Sentences with phrase «small herbivores»

Hay has been harvested for thousands of years, and it remains the cornerstone of small herbivore health.

Orchard Grass is recommended by veterinarians for small herbivores due to the nutritional content.

Dental health in small herbivores (rabbits, guinea pigs, and chinchillas) is widely miss - understood.

By educating owners of small herbivores about the importance of grass hay in their pets» diets, retailers can help ensure the health of these popular pets.

Retailers need to pass this knowledge on to their customers who own rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas and other small herbivores.

Like other long - strand grass hays, the soft - textured Orchard Grass Hay is high in fiber, low in protein and supports the health of small herbivores by stimulating digestion, preventing obesity and making mealtime more appealing.

By calculating the stability of the modern Egyptian predator - prey network with and without each species, the team found a few whose presence stabilizes the whole system — primarily small herbivores eaten by many predators, including gazelles, ibex, and Barbary sheep.

Pikas are small herbivores related to rabbits that live in fields of broken rock (called talus) in the mountains of western North America.

The mole - like insectivore Cistecephalus lived underground, where it probably dug for bugs and worms.8 Estemmenosuchus was a late Permian carnivore whose skull had strange bony protuberances, which may have borne horns in life.9 The tritylodonts of the late Triassic and early Jurassic10 were small herbivores with rodent - like teeth.11

With the exciting new hay products now available, it should be even easier for retailers to educate customers who own small herbivores about the benefits of a grass hay diet for their pets.

The species of monster, ranging from small herbivores to large underwater carnivores, is also worth due credit — although obviously a vital aspect of any Monster Hunter title.

While timothy hay has long been a staple for small herbivores, some companies also offer different types of grass hay, such as orchard grass hay.

Retailers who give their customers different hay options can boost sales, as well as help improve the diets of small herbivores.

More and more owners of rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas and other small herbivores are learning about the health benefits of feeding grass hay as the main diet to their pets.

A new study shows that climate change that significantly decreases plant quality grants a competitive advantage to larger invertebrate herbivores, such as grasshoppers, who can convert the foliage to energy more efficiently than smaller herbivores.

The model shows that climate change that significantly decreases plant quality grants a competitive advantage to larger invertebrate herbivores, such as grasshoppers, ants and other insects, which are able to convert the foliage to energy more efficiently than smaller herbivores.

He found that nitrogen output varied consistently with body size among all fish, and that carnivorous fish would urinate more phosphorus than smaller herbivores.

«Ever since [Oxbow got into the pet business], we have been innovative in the small herbivore market,» says Miller.

When animals are fed free - choice hay, it promotes their natural chewing behavior, which helps prevent molar spurs and other dental problems that are so common in these small herbivores.

Hay is absolutely vital to the health of small herbivores.

In those days, we worked with top exotic veterinarians and nutritionists to educate pet parents, retailers, and even the professional veterinary community about the value and importance of species and age - appropriate nutrition for small herbivores.

For all small herbivores — that's rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas and degus — hay should make up around 80 % of the diet.

Grains, root vegetables and small amounts of fruit, such as low - growing berries, are another natural part of a small herbivore's diet.

While flowers and herbs are novel additions to packaged hays, they are actually natural foods for small herbivores that would be included in their diet every day in the wild.

Companies that package hay for small herbivores are now offering more types of grass hay.