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- Ribwort plantain as a feed additive for rabbits
- Identifying the ribwort plantain in nature
- Positive effects of plantain on the health of animals
- Provide for the winter
- Tips & Tricks
Ribwort plantain as a feed additive for rabbits
In nature, rabbits, rabbits and guinea pigs choose their food from the offer of nature itself. However, many keepers of rodents such as rabbits are often not sure if and in what quantity herbs such as ribwort can be fed.
Identifying the ribwort plantain in nature
The non-poisonous ribwort plantain for rabbits is now commercially available for rodent food often in dried form year-round for sale. Even better, the somewhat bitter-tasting plant the rabbit but when you feed the juicy leaves freshly harvested to your protégés. In wild flowering meadows and on the edges of the path, the plantain known under the botanical name Plantago lanceolata is generally best discovered during the flowering period from May to September. Then he raises his brown, cylindrical flowers with their wreath of white-yellow flowers up to a height of up to 30 centimeters, depending on the location. However, the perennial plant can also be recognized by its base rosette with its lancet-shaped leaves, which are close to the ground, with longitudinal veining. These are much longer and narrower than the Breitwegerich used with the Spitzwegerich.
Positive effects of plantain on the health of animals
The ingredients of plantain have a positive effect on the entire respiratory system, not only in humans. Also respiratory diseases and cough irritation in rabbits and guinea pigs can be alleviated by the slimy effect of ribwort. Without side effects fresh or dried ribwort can also be fed prophylactically and without a diagnosis of acute health problems. However, the feeding of ribwort should be in balance with other feed components.
Provide for the winter
Especially in winter, small animals such as guinea pigs and rabbits are dependent on a broadly distributed nutrient supply to maintain good health. You can therefore provide a broader selection of winter food if you harvest leaves from plantain during the summer months and let them dry well in the sun after shaking and turning them several times.
Tips & Tricks
When harvesting ribwort leaves, always leave a portion of the leaf rosette to help the plant regenerate more easily.
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