Archive for November, 2009
A Variety Of What?
A Variety of What? Grass is the natural food of guinea pigs, but grass comes in many nutritional stages meaning it has differing benefits too. The ancestors of our domesticated guinea pigs grazed on mature dry grasses. Popular and common advice is to ‘feed a variety of foods’ or ‘feed a varied diet’, but a [...]
November 30, 2009
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What foods are excluded from the Ratewatchers’ Diet?
Ratewatchers is a Calcium to Phosphorus balanced diet, not about including and excluding any foodstuffs. By following the diet the urine will not be saturated with certain minerals, therefore maximising bladder health. However it should always be remembered that for manyВ guineas maximising bladder health is all that can be done. In short, no foods [...]
November 5, 2009
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