🎄✨ Winter Spice Forage Mix – Christmas Botanical Blend

🎄✨ Winter Spice Forage Mix – Christmas Botanical Blend
£3.25

This is winter forage done properly.

Our Winter Spice Forage Mix is a festive, warming botanical blend designed to support digestion, immunity, urinary health, and calm behaviour through the colder months.
Colourful, aromatic, and genuinely functional — every ingredient earns its place. No fillers. No gimmicks. Just proper winter botanicals, finished with a light festive fruit & veg accent for variety and enrichment.

Perfect as a seasonal topper, enrichment scatter, or winter wellness boost.

🌿 Ingredients (Balanced Winter Blend)

  • Peppermint – 25%
    A winter classic. Calms digestion, reduces gas, and supports relaxed eating when cold weather slows gut movement.

  • Hibiscus – 25%
    Bold, bright, and naturally rich in vitamin C. Supports urinary health, circulation, and gentle detox pathways — with that deep festive red.

  • Ready Grass – 12.5%
    High-fibre base that mimics winter meadow grazing and helps keep digestion moving during lower activity months.

  • Carrot Tops – 12.5%
    Naturally rich in vitamin A and antioxidants, supporting skin, immunity, and condition through winter.

  • Mixed Flowers – 10%
    Adds colour, polyphenols, and sensory enrichment to support immune resilience.

  • Dandelion Leaf – 10%
    Mild, natural diuretic supporting kidney function and fluid balance when movement drops.

  • Carrot & Apple Pieces – 5% (Festive Accent)
    A small, intentional inclusion for variety and hydration — not a sugar hit.

  • Apple Sticks – Included as Enrichment Chews
    Adds texture, gnawing opportunity, and natural boredom relief, making this blend feel special and different from standard winter mixes.

🐾 Suitable For

Guinea Pigs, Rabbits, Chinchillas, Degus, Hamsters, Gerbils, Rats, Mice, Tortoises, Parakeets, Chickens, Hedgehogs, Chipmunks, and Giant African Snails.*

*Degus & Chinchillas: fruit and carrot content is minimal, but portions should remain modest.

🥄 Feeding Guide

Feed alongside unlimited hay, fresh water, and a balanced diet.

🐹 Guinea Pigs & Rabbits

  • Amount: 1–2 tablespoons

  • Frequency: Daily during the festive period or 3–4× weekly through winter

  • How: Scatter through hay or forage area

🦙 Chinchillas & Degus

  • Amount: Small pinch (approx. ½ tbsp)

  • Frequency: 2× weekly

  • How: Mixed into hay or used as enrichment
    (Fruit content is very low but keep portions controlled.)

🐭 Rats, Mice, Hamsters & Gerbils

  • Amount: Small pinch

  • Frequency: 1–2× weekly

  • How: Hide in bedding, tubes, or scatter for foraging

🐢 Tortoises

  • Amount: Small sprinkle

  • Frequency: 1× weekly during colder months

  • How: Mixed into fresh greens

🦜 Parakeets & Small Birds

  • Amount: Tiny pinch

  • Frequency: 1–2× weekly

  • How: Sprinkle over chop or pellets

🐔 Chickens

  • Amount: 1–2 teaspoons

  • Frequency: 1–2× weekly

  • How: Scatter for enrichment pecking

🐌 Giant African Snails

  • Amount: Small pinch

  • Frequency: 1–2× weekly

  • How: Serve with fresh veg and a calcium source

🎅 Why This Mix Works

  • Peppermint + hibiscus give real digestive and urinary support

  • Dandelion and ready grass keep guts moving during winter inactivity

  • Carrot tops and flowers boost antioxidants when immunity matters most

  • Apple sticks add chew-based enrichment, not just sweetness

  • Carrot & apple pieces are included intentionally and minimally

✨ Why You’ll Love It

  • Proper seasonal nutrition — not just festive colours

  • Supports digestion, immunity, hydration, and calm behaviour

  • Encourages natural foraging and chewing

  • Handmade in small batches

  • Every purchase supports Guinea Garden Sanctuary