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cypher · 03-17-2017, 04:08 AM

Definitely FelicityAnn, it's like giving the hams a little garden

You may want to monitor how much they eat at first some go a bit mad & other may ignore it the first few times, I just give mine the saucer in the evening, leave overnight & if there's anything much left put it back into the light & give it back next evening, there's not usually a lot left as they enjoy digging in it as much as eating it!

ETA I should probably mention here that if you use herbs or medicinal plants (things like dandelion) then you do only want them to have a little nibble & not leave lots in the cage, mostly with aromatic herbs they won't eat much anyway but should still be monitored.
I have a pot of dandelions growing on my windowsill (& daisies, chickweed, plantain... a weed filled sill, I'm a bit mad lol!) but only give them a leaf now & then with their veg, I wouldn't put the plant in the cage, if I put dandelion in a mixture in the little pots or saucers I just add a few seeds & the actual plant will still be tiny when they get it so they won't have too much.

03-17-2017, 04:08 AM
cypher Dwarf whisperer Join Date: May 2014 Location: Wales UK Posts: 24,789	Re: Sprouts three ways! Definitely FelicityAnn, it's like giving the hams a little garden You may want to monitor how much they eat at first some go a bit mad & other may ignore it the first few times, I just give mine the saucer in the evening, leave overnight & if there's anything much left put it back into the light & give it back next evening, there's not usually a lot left as they enjoy digging in it as much as eating it! ETA I should probably mention here that if you use herbs or medicinal plants (things like dandelion) then you do only want them to have a little nibble & not leave lots in the cage, mostly with aromatic herbs they won't eat much anyway but should still be monitored. I have a pot of dandelions growing on my windowsill (& daisies, chickweed, plantain... a weed filled sill, I'm a bit mad lol!) but only give them a leaf now & then with their veg, I wouldn't put the plant in the cage, if I put dandelion in a mixture in the little pots or saucers I just add a few seeds & the actual plant will still be tiny when they get it so they won't have too much. __________________ Slave to Zak. Always loved, never forgotten, forever in my heart T'ycor, Ziggy, Zephyr, Flynt, Mickle, Little Whisp, Zen, Zeki, Tinwë, Zylvan, Míriel, Calyanwë, Gusto & Meri ❤️ Last edited by cypher; 03-17-2017 at 04:38 AM.