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Post by toothbrush on Apr 28, 2014 13:50:53 GMT
I wear thin leather gloves when I'm out collecting, there are always some nettles hiding, and I take secateurs with me. Would be interested to hear more about the suspected hemlock when you go back, does it have the mousey smell and how purpley blotchy is it? I've never knowingly seen it either. It's more that to take good ID photos of small plants I need to be at their level to get a horizontal shot, which requires crouching (and maybe falling over) or kneeling... I do have some specific foraging scissors though  I shall keep you updated on the suspicious plant! I was originally hmmm at it because it's a single large plant in the middle. And cow parsley isn't usually like that. |
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Post by moletteuk on Apr 30, 2014 10:16:11 GMT
I shall keep you updated on the suspicious plant! I was originally hmmm at it because it's a single large plant in the middle. And cow parsley isn't usually like that. Good point. Lol at the special scissors and mind you don't sit on any thistles!  |
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Post by anita on May 27, 2014 11:17:20 GMT
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Post by moletteuk on May 27, 2014 18:31:08 GMT
Very interesting!
I actually have no idea how tortoise safety might translate for degu safety. I would think it gives an indication that a plant is probably OK to do careful trials on if someone is keen to try it.
I think it's the garden plants listed that could be really useful as I think we currently have less info on those and the risks seem bigger with them.
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Post by **Lisa1989** on Jul 6, 2014 17:46:55 GMT
Are broad leaf willow herb and smooth sow thistle any good? They grow in my garden. They seem to like them so are they ok?
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Post by deguconvert on Jul 7, 2014 3:42:07 GMT
Umm . . . this in't my area of expertise. However I will say that if you see that they like them, just give them very small amounts and observe their reactions to them for the next couple of weeks. Somethings are learned through trying and observing "cautiously."
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Post by **Lisa1989** on Jul 7, 2014 7:30:36 GMT
I will thanks ill update if they're ok |
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Post by aya0aya on Jul 7, 2014 8:29:00 GMT
Willow and sow thistle are not toxic, but rather avoid feeding without knowing the plant and it's edibility/toxicity. It's better not feeding something you're not familiar with, than testing plant toxicity on live being. You may end with dead or terribly sick degu that way. Why?
Would you eat atropa belladonna fruit just to see if you'll survive or you'll be lucky and just terribly ill?
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Post by animalmadchloe on Dec 12, 2014 15:10:26 GMT
Are sprout leaves ok for gooes? been given some veg peelings
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Post by moletteuk on Dec 12, 2014 15:48:50 GMT
Brussel sprout leaves are fine, just not too much at a time because they can cause gas.
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Post by animalmadchloe on Dec 12, 2014 17:39:11 GMT
Brussel sprout leaves are fine, just not too much at a time because they can cause gas. Ok ill just give a little |
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sirsmiley21
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Post by sirsmiley21 on Feb 3, 2015 6:20:28 GMT
what is a little? like an oz? a gram? a teaspoon? 1/4 a teaspoon? maybe I missed it in this forum, but I don't want to think that I have given a little only to find out that it was actually a lot.
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Post by Maravilla on Feb 3, 2015 13:01:19 GMT
what is a little? like an oz? a gram? a teaspoon? 1/4 a teaspoon? maybe I missed it in this forum, but I don't want to think that I have given a little only to find out that it was actually a lot. Regarding what? Fresh stuff (leaves, flowers), vegetables, salad, seeds? Different people do have different ways of seeing it. My degus are used to fresh stuff (weeds, leaves etc.) but not to vegetables. If I give them e.g. carrots (something that happens extremely rarely) I only give a small piece (what I cut from both sides of the carrot). Other vegetables I do not feed. If your degus are not used to something you want to offer and you really want to be sure, offer them parts of a leave, half of a cocktail tomato, a spoon full of seeds. It is only for the first couple of days to see how they react, if they like it and if it causes diarrhoea. It is not a general advice, but I gave up to be too careful, even with new degus and new food. It was different a couple of years ago when I started keeping degus but now I see it in a more relaxed way. |
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Post by moletteuk on Feb 3, 2015 14:34:51 GMT
Most things like fresh and dried leafy plants they will regulate for themselves how much they want to eat, but as Maravilla says, it gets much easier to rely on this fact once you and your degus have some experience. Some plants you may need to offer in smaller quantities because they can cause a problem in the diet in larger quantities for various reasons, this would apply to things like spinach or dock leaves as they can contain a lot of oxallic acid which can leach calcium from the degu's body. If you offer a good variety of a mix of things like hedgerow plants, weeds, tree leaves, flowers, grasses then you are unlikely to offer too much of any one thing and they will just graze on them through the day. This type of forage is what degus are designed to eat. Vegetables can need more close monitoring as they can contain too much sugar, and the degu might really like them, so they would eat too much if you gave them too much. So things like carrot or parsnip one slice would be enough a day, depending on what else they get. Brassicas like broccoli, sprouts, cabbage leaves are fairly healthy but they can cause gas (as they can in humans), so for these you might start with a small 'flower' of broccoli, or a couple of 'leaves' of a sprout, or a quarter of a cabbage leaf. There is some more information on veg and seeds here deguworld.proboards.com/thread/15602/vegetable-seed-nut-nutrition-charts |
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Post by sirsmiley21 on Feb 3, 2015 21:35:42 GMT
Ty. I read she can have chamolie how much? And is the chamolie in like a tea bag the same/safe or is it from a dpecial source? The tea bag says 100% chamolie flower
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Post by Maravilla on Feb 4, 2015 6:47:32 GMT
Ty. I read she can have chamolie how much? And is the chamolie in like a tea bag the same/safe or is it from a dpecial source? The tea bag says 100% chamolie flower You mean chamomile? It is produced for human consumption so it should be safe. But it can be, that the flowers are broken into too tiny pieces. My degus do not eat anything they consider too tiny. Just try it out if they eat it. The amount of one tea bag should be okay as you just don't know if they eat it and if they eat it, it is the question if they eat all of it. So don't worry. Chamomile I collect every year from edges of fields, dry the whole plant and cut it into smaller pieces (around 3 cm long). |
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Post by sirsmiley21 on Feb 5, 2015 3:05:32 GMT
Thank you very much.
Today i learned they are ridiculously smart. By far the smartest i have ever owned. Or family member if that is more proper.
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Post by deguconvert on Feb 5, 2015 17:08:16 GMT
They truly are ridiculously smart!! They love to show it off, too.
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Post by nat on Jul 12, 2015 18:51:16 GMT
Hi all can degus eat philadelphus ( mock orange)  ? Thanks |
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Post by deguconvert on Jul 14, 2015 0:01:26 GMT
Yikes, wish I could begin to answer that, but I have no idea. Hopefully someone with more knowledge will see this and help you out.
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