Boz
Foraging Degu
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Post by Boz on Jun 4, 2011 16:58:07 GMT
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Post by kovu07 on Jun 4, 2011 17:01:59 GMT
That will be very helpful, and there are loads of things I would never have considered, thank you for sharing
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Post by woodchip on Jun 4, 2011 18:26:43 GMT
So confused. That one lists spinach as inappropriate.
'tis a good list still.
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Post by fred on Jun 4, 2011 18:55:09 GMT
Spinach contains oxalic acid which when consumed in large quantities can promote kidney and other stones. If you don't consider your goos as popeye material, the occasional bit shouldn't do any harm.
The problem with these lists is that many entries are based on general facts about these plant and not degu-specific experiences.
You also need to be a bit careful as the google translation contains quite a number of errors.
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Post by woodchip on Jun 4, 2011 19:07:42 GMT
Cheers fred.
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Post by Kat on Sept 10, 2011 20:41:11 GMT
Spider plant??? Bamboo? What part is safe?
Has anyone fed these?
Kat x
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Post by fred on Sept 10, 2011 21:02:24 GMT
Never trust google translations when you are dealing with your degus' health The correct translation for the spider plant is: Neither have the shoots hallucinatory effects, nor are the seeds poisonous. The plant tends to accumulate pollutants. Bamboo shoots contain cyanogenic glycosides. Bamboo canes are absolutely safe. At least part of this list will be updated and translated. David and I are currently working on the safe woods part as the first instalment.
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Post by davx on Sept 10, 2011 22:39:48 GMT
Hello Kat,
As Fred mentionned are the infos to this two plants not really written, that a translation tool easily can translate it. In particular to the spider plant it is good food for the degus and the text is missleading for automatic translation. That it should be toxic is a myth.
Apropos the bamboo I had to add that it seems to be the cyanogenic glycosids aren't as important as I originally assumed. Rabbit owner recently reported, that they use bamboo leaves as a good food source. My sparse feeding trials weren't indeed successfully, the degus ignored the leaves. Anyways it is possible that the acceptance depends on the individual and the bamboo species.
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Post by davx on Sept 10, 2011 22:46:40 GMT
Btw. I feed spider plants for several years and it served me as a good fodder source in the winter, when fresh food is scarce. I can reconmend this plant as degu food, but also as robust indoor plant.
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Post by Kat on Sept 10, 2011 23:25:57 GMT
Thanks for your replies. I have a few spider plants. They are the only thing that I have managed to keep alive so far. I may pull off a couple of new leaves for them.
Kat X
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Post by deguconvert on Sept 11, 2011 3:32:38 GMT
What is WRONG with me??? I've tried for YEARS to grow spider plants because of how they help to clean the air of toxins and pollutants, and they just DIE on me!! LOL!! You know, I used to have a REALLY green thumb and plants FLORISHED in our home. Then . . . I had children . . . now they just die. Guess I threw all my growing ability into the kids . . . at least they didn't come out GREEN.
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Post by davx on Sept 11, 2011 14:08:34 GMT
LOL... spider plants are in general easy to keep alive as long as they don't get too much water. You can easily give them for some days, bigger plants even for some weeks (!) no water, becaus they can store it in their roots: @dc Perhaps they got too much water? If so, I have a good plant for you: creeping basketplant (Callisia repens). It likes much water but is still robust and you can forget some days to give water, it never minds. Tortoise keepers use the plant for several year as fodder plant and some years ago it became common in germany as indoor fodder plant for pets (and thus often offered in pet stores). Here the plant: My degus like it: Information in german: www.degupedia.de/wiki/index.php/Kalisie(unfortunately I couldn't find any information in the englisch wikipedia)
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Post by Maravilla on Sept 11, 2011 16:11:35 GMT
If so, I have a good plant for you: creeping basketplant (Callisia repens). It likes much water but is still robust and you can forget some days to give water, it never minds. Well, ... I killed my plant ... don't ask me how!!
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Post by deguconvert on Sept 11, 2011 19:00:28 GMT
LOL! I have even killed cactus . . . deliberately NOT watering them. Maybe someone else in the house was watering? I don't know . . . plants come in beautiful . . . and then leave shortly there after, shriveled and DEAD. My condolences to you, Maravilla, on your creeping basket plant. Sigh!! Who did you give your green thumb to?
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Post by davx on Sept 12, 2011 16:42:33 GMT
I killed my cacti too. But that is easy, because without regular times to give them water it is easy to give them too regularly and too much. Once a month is often enough.
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