Wheektown - Research on Edibility

Research on Edibility

Report the edibility of a fruit, vegetable, forage, or other plant

If you feed more than one unusual plant to your guinea pigs or you have more than one guinea pig, please fill out a separate report for each plant fed to each guinea pig.

Submit a report

Plant information

* Indicates required field

Common name *

Scientific name *

Age of plant *

Where did/do you find the plant? Be as specific as possible with location and environment. *

Do you know whether or not the plant has been sprayed or contaminated? *

How did you identify the plant? *

Guinea pig information

Name *

Sex *

Breed *

Age at first feed with this plant *

Pattern and/or colour *

Any pre-existing medical conditions *

Feeding of plant

Was your guinea pig pregnant or lactating when the plant was being fed? If so, how far along? *

Did your guinea pig have a condition of any kind when you started feeding the plant? *

How often, how much, and what parts of the plant do/did you feed the guinea pig? *

Do/did you do anything to the plant before feeding (for example, cooking or dehydrating it)? *

Short-term reaction

Did your guinea pig ever have a reaction during or shortly after feeding this plant? *

Yes - fill out this section No - continue to next section

What happened regarding this reaction? Be as specific as possible. *

What was done regarding this reaction? If action was taken, was it successful? *

If you fed the guinea pigs this plant more than once, did the reaction occur each time they ate it? *

Any other relevant information *

Long-term possible link

Did your guinea pig ever develop a condition/disease within one year after feeding this plant? *

Yes - fill out this section No - continue to submit

What condition/disease(s) developed? Be as specific as possible. *

Did the guinea pig continue to be fed this plant during or after the condition/disease(s)? *

Were there any known contributors or causes for the development of the condition/disease? *

Any other relevant information *

Your contact details

Name *

Email address *

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