The Forage Experiment | 7 DAY VLOG

[@LittleAdventures]

I love that so much! As soon as I own a car (some day ... haha) I wanna drive to the countryside and do the same! It's so great for the piggies and it's so close to what they'd eat in nature :)

[@ScousePets]

aww so cute your new little boys looks so settled so happy for him

[@LooBoosShedZoo]

Thanks so much, he really has settled so well! x

[@christinaparadise]

What a wonderful video! I absolutely love the idea of foraging, but I don't trust myself enough to pick out plants that are safe. I'm going to have to research this well because it would not only be such a healthy additive to my boys' diets, it would be so much fun as well!!

[@amanda57187]

I also started giving my piggies more forage. They love it.

[@amanda57187]

is there a bad grass to give ive been researching but i can't seem to find a type of grass that grows in my garden

[@LooBoosShedZoo]

Just don't feed any grass thats been fertilised, dogs have used or is near wild rabbits. The various grass types are basically the thicker grass, long grass, short grass, thin grass, grass that looks like wheat etc.. All is fine for them :) xx

[@amanda57187]

+LooBoosShedZoo ok thanks very helpful. They had grass yesterday and they absolutely loved it.

[@louisetwinberrow5508]

Great video. I'm glad you washed your forage. I have always soaked what I gather for a couple of hours to make sure it's throughly clean. Also for people with rabbits don't forage if you are in an area with a vhd or vhd2 outbreak as you could give your rabbits this deadly disease unknowingly. Hope people understand how deadly ragwort is and don't pick it by mistake. Love they way you researched everything throughly x

[@LooBoosShedZoo]

Thank you so much :) Yes I agree, I've always soaked and washed everything fresh for my animals! That's a very good point for rabbit owners, although I didn't mention it none of the forage I picked was anywhere near where the wild rabbits live and eat. I think it's always best to be on the safe side with guinea pigs too as you don't know what other things could be passed on. Also if there are wild rabbits in the area, there are very high chances of other wildlife thriving in that area such as hedgehogs and foxes for example, so it's definitely much safer to stay away from any well known inhabited areas. Thanks for your comment, really appreciate it! xx

[@nicolebezanson8734]

Yes,pets palace is awesome,loobooshed your are awesome too,love your vlogs and videos and all your piggies 😊❤️

[@PetLifewithBec]

At 10:48 when you're talking about the milk thistle you picked, from what I can see from a video there are plantain leaves mixed in with it. Plantain is a safe weed to feed as well. Looks like it went really well. Like others have mentioned I can really only forage from my own garden knowing that no other rabbits are ever in there and the concern of calicivirus. Would love to be able to forage like this though :) I've been transplanting dandelion and plantain from my lawn into the garden bed for safe keeping.

[@PetsWithFurryPaws]

pets palace TV is so inspirational to me too

[@ErinsArk]

Loved this vlog! :) So nice to see that you are incorporating lots of natural plants into your guinea pigs' diet! It looks like they loved all of the variety too. Unfortunately I can no longer collect forage as where I live there just isn't enough (as most of the plants are out of season now), so they are back onto veg again, but I am looking forward to collecting more next year. Could I ask where you get that wooden hay feeder from? I was looking for something just like that xx

[@LooBoosShedZoo]

Thank you so much :) and thanks for the help with this, I really appreciated your opinions and guidance! The guinea pigs seemed extremely happy and healthy having the forage more frequently in their diet and I have managed to continue collecting it on a regular basis for them. I'm beginning to collect some now to dry out ready for the winter, so that they can still have a little treat once I have to use veggies every day again. Aw that's a shame that the forage where you live is out of season now! I'm making the most of it in my area for now until that happens, luckily my family seem to have a selection of weeds and herbs growing in the garden making the foraging much easier for me! Do you mean the yellow one with pastel colours? I have so many that I'm not sure which one you've seen hehe! If it's that one, it's one I made / designed myself xx

[@BumbleBeesPets]

Not even 30 seconds in and Ive just seen grab the popcorn how weird is it that I had literally just got some before watching this video! x

[@LooBoosShedZoo]

That's crazy haha! Enjoy your popcorn while watching the video ;) xx

[@BumbleBeesPets]

Thanks! Great video btw!

[@megandruschel8445]

pets palace TV is amazing, I like to watch her vlogs on her other channel too :)

[@emilybatts3224]

Loved this vlog ! helped me so much.

[@LooBoosShedZoo]

Thank you so much ! x

[@sirihandal3974]

Love the video! Oh I would really like that foraging book for my rabbits, where did you buy it? xx

[@LooBoosShedZoo]

Thank you :) The foraging book is great! I purchased it from the RWAF website, I definitely recommend it. I've left a link below for you xx shop.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/product/foraging-for-rabbits-by-twigs-way/

[@sirihandal3974]

Thank you! xx

[@myanimalfamily3449]

great vidio as always:) im really happy you filmed this since i watch pets palace tv also and i wanted like a 2nd oppinion xx my guineapigs have there food,with morning veg (usually cucumber with apple/carrot) and a handful of grass/dandelions. then they get put out in the run basiclly every day and eat all the grass they can. they sometimes get herbs although they only like the parsley :/ (what did they think of the mint?)then when they go back in the hutch they have there bigger veg meal of lettuces,celery ect.

