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Post by darthchinchi on Jan 6, 2019 18:56:35 GMT
We have this really eager young woman in the community. She copys a lot of stuff, and learn from it. Problem is, she shows A LOT pictures featuring what she is doing (kind of a way to get visitors and prompte her site), but she offers next to no explanation. Not sure how to deal with this. I don't mind her offering dried forage the way she does, but when new people ask it's like "ok, I give them this amount evey day", and she doesn't elaborate or inquire into how they feed their animals in order to start up :/
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Oh my
Jan 6, 2019 20:43:45 GMT
Post by randomname on Jan 6, 2019 20:43:45 GMT
Could you say something like "I love your pictures & I'd really love to see an accompanying article written about why you chose this way, what are the benefits, what might go wrong & how you slowly introduced things so the animal could build gut flora to cope with this diet change. Something so if kids see, they can understand how it works better." She might not have time to write, maybe only to snap some pictures - you could offer to write something if it helps her out if you're so inclined. I must admit it's been a long time since I posted reasons/methods on social media about what/why/how I feed, maybe I've done the same thing without realising. I advocate a lot for a lot of forage for all the herbivores but never revisit the basics of how to go about it. Maybe i need to do some work!
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Post by darthchinchi on Jan 6, 2019 20:51:08 GMT
I don't really mind her not doing a longer post on what she's doing. As I see it it's fine for her to just post pictures of her animals. It's when people ask her what she's doing, and how much she gives, because they want to try it out, and she says something along the lines of: I give this much each day Not commenting on how to safely introduce stuff... I just might end up chatting to her about the possible problems that may occur if she doesn't answer questions properly or at least refere to some sort of information on how their digestion works. I'm all for more people doing this, bur just imagine someone going from nuggets and pellets + the odd treat, to a handfull of forage each day (I believe she uses about 5 different plants per serving, varing from day to day). Or maybe I'm just being silly and worry about nothing?
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Post by randomname on Jan 6, 2019 21:11:02 GMT
Nah, I think your concern is valid. Any herbivore could end up with gut problems if a diet is radically altered quickly & we know how that can end I think just pointing out that any new food should be introduced very gradually & one by one, plus the overall amount should start tiny & gradually increase is a good thing to do. To be honest I think lots of research & a vet chat before starting a new diet for any animal is a good idea, I wouldn't change things radically without it personally, so I'd say the same to others (not just chins, any animal & any diet)
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Post by darthchinchi on Jan 6, 2019 21:21:00 GMT
Yeah... Wouldn't personally advocate for a vet chat before changing a chinchilla diet here though. They know how their digestion works, as they are rodents, but most have this idea that they can't handle forage, just like the general public... And why should they think they can, most only feed nuggets and hay, and they are not part of the curriculum at vet school per say
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