Little One Sticks For Hamsters, Rats, Mice And Gerbils With Puffed Rice And Nuts - 2x55g

Little One Sticks For Hamsters, Rats, Mice And Gerbils With Puffed Rice And Nuts - 2x55g is a pack of two puffed rice and nut sticks from Little One for hamsters, rats, mice and gerbils.

Key Features

• Two sticks per pack: 2x55g in the pack, so there is one to give now and one to keep.
• Puffed rice and nuts: the puffed rice makes it light and the nuts make it worth working for.
• Something to work at: a stick takes longer than loose food, which is half the value of giving one.
• For hamsters, rats, mice and gerbils: made for these species rather than for the shelf in general.

Giving One

• Wedge it between the bars or hang it so the animal has to reach up and work at it. A stick lying on the floor gets finished in one sitting.
• One stick at a time. Two in a pack is two separate occasions, not a double portion.
• Take out whatever is left before it gets buried in bedding.

Good To Know

• This one is made for omnivorous rodents rather than for grass eaters, whose diet is built on fibre. Go by the species on the pack rather than by the collection a product sits in.
• A stick is a treat, not a meal. It goes on top of hay and the daily complete food, not instead of them.
• Cereal-bound sticks are among the sweeter things on this shelf, because the grain has to be held together with something. Read the ingredient panel on the pack if your animal needs to keep sugar down.
• Puffed cereal is starch and nuts are fat, so this is a treat rather than a protein source.
• Sticks of this kind are usually formed around a thin wooden core. Take the bare core out of the cage once the coating has been eaten off it.
• Introduce a new treat in a small amount and watch the droppings for a day or two before giving more.
• Humidity softens a stick. If one has gone limp or smells musty, throw it out rather than putting it in the cage.
• Keep the pack closed and dry, away from heat.