Shepherd's Purse

"Capsella bursa-pastoris" cut and sifted known as shepherd's purse because of its triangular flat fruits, which are purse-like, is a small annual flowering plant in the mustard family. It is native to Eastern Europe and parts of Asia but is naturalized and considered a common weed. It has many uses, including in food, to supplement animal feed, in cosmetics and in traditional medicine. The plant can be eaten raw and the leaves are best when gathered young. It is quite suitable for a healthy Degu diet as they originate from the arid plains of the Andes in Chili and should therefore be fed a variety of herbs, leaves, roots and some seeds. Even the most common pellets are questionable since all pellets are held together by some form of carbohydrates.   Please keep always in mind when you serve your pet new food: Some animals need their time to smell and try it since a lot of them have never smelled a flower or certain herbs before.  We, however, found that most critters dig our flower mi