🎄 Bruce’s Winter Warmer – Christmas Comfort Forage

For rabbits, guinea pigs & small animals needing gentle joint and dental support

When winter settles over the garden and paws grow stiff from the chill, Bruce’s Winter Warmer brings the glow of comfort back to cold bones and tender mouths.
Created in honour of Bruce — a wise, gentle rabbit living with arthritis and dental sensitivity — this blend gathers the healing strength of winter woods and golden petals to ease, soothe, and restore.

🌿 Ingredients & Their Festive Magic

🎋 Willow bark & leaves – 45 % (The Yule Healer)
Soft and soothing, willow is nature’s own pain reliever, rich in salicin to ease aching joints and inflammation. Gentle on sensitive teeth and gums, it encourages healthy gnawing without pressure or splintering. The quiet hero of winter comfort.

🌰 Hazel leaves & twigs – 30 % (The Hearth Leaf)
Grounding and restorative, hazel adds warmth and gentle crunch — rich in fibre and tannins to support gum tone, digestion, and dental wear. Think of it as the crackling fire that keeps the cold away.

🌸 Linden flowers & leaves – 20 % (The Candlelight Bloom)
Softly golden and delicately fragrant, linden relaxes tired muscles, supports circulation, and calms the nervous system — perfect for pets who move more slowly in the cold months.

🌼 Chamomile flowers – 5 % (The Golden Star)
A festive sparkle of honey-scented calm. Chamomile eases inflammation, supports rest, and gives the mix its trademark golden hue — a star shining over the winter hay pile.

❄️ Benefits at a Glance

• Joint relief & flexibility: Willow + Linden

• Anti-inflammatory & circulation support: Willow + Chamomile + Linden

• Gentle dental wear: Hazel twigs

• Digestive & gum health: Hazel + Chamomile

• Relaxation & warmth: Linden + Chamomile

🥄 Feeding Guide (per species)

🐰 Rabbits & 🐹 Guinea Pigs
Offer 1–2 handfuls daily. Scatter through hay or serve in an easy-reach dish.
For arthritic pets, elevate feeding slightly to reduce strain.

🌙 Chinchillas & Degus
A small pinch 3–4 times weekly in forage trays or hay piles.

🐭 Hamsters, Gerbils, Mice & Rats
Tiny pinch weekly as enrichment or bedding topper — helps relaxation and adds natural trace minerals.

🐢 Tortoises
Add a tablespoon into daily greens during colder months for fibre and mild anti-inflammatory benefit.

🐌 Giant African Snails
A small sprinkle weekly with cucumber or soft vegetables to aid digestion and add trace minerals.

🎅 Christmas Spirit

Each handful looks and smells like a winter woodland wrapped in warmth — pale willow wands, russet hazel leaves, golden linden blooms, and specks of chamomile like tiny stars.
It’s the scent of stillness after snowfall, the softness of hay by the fire — a Christmas comfort blend for aching joints and kind old souls.

No grains. No sugars. Just winter’s gentlest magic, hand-foraged and slow-dried.

🕯️ “For every old soul who deserves to feel warm again.”