Six cups of sweet jelly in melon, orange, strawberry, banana, honey and yoghurt flavours. For rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, hamsters, mice and gerbils, max. 2 per week. Not for degus. Read more.
Sometimes you want to give your pet something special, as a reward or simply because you can. The Fruit Cups Mix from Back Zoo Nature is made for that. These are small plastic cups filled with soft jelly that mimics the sweet taste of fruit. The mix contains six flavours: melon, orange, strawberry, banana, honey and yoghurt. The pack holds six cups. Thanks to the soft texture they are easy to eat, even for small pets.
To be honest: this is a sweet snack. 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 treat. The feeding advice is a maximum of 2 cups per animal per week. For a mouse, a whole cup is already a lot. Let them have a taste and then remove it.
That is why this snack is not for every pet. Degus are sensitive to sugar and must not have sweet snacks, and certainly no honey. Dwarf hamsters, especially 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 do gain weight easily, so keep it to a treat. For everyday snacks, take a look at Zooply snacks for rats or Zooply snacks for hamsters. For rabbits and guinea pigs, have a look at our rabbits and guinea pigs sections.
Use a fruit cup as a reward, for example while taming. Rats are clever and quickly learn that your hand means something tasty. With six flavours in the mix, you will soon find out which one is the favourite. Remove the plastic film before offering a cup. On hot days, Back Zoo Nature suggests freezing a cup beforehand. Special fruit cup holders are also available, with and without a wing nut. 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 stash. So check whether your Syrian hamster is carrying jelly to its nest in its cheek pouches, and remove it if needed. Store the remaining cups 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 snacks or honey. Give them only 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 feeding advice, a maximum of 2 cups per animal per week. Rats gain weight easily, so it is better to stay on the low side.
Melon, orange, strawberry, banana, honey and yoghurt. According to Back Zoo Nature the yoghurt flavour is lactose-free.
No. It is jelly based on sugar, fructose and fruit syrup, with blossoms.
Knaagplaza is the online shop of 't Knaagplein in Bodegraven, specialised in rodents and rabbits. We believe you should know what you give your pet, even when it is a treat. That is why we are honest about which animals this snack does and does not suit. For the daily basics and low-sugar snacks there is Zooply, our own brand.
