Thread for Melvin
The exotics vet has a 2 1/2 week wait and only works when I work. BUT, hard as this may be to believe, his pocket opening is has been back to normal for the past few weeks. I couldn't believe it. The only thing I can figure is that it had something to do with the cold and inactivity while our furnace was out. There was nothing else unusual going on at that time.
Also, any thoughts on raw honey as a sweetener? I've been using apple juice concentrate and molasses, but just got the honey when I didn't see the molasses. I've been using a combination due to a concern with possible pesticides or other contaminants in any of them.
Also, any thoughts on raw honey as a sweetener? I've been using apple juice concentrate and molasses, but just got the honey when I didn't see the molasses. I've been using a combination due to a concern with possible pesticides or other contaminants in any of them.
- Lynx
- Celebrate!!!
Can you skip the sweetener? Adding sugars sounds like something a human would do to make food more palatable - but if you have quality ingredients, I don't see any dietary benefit. I think of the sugars in commercial pellets being used to bind the ground ingredients together, not for their nutritional value.
This is for a pig who's had stones before. The primary thing for him is limiting his mineral intake and ensuring he gets his fluid into him. He will go a day without drinking at all if left to his own devices. I sweeten his mix to make he takes it all, especially if I have to leave him with it, rather than syringing the fluid. I'm not using a sweetener for nutrition. Recently that light bulb in my head came on again, the one that wakes me up after drifting away from something that was previously working well, and I am back to using melon as the sweetener again.