millet????

[chinchillalover0927]

is it ok for chinchillas to have bird millet??

 

[menagerie]

No it's not.

 

[yummychinchillatoys.com]

what is bird millet?

 

[lauralynne]

I don't have birds, but when I googled it, I got this:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=598

 

[AZChins]

I'd be scared that it would cause constipation in the chins. The amount that would even come close to being acceptable would be so tiny that it wouldn't be worth it to even buy a small amount.

In the past I have had some really *smart* bring me rescues that have been fed nothing but bird food because "they like it" and "they do really well on it." All of those chins had skinny little droppings and problems defecating. It's one of those things that I can see causing bad constipation and possibly prolapse. And, you can bet that if you put it in with a chin they would go right for it and eat every bit that you give them.

So, it's probably not a good idea to use it...or at least I don't think that chins can have normal digestion if given even just a little too much.

 

[PetProductsByNature]

what is bird millet?

It's seed! Seed is a no-no for chins, right?

 

[addictedtochins]

No, it can't be good for them. My Joey chin loves it though, whenever he has playtime in the house he tries to get in the birdcage and looks around the carpet for stray seeds. His first time or two out for playtime he actually got in the birdcage.

 

[yummychinchillatoys.com]

I don't have birds, but when I googled it, I got this:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=598

OHHHH!!! I use to give those to my birds but I didn't know they called them millets.... Learn something new everyday....

 

[Stackie]

I took in a rescue that was being fed parrot food, which contained millet. Her poop would look like little white balls- just like millet. After wondering why in the heck her poop looked like that, I finally realized that she wasn't able to digest the millet and was simply passing it whole through her poop.