[@LooBoosShedZoo]

Thank you so much! Yes it's always good to have a variety of opinions before trying something yourself :) They honestly absolutely loved the mint, it was a great hit amongst them all. I would definitely recommend giving it a try x

[@chrisbrownrigg1]

Brilliant. I also purchased that book and it's excellant just wish I knew someone who was good with identifying forage for me to know its safe for sure. What pellets guinea pig do you use?

[@marksfishkeepinguk5072]

very cute :)

[@najoveh412]

Hi, i havent watched the entire video yet but at 10.44, what you say is coltsfoot looks like: Jacobaea vulgaris, which is a very poisenous plant... I hope you check this to be sure its not that! I'm not sure, but i'm kind of worried.. For the rest the foraging looks great! I do it with my rabbits and guinea pigs to and they love it! :)

[@LooBoosShedZoo]

Thank you for informing me on that, but I can definitely assure you that it was 100% a coltsfoot plant.. As well as thoroughly researching before and after foraging, it is well known locally that the area I picked it from is completely overgrown with coltsfoot, I've known how to identify them since being a child but we used to call them spikey yellows because of the way they look. I used to forage regularly 4 years ago for my animals so I have a good amount of experience, it's just getting back into the swing of it! As well as that I always throughly research things before using them with the pets or showing things in videos , I have owned, fostered, and cared for Guinea pigs for over 10 years and I've learnt a lot about them :) Mine love it so much too, it's been such a beneficial experiment in terms of providing a more natural balanced diet xx

[@ameenatoffee8741]

Can you give netherland dwarfs medow hay or not?

[@LooBoosShedZoo]

Yes you can :) x

[@petmomcurry8756]

can you give your guinea pigs cherry tomato leaves what's left on the vine

[@hayleycosby3065]

no they are poisonous! please Google before you give pigs anything you're unsure of

[@petmomcurry8756]

I didn't get it to them

[@superbguineas7372]

it looks like your newest Piggie has a mouth sore, not completely sure.

[@LooBoosShedZoo]

No he definitely doesn't have a mouth sore, all of my guinea pigs have regular check ups and are in perfect health.

[@superbguineas7372]

+LooBoosShedZoo Just telling you just in case it was and you hadn't seen it.

[@petmomcurry8756]

but thanks

[@exquisitecavies5544]

What was the title of the book you mentioned in this video?!

[@exquisitecavies5544]

21:16

[@beccalouise9055]

25:59 can anyone tell me what breed of guinea pig the one between what looks like a black and white sheltie (or Peruvian I'm not sure lol) and the white black and ginger Abyssinian (I think) guinea pig? It kind of looks like my new guinea pig and I don't know what mine is because I'd never seen one before :)

[@LooBoosShedZoo]

Casper is an Alpaca :) He is a curly coated peruvian, they are much rarer than other breeds but are absolutely adorable with fluffy curly hair ! xx

[@beccalouise9055]

Yay! I'm pretty sure mine's an alpaca but on so many websites, they're mentioned as an "unofficial" breed. I'm fairly sure mine is an alpaca (especially now!) do you have to trim an alpaca guinea pig's fur? I'm unsure about that xx

[@LooBoosShedZoo]

Aw that's brilliant if you have an Alpaca! I've never spoken to anyone else who owns one :) They are my favourite by far! Yes you're right, they aren't an official breed as of yet but it's slowly becoming more well-known! Yes, I would suggest trimming the fur throughout the summer to keep your guinea pig cool and keep around the bum area trim all year round. I would recommend someone helping you hold the guinea pig while you do it, it doesn't have to be really short, just manageable so that you can groom them with ease x

[@beccalouise9055]

Thank you so so much! I was researching about them after I got him just to try to figure out his breed. I actually got him from a pet shop (I know, not the best) but I had to get a baby because I have 2 adults and I couldn't find any near me but also, he wasn't very planned. I mean, I was secretly going to convince my mum when we got there but you know.... Anyway, everyone was saying that it's unusual to find them in pet shops so I'm very glad I managed to get him! I'll have a video posted tomorrow (hopefully if he's not too shy to take a few clips to overlay) so you could just have a little look at him and double check for me? I'm very curious! He feels a bit like a sheep aha! :)

[@si-gi-gi5174]

How many Guinea pigs do you have?

[@LooBoosShedZoo]

I currently have 9 :) x

[@si-gi-gi5174]

+LooBoosShedZoo wow that's a lot, but cool. They are adorable. I forage for my bunny and Guinea pig and they love it too