[Gpdd] Care: Dandelions and Giant Guinea Pigs

[Algernon07 at aol.com]

Hi Carla,
       It's been a while since seeing you here. 
       Yeah -- just regular ole backyard (or front yard) dandelions. Just not 
dandelions from near the curb where car exhausts can contaminate them. And no 
pesticides on them of course. (I hope you don't have your lawn treated.) 
       I was asking all these same questions last spring -- carefully 
separating the flowers and flower stems from the leaves, only to be told by members 
here that the whole dandelion is good for them. And sure enough, they love 
them. And what a sight to see them enthusiastically munching those bright yellow 
flowers! (ok -- gobbling them!) Finally, a reason to welcome those "common long 
leafed spiky dandelion weeds." 
       You'll feel so purposeful outside with your extra large plastic bag 
harvesting dandelions for your little furry friends.

And: Beware of turning down giant guinea pigs demanding romaine!  
       For curiosity, I looked up a kg/lb converter online and it seems that 
249 kilos is 548.95 lbs. (At 1000 kilos one could rightfully say "those guinea 
pigs weigh a ton!") I would not want to deny a piggy of that size much of 
anything. What do you feed a 2,000 pound guinea pig? Anything he or she wants!

Alge
and the "Three Jolly Rodents" (all of whom seem to like the idea of becoming 
towering, imposing GPs for a day!)