Julian and Jackie schrieb:
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> Eva Maisel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
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> >Hi!
> >Now finally I bothered to look up millet in my dictionary. Oh dear! It's
> >my gerbils' beloved "Kolbenhirse"!
>
> Is that millet, or millet spray? The two are different. One is the seed
> of a grass (Panicum miliaceum), and is a staple grain in tropical parts
> of the world, especially Africa. The other is dried twigs of bristle
> grass (genus Setaria) with round seeds attached. Gerbils love both, but
> the Bristle Grass may be potentially dangerous in large doses.
I'm not sure. You can see a bit of it in the corner of this picture:
http://www.tierheim.bayreuth.org/kolbmaus.jpg
Eva
