thistles - safe or not?

are thistles safe for bunny tums and guinea pig bellies? i noticed earlier that someone has been chomping. the remains of the thistle are at the side of one of my piggy runs so either a cheeky wheeker has snaffled it through the bars or somebun had a nibble whilst they were free-ranging:?

I know Brambles are ok....:?

From the top of my head they're OK for buns. There certainly isn't a poisonous no-no in the thistle family like buttercup etc.

thank you
i have an incling it was my very greedy eleanor piggly:? no harm done anyway and i've inspected the poops

I doubt they spit them out in the wild

watched beth nibble a long dried stick of one yesterday was so comical as the stick was twirling round as she ate it, and no way was she shareing this 8 inch long stick with doc either thorns an all :shock::lol:

you mean I've spent HOURS of my precious time till 1am picking tiny bits of thistle out of hay FOR NOTHING???!!!!! :shock: DOH!!! :lol:

elve_mk2 said:

you mean I've spent HOURS of my precious time till 1am picking tiny bits of thistle out of hay FOR NOTHING???!!!!! :shock: DOH!!! :lol:

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:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

*pssssst Elve your in rabbit chat :lol::lol::lol:

elve_mk2 said:

you mean I've spent HOURS of my precious time till 1am picking tiny bits of thistle out of hay FOR NOTHING???!!!!! :shock: DOH!!! :lol:

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i threw 2 bags away and complained to the supplier (who replaced it no probs). mind you, that was more to do with me putting my hands in the bag - ouch:shock: (and of course not wanting little piggy feet to get spiky - esp as edgar pig tends to often get hay stuck up his doot .... imagine a thistle there!).

donnamt said:

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*pssssst Elve your in rabbit chat :lol::lol::lol:

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Don't worry Elve - Just call them mini Nethies - no one will notice.:lol:

donnamt said:

*pssssst Elve your in rabbit chat :lol::lol::lol:

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yep it's YOUR fault with your bunnies and all The 'thistle' word caught my eye - I feel my life for the past 3 days has been consumed by THISTLES :evil:

But I am made up this morning, cos although it's never come before late afternoon before - the fresh hay came at 10am this morning! It's a miracle! Means I don't have to spend an hour sorting the girls hay and I can come on RU instead - a very good use of the time saved :lol:

I did used to complain about the bad hay, and get free boxes sent to me, but I find it an ordeal phoning them and having to chat, so I just waste my money now - how unassertive and timid of me Plus in between the teeny fragments of agony, there is wonderful hay - they're loving it! I'm on the bottom leaf now - which has made me realise where the saying 'to turn over a new leaf' comes from! :shock: