Safe Plants
There are a whole lot of different plants your degus can have, and it have the potential to become a large part of their diet. But of course there are safe plants and unsafe plants as well, which can make it really confusing and unmanageable. I have gathered a few lists with safe Herbs, Seeds, Plants, Vegetables and Berries.
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- Remember that items high in sugar or carbohydrates should be fed in moderation.- If you know of a plant, herb or vegetable that ought to be on the list, please let me know!
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Herbs
- Basil - Chives - Coriander - Dill - Lemon balm - Mint - Oregano - Parsley - Rosemary - Sage - Tarragon - Thyme Seeds - Anise - Barley - Caraway - Celery - Coriander - Cumin - Dill - Fennel - Flax - Lentils - Millet - Nigella - Oats - Poppy - Pumpkin - Rice (wild) - Rye - Sesame - Spelt - Sunflower - Watermelon - Wheat |
Plants
- Alpine Calamint - Alpine Cinquefoil - Annual Fleabane - Black Medick - Cat's Ear - Chicory - Clover - Coltsfoot- Common Knapweed - Cornflower - Cow parsley - Creeping Thistle - Daisy - Dandelion - Dog Rose - Feverfew - Field Scabious - Greater Plantain - Green alkanet - Ground Elder - Heartsease - Heather - Herb Robert - Ivy-leaved Toadflax - Love-In-A-Mist - Meadow Cranesbill - Meadow Hawkweed - Meadow Salsify - Mountain Cornflower - Nipplewort - Oxeye daisy - Pineapple Weed - Red Clover - Red dead nettle - Rose Petals - Scentless Mayweed - Smooth Hawksbeard - Smooth Sow-thistle - Spear Thistle - Stinging nettle - Sunflower - Tormentil - Tufted Forget-me-not - White Clover - Wild Carrot - Yarrow - Yellow Oxeye Daisy |
Vegetables
- Aubergine - Beans - Beetroot - Bell Pepper - Broccoli - Carrots - Cauliflower - Celery - Cob Corn - Cucumber - Jerusalem artichoke - Leeks - Parsnip - Peas - Pumpkin - Salat - Spring onion - Squash - Swede - Potato - Tomato - Zucchini The greens of Vegetables - Beets - Brussels sprouts - Cabbage - Carrots - Celery - Kale - Lettuce - Spinach - Turnip greens Berries - Blueberry - Raspberry - Strawberry - Wild Strawberry (They can also eat the leaves of the bushes) |