Six cups of soft orange-flavoured jelly. A sweet treat for rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, hamsters, mice and gerbils, no more than 1 to 2 per week. Not for degus. Read more.
Sometimes you just want to give your pet something special. These fruit cups are made for that. They are small plastic cups filled with soft orange-flavoured jelly. The jelly is soft and easy to eat, and many animals enjoy the sweet taste. The pack contains six cups. Peel off the plastic film and the treat is ready.
We like to be honest about it: this is a sweet treat. According to the packaging, the product contains no fruit. The jelly is made of sugar, fructose and fruit syrup, with preservatives, flavourings and the colouring E110. 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 no more than 1 to 2 cups per week per animal, depending on size and species. For small animals such as mice, a whole cup is a lot. Let them have a lick and then remove it.
That is why we do not recommend this snack for every pet. Degus are sensitive to sugar and should not have sweet snacks. Dwarf hamsters, especially Campbell's and Russian dwarf hamsters, are sensitive to sugar too. 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 put on weight quickly, so really keep it as a treat. Looking for something for every day? Take 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.
A fruit cup works well as a reward, for example while taming or after a visit to the vet. For rats, which are clever and social, it is a nice moment to share. A tip from the manufacturer for warm days: put a cup in the freezer beforehand and you have a cool snack. Special fruit cup holders are also available. You can fix them to the bars of a cage or stand them on the floor of a tank. That keeps the cup clean and steady. 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 soon gets dirty and should not end up in a hamster's food store. So check that your hamster is not carrying bits to its nest in its cheek pouches, and remove them if needed. Store the other 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 no more than 1 to 2 cups per week per animal.
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 should not have sweet snacks. For degus, only choose 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, no more than 1 to 2 cups per week per animal. Rats put on weight quickly, so it is better to stay on the low side.
No. According to the packaging, the product contains no fruit. It is an orange-flavoured jelly based on sugar, fructose and fruit syrup.
Yes, the manufacturer recommends it for warm days. Do not leave the cup in the enclosure for too long afterwards.
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.
