Shredded, untreated paper in three colours, approx. 100 grams. For building a nest, burrowing in and hiding snacks. Read more.
Rodents are always busy with their nest. They drag in material, tear it into pieces and build a warm, soft hollow out of it. Crinkle paper is very well suited to that. It is shredded, crinkled paper that stays nice and airy. Your pet can make a nest out of it, burrow into it or play with it. According to Back Zoo Nature the paper is untreated, without chemicals or impregnating agents, and only natural dyes are used. It is also low in dust. The Sun Mix is a cheerful mix of three colours.
Place a good handful of crinkle paper in or next to the hideout. Your pet will drag it to the spot it likes best. Hamsters often shred the paper finely first before working it into their nest. Gerbils tear everything into tiny bits, and that is normal too. Combine the paper with a deep layer of Zooply bedding for hamsters or for gerbils. The paper is for the nest, the bedding for digging and absorbing moisture.
Crinkle paper is also handy for enrichment. Scatter a handful on the floor and hide a few Zooply snacks or seeds in it. Your pet then has to search and rummage. For rats you can fill a small box or cardboard tube with paper and a snack. Rats are clever and enjoy unpicking a little parcel like that. For degus, only use sugar-free snacks. Mice in a group often drag the paper to one spot together, creating one big shared nest.
The paper is suitable for all the small rodents listed above. You do not need to give much. Start with a handful and top up if your pet wants more. The pack contains about 100 grams. Paper is light, so it lasts a long time. Store the rest dry and sealed.
Chewing on the paper is normal. Remove damp or dirty paper, for example from the toilet corner. With a hamster, leave the nest alone as much as possible: only take out the wet or dirty bits and add some fresh paper. That causes less stress than a whole new nest. Do not use cotton wool or synthetic nesting fluff, as little feet can get tangled in it. Paper is a safe alternative.
Yes. Paper is a safe nesting material. According to Back Zoo Nature this paper is untreated and coloured with natural dyes.
Use it as nesting material and enrichment, not as the whole floor. A deep layer of regular bedding is still needed for digging and absorbing moisture.
No, that is normal behaviour. Gerbils tear everything into nesting material. That is exactly what crinkle paper is for.
Remove damp or dirty paper as soon as you see it. The dry, clean part of the nest can stay.
Cotton wool and synthetic nesting fluff have long fibres in which little feet can get tangled. Paper tears and is therefore safer.
At 't Knaagplein in Bodegraven, rodents and rabbits are what we do. A good nest matters just as much to a small rodent as good food. That is why we choose nesting material that we ourselves find suitable. Combine this paper with Zooply, our own brand, for a deep digging layer and snacks to hide.
