Hey All,
I found this data that I linked below, and am trying to figure out what the best suggestions are to determine what the pH content as well as what the nutrient mix of guinea pig poo is. I take care of a large amount of piggies, and if there is something that can be done with the literally endless amounts of their dung, that would be a much easier solution!
I’m assuming that I’ll need to mix it in water to break it down, just not sure how much water/how long to steep/ect. Thank you in advance for all the help
The small intestinal pH was found in the range of 6.4-7.4 in the guinea pigs and rabbits, whereas lower pH (6.1-6.7) was recorded in the pig, which may have consequences for ionisable or pH responsive systems when tested in pig. A relatively lower pH than in the small intestine was found in the caecum (6.0-6.4) and colon (6.1-6.6) of the guinea pig, rabbit and the pig. The water content in the gastrointestinal tract of guinea pig, rabbit and pig was 51g, 153g and 1546g, respectively. When normalized to the body weight, the guinea pig, had larger amounts of water compared to the rabbit and the pig (guinea pig>rabbit>pig
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I’m not an expert but I’ve read that rabbit poo can be used as is without burning so maybe Guinea pig poo is the same.
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If u can use rabbit manure that would be ur best , you want to wash it and dry it then grind it in to a powder and add with soil but stinky
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Thanks for the grinding idea, was thinking there’s gotta be another way than distilling it out!
Since guinea pigs can carry human diseases (notably giardia, which survives in soil), I would hot compost any bedding and poop. Fortunately, pee/poop/shavings is already pretty close to perfect for that, so I’d pile it up and tarp it for a season before using it, then you’ll have a fantastic and safe fertilizer.
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That was a great article, thank you!
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Here’s an even better one:
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That one was pretty good, time to build a giant stomach!
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