100% gum arabic from the acacia tree, 250 grams. Mix with water into a sticky paste and glue herbs or snacks onto wood, rolls or hay. Read more.
In the wild, rabbits, guinea pigs and rodents spend hours searching for food. They sniff, dig, pluck and gnaw. In an enclosure the food is often ready to eat in a bowl, which leaves little to discover. Gum arabic can change that. It is a natural binding agent from the acacia tree. You turn it into a sticky paste and use it to glue herbs or snacks in place. Your pet then has to work to get them loose. That turns an ordinary snack into a search and gnaw game.
Using it is simple. Mix a small amount of gum with water into a syrupy, sticky paste. Spread it on a surface, such as a piece of chew wood, a cardboard roll or a willow ball. Press the herbs or snacks into it and let everything dry well. Then give it to your pet. The gum itself consists of 100% gum arabic, dissolves in water and is biodegradable. According to the packaging, the crude fibre content is 81.7%.
A few ideas per animal. For rabbits and guinea pigs, glue dried herbs or flowers onto a piece of wood or a roll, and give it alongside unlimited hay. For tasty additions, have a look at the Zooply snacks for rabbits or the Zooply snacks for guinea pigs. For hamsters, gerbils and mice, coat a pine cone and sprinkle some seeds or Zooply snacks for hamsters over it. Rats enjoy the job of picking a glued-on snack off a toy. For degus, only glue on sugar-free herbs or snacks, and for dwarf hamsters no sweet snacks or fruit.
Keep the amount of snacks small. Whatever you glue on counts towards the menu. Hay remains the main food for rabbits, guinea pigs and degus, and for other rodents their own food is the basis. Use the gum mainly to make searching more fun, not to feed more. Working with fresh greens? Remove leftovers after a few hours so they do not spoil. With hamsters, make sure no sticky bits with fresh food end up in the stash.
The gum comes in a resealable pack of about 250 grams. You only need a little each time. Store the pack in a dry, cool and dark place, out of reach of children. As it is a natural product, the colour of the powder may vary. Clean the brush or spatula with warm water after use.
Yes, Back Zoo Nature mentions rodents, rabbits and birds. Use it to glue on herbs or snacks, alongside unlimited hay.
The gum itself, yes. For degus, only glue on sugar-free herbs or snacks, as degus are sensitive to sugar.
Mix a little powder with water into a sticky paste. Spread it on and let it dry well.
Chew wood, cardboard rolls, willow balls or pine cones. Make sure the surface is clean and dry.
In the resealable pack, dry, cool and dark, and out of reach of children.
At Knaagplaza, the online shop of 't Knaagplein in Bodegraven, we specialise in rodents and rabbits. We think enrichment matters just as much as good food. Combine the gum with Zooply, our own brand, for the herbs and snacks you glue on.
