500g Box - Bamboo Stems

500g Box - Bamboo Stems
£11.45

Bamboo – The Ultimate All-Rounder for Chewers, Builders & Foragers

Say hello to one of the most underrated enrichment heroes in the small pet world – bamboo. This 500g box is packed with naturally air-dried bamboo sticks and slices, prepped for chewing, playing, climbing, and building.

It’s smooth, tough, and fibrous — making it perfect for gnawing animals, destructive nibblers, and creative setups. While bamboo isn’t a forage in the leafy sense, it shines as a long-lasting chew and structural enrichment material. Use it to build, balance, or scatter for some satisfying variety in any enclosure.

🐾 Why It’s a Winner:

  • Harder chew for serious gnawers — supports dental health

  • Ideal for building natural enrichment spaces

  • Great texture change from bark-based chews

  • Clean, long-lasting, and zero additives

💚 Suitable For:
Rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, degus, rats, hamsters, mice, tortoises, chipmunks, parrots, and other exotics who love a good challenge.

📦 What You Get:
Approx. 500g of 100% natural bamboo, cut into varied stick lengths and segments, fully dried for safety and durability.
Some pieces are smooth and rounded, others split and offer texture – great for mixing into setups.
Naturally low-dust, with no added oils, glues, or treatments.

🥄 Feeding & Enrichment Guide – by Species:

🐰 Rabbits:

  • Use bamboo segments as chews, tunnel supports or treat platforms

  • Offer 2–3 times a week as part of your chew rotation

🐹 Guinea Pigs:

  • While not a food forage, bamboo offers mental stimulation and jaw exercise

  • Place segments under hay piles or weave into enrichment frames

🐿️ Chinchillas & Degus:

  • Excellent for heavier chewing needs – hard enough to slow them down

  • 1–2 pieces weekly helps wear down teeth while adding something new

🐢 Tortoises (esp. larger breeds):

  • Great for climbing, balance training, and breaking up habitat texture

  • Use as low ramps or dry enrichment logs

🦜 Parrots & Parakeets:

  • Hard texture = great beak workout

  • Hang smaller sections or tie to cage bars for beak engagement

🐭 Rats, Mice & Hamsters:

  • Perfect for dragging, hiding, or stripping

  • Ideal for nests or rearranging fun – add to setups weekly

🐿️ Chipmunks & Exotics:

  • Works beautifully in climbing layouts and chew bars

  • Offer as a semi-permanent structure in their environment

🌿 Tara’s Tip:
Bamboo isn’t about flavour – it’s about challenge. I use it to extend chewing time, offer something more resistant than soft woods, or to create little “props” that encourage climbing, lifting and inspecting. It’s amazing when combined with hay or light forages tucked in between sticks.

💚 Hand-prepped and checked by Guinea Gourmet Treats – because enrichment isn’t just about food, it’s about function.
👉 www.guineagourmettreats.co.uk

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