Silverkita
New Born Pup
Hi all,
Sorry if this is a silly question.
So I've noticed a few times on this forum people mentioning dried grass (specifically Readigrass) as being too rich, and should only be a treat.
I'm just curious as to why this is? As I was under the impression dried grass was more nutritionally similar to fresh grass, sort of an "in between" between fresh grass and hay. With guinea pig's natural diet being majoritively fresh grass, I was just a little surprised to read this.
So I'm wondering if my general impression of dried grass is totally wrong and it's actually quite different eg. perhaps some nutrients become more concentrated in the drying process? Is it specifically Readigrass that's too rich or all dried grass products?
I enjoy researching animal nutrition so it's just something I'm curious about! Hope it's ok to ask this here.
Sorry if this is a silly question.
So I've noticed a few times on this forum people mentioning dried grass (specifically Readigrass) as being too rich, and should only be a treat.
I'm just curious as to why this is? As I was under the impression dried grass was more nutritionally similar to fresh grass, sort of an "in between" between fresh grass and hay. With guinea pig's natural diet being majoritively fresh grass, I was just a little surprised to read this.
So I'm wondering if my general impression of dried grass is totally wrong and it's actually quite different eg. perhaps some nutrients become more concentrated in the drying process? Is it specifically Readigrass that's too rich or all dried grass products?
I enjoy researching animal nutrition so it's just something I'm curious about! Hope it's ok to ask this here.