24 cups of sweet jelly in six flavours, in a storage jar with lid. An occasional treat for rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, hamsters, mice and gerbils. Not for degus. Read more.
Sometimes you just want to spoil your pet. This Fruit cups mix is made for that. They are small plastic cups of soft jelly, in six flavours: melon, orange, strawberry, banana, honey and yoghurt. According to Back Zoo Nature, the yoghurt flavour is lactose-free. The jar holds 24 cups and has a lid to store the rest properly. Remove the plastic film and the treat is ready. The jelly is soft and easy to eat.
We want to be honest about it: this is a sweet treat. According to the packaging, the jelly consists of sugar, fructose, fruit syrup and blossoms (gardenia flower and saffron), with preservatives and flavourings. Back Zoo Nature itself says that fresh fruit is healthier and that the cups are only meant as an occasional snack. The feeding advice is a maximum of 2 cups per animal per week. A rat or Syrian hamster is often satisfied with part of a cup. For a fancy mouse, a whole cup is really a lot.
That is why we do not recommend this treat for every animal. Degus are sensitive to sugar and must not have sweet treats. Dwarf hamsters, such as Campbell's and Russian dwarf hamsters, are also sensitive to sugar. Give them very little, or preferably none. Rabbits and guinea pigs may have a little now and then. Hay remains the basis of their diet, so see the fruit cup as a small treat and keep it to a few licks. Gerbils may also have a little now and then: a few licks is enough. Remove any leftovers afterwards, so no jelly ends up in the bedding. Rats, fancy mice and Syrian hamsters can also have a little now and then. Rats gain weight quickly, so keep it a real treat. For something you can give every day, have a look at the Zooply snacks for rats or the Zooply snacks for hamsters. For rabbits and guinea pigs, have a look at our rabbits and guinea pigs sections.
With six flavours in the jar, you can find out which one is the favourite. Use a cup as a reward when taming, or as a fun moment during free-roaming time. Rats are social and clever, and happily share a cup with their group. Place it in the middle so everyone can reach it. A tip from the manufacturer: on warm days, put a cup in the freezer beforehand for a cool treat. There are also special fruit cup holders. You can fix them to the bars or place them on the floor of a tank, so the cup stays clean and does not tip over. With rabbits and guinea pigs, hold the cup for a moment and let them take a few licks, for example as a reward after brushing or nail clipping. Then take it away.
Remove a half-eaten cup after a few hours. Soft jelly gets dirty quickly and does not belong in a hamster's food store. So check that your Syrian hamster does not carry jelly to its nest in its cheek pouches, and remove it if needed. Store the jar in a dry, cool and dark place, out of reach of children.
Yes, a little now and then. The jelly is sweet, so hay remains the basis. Give a few licks as a treat and stick to a maximum of 2 cups per animal per week.
Yes, a little now and then. A few licks is enough. Remove the rest afterwards, so no jelly ends up in the bedding.
No. Degus are sensitive to sugar and must not have sweet treats. Only give them sugar-free snacks and herbs.
Preferably not, or only very little. Dwarf hamsters such as Campbell's and Russian dwarf hamsters are sensitive to sugar. A Syrian hamster may have a little now and then.
According to the packaging, a maximum of 2 cups per animal per week. Rats gain weight quickly, so it is better to stay on the low side.
Melon, orange, strawberry, banana, honey and yoghurt. The yoghurt is lactose-free.
In the jar with the lid, in a dry, cool and dark place, out of reach of children.
Knaagplaza is the online shop of 't Knaagplein in Bodegraven, specialised in rodents and rabbits. We tell you honestly which animals a treat is and is not suitable for. A sweet treat is fine now and then, but for every day, choose the snacks from our own brand Zooply.
