement it with fibre, vitamins and minerals.

What else should I keep an eye on when feeding?
Monitor your chinchilla's weight to keep it healthy, and make sure fresh, clean water is always available. Ask your vet if you have questions about your pet's diet.

When can I expect delivery?

• Gauteng (Jhb/Pta) - 1-3 working days
• Nationwide (Cpt/Dbn+) - 2-5 working days
• Outlying Areas - 3-7 working days

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