life of egg food?

[dawn23]

Hello, I want to try Pip on some dry egg food, can anyone tell me how long it keeps for once the packet is opened?  Also, does anyone know of a brand I can buy in the uk in a small quantity ? I can only find it in packets of 1k or more and imagine that would take a lone budgie ages to get through.   

[Loz]

You can get smaller quantities of dry egg food from most of the pet stores I've been in, including Pets At Home. I think I've seen packets of 500g.

I cannot remember the name of the brand I've bought in the past. How maddening!

[dawn23]

thanks for the reply. i saw the box on the Pets at home site but it says not available for delivery and i am house bound. Someone offered to get me some from the store but they didn't have it on their stock list.
i have since tried an internet search using that brand name but am only getting 1kl or above sizes..

[dawn23]

thanks for the reply. i saw the box on the Pets at home site but it says not available for delivery and i am house bound. Someone offered to get me some from the store but they didn't have it on their stock list.
i have since tried an internet search using that brand name but am only getting 1kl or above sizes.
i did find some being offered on ebay but it was rebagged from a larger bag and i am a nit cautious about how old it might be and how it has been stored.

[Loz]

Apr 14, 2023 16:49:10 GMT dawn23 said:

thanks for the reply. i saw the box on the Pets at home site but it says not available for delivery and i am house bound. Someone offered to get me some from the store but they didn't have it on their stock list.
i have since tried an internet search using that brand name but am only getting 1kl or above sizes..

I didn't realise, I'm sorry.
I noticed a few months back that  any trip to the pet shop lead to at least one disappointment, something I wanted was always out of stock. I thought things had been getting better recently.

[dawn23]

No problem. thanks for trying to help anyway. If I do manage to get some have you any idea how long it will keep for? I'm thinking even 500gms will last ages and I don't want to risk feeding stale stuff.
PS, love your pic

[Loz]

I've used the egg food that I've had in the cupboard for three months, no issues found. I'm sure it keeps that long

PS Thank you

[Hezz]

You can keep it in the freezer which will hugely extend its shelf life. I’ve had a bag for ages and while it still looks and smells fresh I will continue to use it.

[dawn23]

Thanks Hez, I never thought of freezing it.