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Sally Newbie

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Hi
I have bought some of the Natures Own Herb Salad (Sweet Green… Herb Salad - Nature's Own Pets). My guinea pigs adore it and I have been giving a small pinch mixed amongst their hay once or twice a day. Is there a limit on how much of this I should give in a week please? Is it an unhealthy snack or is it ok?
 
I would give no more than once a month. There are several high calcium things in there - parsley and dandelion. I’d possibly not give at all because of the alfalfa (Lucerne).
 
Wow, that's a shock. And there was me thinking it was healthy. Just a pinch once a month?
 
You could but I’d avoid because of the alfalfa.
 
@Siikibam , I don't think that is listed as an ingredient - peas, carrots, beetroot, parsley, lucerne, mint, dandelion, st. johns, bread, marigolds, melissa, red clover?
 
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lucerne is indeed the other name for alfalfa.
a small amount infrequently is fine but due to the alfalfa I wouldn’t give it often. Particularly if the pellets you feed list alfalfa/Lucerne as an ingredient.

there is a really great company run by a member of this forum called Piggy Parcels. She sells a wide and fantastic range of piggy safe dried forage. I give my boys some of this forage every day mixed in with their hay.
 
Wow, it's just a shock to think that a pinch of something that I thought was a good snack is so bad. I will definitely check out Piggy Parcels. @Piggies&buns , which one do you buy that you give every day?
 
Sally Newbie said:
Wow, it's just a shock to think that a pinch of something that I thought was a good snack is so bad. I will definitely check out Piggy Parcels. @Piggies&buns , which one do you buy that you give every day?
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It’s just that you want to use high calcium items sparingly. Don’t think of it as bad, but think of it as a treat.

I buy a variety of forages from piggy parcels - sometimes I buy them as a pack so I get a mixture of bags at a time and sometimes I buy them as single bags and pick the ones I know they like or something new to try. They won’t necessarily get the same one everyday but they will get some forage every day - green oat, dandelion, apple leaves, dandelion root, plantain are just some of their favourites. I occasionally buy the dried carrot, apple, parsnip a d beetroot but they are used more infrequently and sparingly due to them being higher in sugars.
 
I use Piggy Parcels too, my lot love it! They get a handful mixed into their hay last thing at night so that they can forage until morning and I think it’s one of the many highlights of their day! Beautifully packaged too so much so, I wish she could something similar for us humans.
 
@Piggies&buns I am going to buy a pack. I only want to buy bags of stuff I can give daily (as I obviously have this Natures Own Treat Bag that I can only give monthly). Looking at making up a Medium Own Piggie Parcel. Can I give the following daily:
Green Oat
Dandelion
Coriander Stalks
Parsnip
Marigold
Flower Blend
Dandelion Root
If not, can you suggest some alternatives for me please?
 
Any of those leaves/herbs are fine to give daily. Mine like all the leaves and I give them a small amount of them each day - whether its all one kind or a smaller amount of several, just depends on how much ive got left and how much variety i fancy giving them that day.
favourites for my boys include the birch, plantain, nettle, the strawberry and raspberry leaves, green oat, dandelion. They love the dandelion root! The cucumber is a firm favourite too.
The dried chunks of parsnip (there is also a carrot, apple as well) I give infrequently but I do still give them.
Mine didn’t like the flowers/marigold though but yours might!
 
Piggies&buns said:
It’s just that you want to use high calcium items sparingly. Don’t think of it as bad, but think of it as a treat.

I buy a variety of forages from piggy parcels - sometimes I buy them as a pack so I get a mixture of bags at a time and sometimes I buy them as single bags and pick the ones I know they like or something new to try. They won’t necessarily get the same one everyday but they will get some forage every day - green oat, dandelion, apple leaves, dandelion root, plantain are just some of their favourites. I occasionally buy the dried carrot, apple, parsnip a d beetroot but they are used more infrequently and sparingly due to them being higher in sugars.
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who does the piggy parcels please? i have seen them before but can't think who does them...
 
Can I give some of the parsley bag every day? And how much should i give each day - just a pinch scattered or a bit more?
 
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