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...calcium wees. Even low calcium varieties of pellets contain a lot of calcium so pellets always need to be kept limited. They can have dried forage leaves (just dried leaves with nothing else added) but forage and pellets make the same part of the diet. Dried being higher calcium than...

I love dandelion and marigold forage

Miam (yum in French, I'm a cultured pig) we have clean cages and a new forage.

One natures own mini hay cube destroyed in less than a week, by Herman pig. I had replaced all the contents, and all that was in this cube was Herman’s usual hay- no forage, and an occasional pellet pushed through the holes.

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...and coriander daily. They also get fresh grass and fresh safe weeds every day in summer. In winter the fresh weeds are replaced with dried forage. it’s definitely good to reduce the wet bedding as sitting in damp areas can cause urine scald. Is the vet going to remove the new stones that...

I was just wondering if other colours aside from just blue corn flowers would be safe to feed to my piggies? I tried Googling it but couldn't find a solid answer. I'd assume so, but just because one veraity is safe doesn't mean they all are. I'm thinking about maybe starting a area of my...

Mom got us basil but ate some in her pasta last night. She forgot to order forage. Time for meds!

1 What is Forage? 2 Benefits of forage 3 Finding the perfect forage mix 4 Making your own forage mix What is forage? Forage is a assortment of grasses, flowers, roots, barks and herbs that can be used as a treat or to replace pellets in part of a diet. This also adds variety to a piggies diet...

For a bit of variety you could use some dried forage like dandelion, dried nettles etc to mix with their hay ….this would encourage them to find it and be a source of enrichment for them.

...makes you feel better I probably wouldn't pay for a surgery on my boys either. It depends. I spent $1500 on Stripe's medical issues and I have never caught back up. Plus bladder stones often come back. So why put them through it? I don't feed pellets just give forage, they like that better...

...recently started having clumped poop, i don’t know why he acts fine and eats as normal. i give him orchard grass hay, veggies, bell peppers, forage, grain free pellets every morning and he drinks his water. i also notice some of the poops are also tear shaped. what could this be? and how can...

...we are all very grateful for their effort. PS: If needed, you can always leave pellets out of the diet altogether. Veg, herbs, fresh and dry forage, pellets and any treats all together replace the supplementary role of wild forage in the diet guinea pig have evolved on. This means that you...

Hi all, just purchased this bag of rosewood naturals healthy fruit salad as a treat to give later but I’m concerned they’re not safe for guinea pigs as the ingredients, albeit only 1-3%, list potato and leeks as part of the mix😟 It says they’re suitable for ‘most’ small animals and specifies to...

I sprinkle a pinch of Pro C on forage every night as my piggies live in the garage and it helps build up their autumn/winter/spring reserves.

...Unfortunately I do kill them as soon as I see them. I’d empty your room, vacuum well, clean behind anything hung on the wall, Check any old forage and hay, Dust everywhere well. It doesn’t matter how clean you are hay dust is a given in a piggy room. 😀 Feeling itchy might be...

This is such a cute idea! We don't do piggy stockings per se, but we do fill paper shopping bags with botanical hay and forage - the piggies love to sit in them and munch during floor time.

Forage and pellets count as one. Due to being dried, it is concentrated so things like dandelion contain higher amounts of calcium. It’s one tablespoon per day. I don’t feed pellets at all but I do give forage in its place Long Term Balanced General And Special Needs Guinea Pig Diets

I got a custom built Hop Inn in the end, with a forage station on the roof

Chez doesn't like the dried veggies anymore. Mom thinks it's a great activity to go foraging for them.