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Willow branches.
« on: April 19, 2016, 07:42:09 AM »

Hello,

I have a lot of willow branches in my garden. I give them to my rabbits.
Can i give them to my chin to or do i have to treat the branches with something first?
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Re: Willow branches.
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2016, 07:54:06 AM »

Willow is safe for chinchillas. Don't treat them with anything. You'll be fine.
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Re: Willow branches.
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2016, 09:45:25 AM »

Thank you for the quick answer. He is chewing away haha.
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Re: Willow branches.
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2016, 01:04:11 PM »

All my chinny boys love willow sticke  :). Yum yum.
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Re: Willow branches.
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2016, 02:55:17 PM »

In addition to being a chin mom I do gardening part time.  One of the things I do is trim my neighbor's apple trees for them.  I know they don't spray the trees with any kind of pesticide or fungicide.  I save the branches I trim & give them to the chins in 3 or 4 inch pieces.  They love to eat the bark!  They'll even fight over the pieces.  It has become a bedtime ritual. I give them before I go to sleep and it keeps them from trying to get my attention  (by shaking the cage bars) so I can actually fall asleep, as they are in my bedroom.  I also put a little partition up so they can't see me, or they'd never let me rest.
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Re: Willow branches.
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2016, 08:03:10 PM »

The branches should be scrubbed and baked before giving them to your chin
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