I expect that's exactly right. It seems reasonable. And it fits with your motto, "the nose knows", which I strongly approve of!
Only I'm trying to be ultra-careful. And there are a few things piggies like to do that are natural but are not good for them! (E.g. curling up in an airtight space in hot weather.)
Grass and hay are eaten for the fibre, mostly, right? I guess undried grass is not much different in that regard. If I had fresh hay available so easily, I'd want to use it too.
ETA: I meant fresh grass, of course... apparently it's past my bedtime!!
I know alpacas shouldn't have too much grass if it's very young and green, because then the water content is so high that they can't hold enough in their tummies to get the nutrients they need. I can't imagine anything like that happening with piggies, though.
Hay is provided as replacement grass nutrition wise, but also as replacement forage for teeth wearing down purposes. Wild cavies have a much more varied forage based diet. Given their life span however (around one year) it's hard to extrapolate diet guidelines from this.
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Only I'm trying to be ultra-careful. And there are a few things piggies like to do that are natural but are not good for them! (E.g. curling up in an airtight space in hot weather.)
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ETA: I meant fresh grass, of course... apparently it's past my bedtime!!
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I know alpacas shouldn't have too much grass if it's very young and green, because then the water content is so high that they can't hold enough in their tummies to get the nutrients they need. I can't imagine anything like that happening with piggies, though.
Go to bed!
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But grass is good! As long as there is hay too.
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