It'll soon be time when there'll be lots of wild berries in the woods and meadows.
I already harvesting those for myself and I was thinking to get some for my rats and dry them for healthy winter treats.
I'd appreciate if you check this list of what I can get and tell me if any of those is good for rats:
billberies
wild strawberries (those tiny ones)
mountain ash fruit
blackberries
juniper berries
cranberries
hawthorn fruit
dog rose fruit
blackthorn fruit
wild cherries (without pits)
and maybe some more I can't think of right now.
I could also throw in some wild walnuts and hazelnuts in shells.
I'm assuming sweet chestnuts are not safe, so I'd stay away from them.
I can also get wild carrot roots. Maybe an addition of baked dandelion root and wild chicory root for some extra inulin would be a good idea?
Maybe even some wild cumin and wild carrot seeds for digestion.
What do you think? Would that be a good replacement for processed bought treats? A lot of those berries have great amounts of antioxidants and other healthy stuff in them. The most important of all- they're all tasty.
I already harvesting those for myself and I was thinking to get some for my rats and dry them for healthy winter treats.
I'd appreciate if you check this list of what I can get and tell me if any of those is good for rats:
billberies
wild strawberries (those tiny ones)
mountain ash fruit
blackberries
juniper berries
cranberries
hawthorn fruit
dog rose fruit
blackthorn fruit
wild cherries (without pits)
and maybe some more I can't think of right now.
I could also throw in some wild walnuts and hazelnuts in shells.
I'm assuming sweet chestnuts are not safe, so I'd stay away from them.
I can also get wild carrot roots. Maybe an addition of baked dandelion root and wild chicory root for some extra inulin would be a good idea?
Maybe even some wild cumin and wild carrot seeds for digestion.
What do you think? Would that be a good replacement for processed bought treats? A lot of those berries have great amounts of antioxidants and other healthy stuff in them. The most important of all- they're all tasty.