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Tallulah

Tallulah

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Hi

I was wondering if anyone coudl recommend a list of weeds that guinea pigs can eat? I spent the past 20 years being very limited to dandelions, plantain, grass, not much else, but I've heard a few plants recently that I'd never thought to feed my piggies!

We have so many plants growing in our garden, lots of them weeds! Any suggestions gratefully appreciated!
 
They will eat plants that are bad for them, so do be careful. There is no automatic 'oh I can't eat that it's poisonous' built in.

However, mine eat horsetails without problems, passionfruit still on the stem with leaves and all, grape leaves and stems. Cherry tree leaves are fine too.

I'm very interested too in what other things they can eat. I'm sure that there are things I could give them but don't.
 
Well I just bought some naturals herbs, and my boys are going mad for the Coneflower (ecinacea), so I'll be growing some next year, as far as weeds go, I'd like to say I'm a perfect gardener and my lawn has no weeds:o, however I'm not and my lawn has loads of weeds through it, and they don't turn their greedy little noses up at anything, in fact I believe that guinea pigs are the best weeder you can get for a lawn.:)).

I used to have 11 girls in one huge run on the nearest part of grass to the house, since having them, nearly 8 yrs ago, that patch of grass is weed free, much to my current piggies disgust.

I have some weeds that have grown from the seeds of swept away food in the edge of the lawn and they go mad for it, I think it's only wheat grass but they really get excited if they get some for breakfast.

I did try to grow herbs for them, but my herb wheel is seen as a bunny buffet for my beautiful old boy, so the pigs don't get much of a chance at them, but then again neither do I.:a19:
 
Would you believe we have had to TEACH Tiger to eat grass?! (And usually only from our hands, lazy so and so.) Still won't touch dandelion, plantain etc...
 
Thanks that's really useful, looking forward to going home for a forage now! Between the guineas and my tortoise I think the garden will be de-weeded!
 
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