Here are the ingredient list of two feed pellets that I found, one meant for rabbit the other meant for guinea pigs. I compared them to Mazuri tortoise and these actually look pretty darn good? They don't look like rabbit pellets either they look like regular feed almost like mazuri but with some color I guess.

Hey, can someone with experience with this comment? Any problems with feeding these as staples, or ingredients in them that raise red flags or long term issues?

FIRST ONE (RAINBOW RABBIT PELLETS 4lbs bag):

Ingredients:
Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Middlings, Ground Oats, Soy Hulls, Ground Wheat, Ground Flax Seed, Soybean Meal, Dried Cane Molasses, Salt, Whole Cell Algae Meal (source of DHA), Fructooligosaccharide, Soy Oil, DL-Methionine, L-Lysine, Mixed Tocopherols (a preservative), Yeast Extract, Dicalcium Phosphate, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamin A Supplement, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of vitamin K activity), Rosemary Extract, Citric Acid, Cholecalciferol (source of vitamin D3), L-Carnitine, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Calcium Iodate, Dried A. oryzae Fermentation Extract (source of protease), Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Product, Cobalt Carbonate, Sodium Selenite, Artificial Color. Manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts and other tree nuts.
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (min.) ...............................14.0%
Crude Fat (min.) ....................................3.0%
Crude Fiber (min.)..................................16.0%
Crude Fiber (max.) .................................20.0%
Moisture (max.) ....................................12.0%
Calcium (min.).......................................0.4%
Calcium (max.) ......................................0.6%
Phosphorus (min.) ..................................0.35%
Salt (min.) ........................................0.25%
Salt (max.) ........................................0.75%
Vitamin A (min.) .............................3000 IU/lb.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min)............................0.5%
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (min) ...................0.05%
L-Carnitine (min)................................25 mg/kg

SECOND ONE (RAINBOW GUINEA PIG feed 2.5lbs bag):

Ingredients:
Sun-cured Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Middlings, Ground Oats, Soybean Meal, Ground Corn, Ground Wheat, Ground Flax Seed, Dried Cane Molasses, Soy Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Whole Cell Algae Meal (source of DHA), Fructooligosaccharide, Potassium Chloride, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), DL-Methionine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Magnesium Oxide, Mixed Tocopherols (a preservative), Yeast Extract, L-Lysine, Vitamin A Supplement, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of vitamin K activity), Rosemary Extract, Citric Acid, Cholecalciferol (source of vitamin D3), Copper Sulfate, L-Carnitine, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Calcium Iodate, Dried A. oryzae Fermentation Extract (source of protease), Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Product, Cobalt Carbonate, Sodium Selenite, Artificial Color. Allergen information: Manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts and other tree nuts.
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein (min.) ..................18.0%
Crude Fat (min.) .......................3.5%
Crude Fiber (max.) ....................14.0%
Moisture (max.) .......................12.0%
Ascorbic Acid (min.).................200 ppm
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (min)...............0.5%
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (min) ......0.05%
L-Carnitine (min)...................25 mg/kg

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