Forages Chia Pet Grass

[amcashes]

I was thinking that santa will bring the girls a chia pet so they could eat the grass. But I want to make sure that this is safe for them to eat. Is it?

 

[babygirlhagen]

This is a FAB great idea... not sure on the answer though but im looking forward to hearing it as id love to put a lil chia pet in her cage for her to graze on at her wanting..

 

[Duffinvt]

Must be everyone is considering the same thing. The chias in the shape of presidents heads are just so... well... bizarre, that I must buy some as gifts !

 

[pinky]

I don't know if the pottery would be safe for them to chew on. I think you'd have to figure out what it's made of. You have to soak the pottery and keep it wet for the seeds to germinate. There's not a lot of grass on it so it wouldn't last long. If you want to feed them grass, you'd probably be better off growing it in a pot with soil that would continue growing if they eat it off or once you trim it.

 

[amcashes]

So is that a yes or no? I just thought that it was a good idea from Santa Paws.

 

[pinky]

So is that a yes or no? I just thought that it was a good idea from Santa Paws.[/quote

I don't think you'd get enough to make it worth the trouble. If your intention is to offer the grass as a snack, there's not much on it. If it's for the cuteness factor, it is a novelty. I've had chia pets before and potted grass. You get much more grass in pots and it grows back quickly. The chia pets just have a fine layer of grass since the seeds sit right on the clay pottery without any soil.

 

[amcashes]

Well I just didn't know how they work. Now that you told me that they sit on top of the clay pot I have to wounder if the chemicals from the pot get into the grass. I will have to look into an easy way to grow some grass because I have a black thumb (not green) when it comes to plants.

 

[Lauren326]

Check out this thread about growing grass from cotton balls! I haven't tried it yet, but plan to. https://www.guineapigcages.com/forum/diet-nutrition/53985-growing-lawn-grass.html

 

[Ash-Ro060708]

I have seen Chia Pets for cats, it grows cat grass in a cute little pot. It might be better for guinea pigs then the normal Chia pets.
Chia Cat Grass Planters

 

[amcashes]

I will look into those.

 

[babygirlhagen]

I have seen Chia Pets for cats, it grows cat grass in a cute little pot. It might be better for guinea pigs then the normal Chia pets.
Chia Cat Grass Planters

any tips on where to find these magical novelty items??

 

[blackarrow]

Lots of drug store chains carry them as seasonal items.

 

[amcashes]

I can not put a link on here so I will pm you and tell you what I was looking at.

 

[Ly&Pigs]

I can not put a link on here so I will pm you and tell you what I was looking at.

Links are fine. There are just some links we do not allow at all. But a link to a chia pet would be ok as long as it's not on a site that isn't allowed.

 

[amcashes]

It was a link to the chia pet store.

 

[Ash-Ro060708]

I have seen them at Wal-mart.

 

[amcashes]

Our Wal-Mart doesn't sell them anymore.

 

[Sirene]

Can guinea pigs eat chia? Apparently it's a herb, Latin name Salvia hispanica:
Salvia hispanica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[amcashes]

I am going to grow my own grass. (to see if I can) Where can you get grass seeds this time of year?

 

[Duffinvt]

Wheatgrass seeds are available from Ebay or health food stores. Easy to grow in any kind of container like a yogurt containers, used McD's coffee cups, or the plastic box mushrooms come in.