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Chinchillas => General Chat => Topic started by: almost vegan on February 12, 2012, 03:11:08 PM
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Can i feed my chinchilla lavender and chamomile?
PLEASE ANSWER
http://www.wag.com/smallanimal/p/oxbow-simple-rewards-treats-158691
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almost vegan,
I posted a reply(of sorts!) in the health section.
fyi, you should use caps only when it's a real emergency.
Keep your chin's diet simple, with good fresh hay, quality pellets and water. Chamomile and rosehips are the herbs most often recommended for chins, in very tiny amounts(as they are very tiny guys). If you're not sure about the use of something like lavender, stay away from it, and keep focused on the basics. It's just not worth messing up an animal's digestive system over an exotic ingredient they didn't need in the first place.
Lori
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i konw those two herbs are safe, and that mixture starts off with great ingredients but when you get to the bottom of the list, i'm not sure that stuff is safe for chins... what if you just try the herbs cham and lavender
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Sorry about the caps Daughter " stole" my account!
I will advise her.
Thanks for the wise answers!