Post by moletteuk on Apr 15, 2012 11:21:28 GMT
Here's a link to a chart prepared by Guinea Lynx website showing some nutritional properties of vegetables suitable for guinea pigs. It is relevant to degus except for the foods higher in sugar, which are not suitable for degus.
Properties of particular interest for degus are the sugar content - the lower the better for degus; also the calcium to phosphorus ratio, shown as Ca:P - the degu diet as a whole should have a Ca:P ratio of 2:1
Please note the information given in the chart is per 10 calories of food, so higher numbers in the grams column indicate less calorific foods.
www.guinealynx.info/chart.html
The chart is based on the USDA National Nutrient Database, an invaluable resource, which can be found here:
ndb.nal.usda.gov/
Properties of particular interest for degus are the sugar content - the lower the better for degus; also the calcium to phosphorus ratio, shown as Ca:P - the degu diet as a whole should have a Ca:P ratio of 2:1
Please note the information given in the chart is per 10 calories of food, so higher numbers in the grams column indicate less calorific foods.
www.guinealynx.info/chart.html
The chart is based on the USDA National Nutrient Database, an invaluable resource, which can be found here:
ndb.nal.usda.gov/