cavypaulita
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Aug 5, 2005
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- Joined
- Aug 5, 2005
- Messages
- 324
Hi,
Someone asked me a question about piggy care and I've been trying to look and I want to convince this person and Idon't know how. Her language is Spanish and she doesn't know English.
She asked me *why* seeds are bad for piggies. What can I tell her? I've told her that pellets should be plain pellets, but she says it's the first time she hears seeds are not good. I want to convince her. She gives her piggy a good diet ,lots of veggies, a varied diet, she just tells me that she has never read anywhere that seeds are bad. She also asked me if it's true that lettuce should be basic in a piggy diet (I told her so) and she said she has never read that either, and that she gives her piggy lettuce but not daily because it gives him diarrhea. She also asked me about carrots. I've read here that they are good in moderation, baby carrots, daily. That's correct, isn't it?
She read in a website (I've just read it too) (in spanish) the following information:
"Lettuce is not adviced. It has little fiber, a lot of water, little calcium and a lot of phosphorus (spelling?). It'snot good, it delays the digestion and it can cause a problem in the intestine, and a loss of calcium in their bones because of the lack of balance between calcium/phosphorus. As a treat, it is Ok. As a basic element in the diet, is not good".
Thank you, I want to give her a good answer so she is truly convinced about it and stops doubting.
Thank you
pauli
Someone asked me a question about piggy care and I've been trying to look and I want to convince this person and Idon't know how. Her language is Spanish and she doesn't know English.
She asked me *why* seeds are bad for piggies. What can I tell her? I've told her that pellets should be plain pellets, but she says it's the first time she hears seeds are not good. I want to convince her. She gives her piggy a good diet ,lots of veggies, a varied diet, she just tells me that she has never read anywhere that seeds are bad. She also asked me if it's true that lettuce should be basic in a piggy diet (I told her so) and she said she has never read that either, and that she gives her piggy lettuce but not daily because it gives him diarrhea. She also asked me about carrots. I've read here that they are good in moderation, baby carrots, daily. That's correct, isn't it?
She read in a website (I've just read it too) (in spanish) the following information:
"Lettuce is not adviced. It has little fiber, a lot of water, little calcium and a lot of phosphorus (spelling?). It'snot good, it delays the digestion and it can cause a problem in the intestine, and a loss of calcium in their bones because of the lack of balance between calcium/phosphorus. As a treat, it is Ok. As a basic element in the diet, is not good".
Thank you, I want to give her a good answer so she is truly convinced about it and stops doubting.
Thank you
pauli
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