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Originally Posted by 4piggers  One dont of fruit that I cant find mentioned on here, is Apples, it says on they chart you can feed apple with skin included, please dont miss read this and think you can just put a full apple or even half an apple in the cage and let them go to town. For many reason, but for the most important, is you have to remove the seeds, as the have arsenic in them. |
I think most people know to feed about 1/8 of an apple with the seeds removed.
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Originally Posted by 4piggers And while Im on a roll today, I want to mention the broccoli, its a bit confusing (not for me...but others maybe?) It shows in purple which means, Occasionally 1-2 times a week. But as I all ready knew its gassy. And the side note says, feed sparingly. But, isnt 1-2 times more then sparingly? |
The feed sparingly means the amount of broccoli to feed, not how often to feed it.
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Originally Posted by 4piggers And the cabbage...why is that in blue? Seems that would also be sparingly because it is gassy? |
While it may be a gassy food, it's the overall nutrition that makes it appear in the category that it's in. Broccoli is high in oxalic acid making it a 1-2 times a week food compared to cabbage which has lower oxalic acid.
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Originally Posted by 4piggers These are things Ive steered away from, because gas issues are a very serious matter.
Just seems they are recomended more then they should be,and a bit condradicting too. And with as many people as I see using this as their staple information, it worries me a bit. |
Yes, gas issues can be a serious matter. The charts are guidelines, not hard and fast rules and most people make their own judgment calls on what to feed and what not to feed. You are by no means bound to use the charts.
It took months of research to put these charts together and the bottom line figures come from a combination of the total nutrition in the items. It's not chosen to be in a specific category because of one nutrition factor but what is in that particular veggie overall. Example: Calcium content + Vitamin A content + Oxalic acid Content + Sugar Content + C Content = how often it can be fed.