Dried clover?

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Recently I have started foraging for my two female guinea pigs because they love fresh grass. We have patches of small and large clovers in our backyard that are pesticide free and I would like to know if they would be safe for my piggies. Would it be ok if I dried them out and kept them as an occasional treat or to mix in with their hay every now and then?
 
Hello

welcome to the forum, is that your piggy in your avatar? They are gorgeous!
i have heard of people feed clover to piggies, there is a school of thought that is high in calcium so not recommended
 
sport_billy said:
Hello

welcome to the forum, is that your piggy in your avatar? They are gorgeous!
i have heard of people feed clover to piggies, there is a school of thought that is high in calcium so not recommended
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Thank you for replying:) Yes, it was a photo of when she was younger but she’s still just as pretty! I just tried to give them some and they weren’t interested. So I guess clover is added to the list of stuff my guinea pigs don’t like along with thyme, dill, tomato and parsley. But maybe my parakeets will enjoy it.
 
Jewells said:
Thank you for replying:) Yes, it was a photo of when she was younger but she’s still just as pretty! I just tried to give them some and they weren’t interested. So I guess clover is added to the list of stuff my guinea pigs don’t like along with thyme, dill, tomato and parsley. But maybe my parakeets will enjoy it.
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We have a list like that too! Dill gets sniffed, mint ignored, One of our piggies who is now over the Rainbow Bridge actually used to run away from banana :))

Have you tried coriander? Always a hit here
 
What is you piggies name?
 
Looks like the clovers are right up there with alfalfa for calcium - white clover has the highest level.
Fresh clover can definitely cause bloat, so just give her a few hours per day to start, after she has a belly full of grass hay.

Got this off of a cattle forum. Apparently it also depends on the soil type to how much calcium is in it. I think sport_billy has heard correctly.
 
Like all rabbits, those on a low calciumdiet should eat plenty of grass-hay orfresh grass. Any variety of grass is fine, including timothy, meadow and orchard. They all provide a calciumcontent of between 0.3-0.5% of dry matter, depending on the variety and even where it grew and when it was cut. Also found this on google
 
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