🌿 Willow – Leaves, Catkins & Sticks

🌿 Willow – Leaves, Catkins & Sticks
£4.25

Dried, 80G, 2 Cups

Soft Dried, 110G, 2 Cups 

Available in Soft Dry & Fully Dried Options

Anti-Inflammatory • Relaxation • Enrichment • Skin & Coat

A natural, whole-plant willow forage designed to support comfort, encourage natural chewing behaviours, and provide gentle calming benefits.

This blend uses leaf, catkin, and stick together — giving your animals both the nutritional benefit of the plant and the physical enrichment of natural wood textures.

Perfect as a functional add-in or enrichment-focused forage, rather than a complete daily mix.

🌱 Ingredients

  • Willow Leaves
  • Willow Catkins (seasonal)
  • Willow Sticks

Nothing added. Nothing removed. Just whole willow, as nature intended.

🌿 Dry vs Soft Dry – What’s the Difference?

🌿 Soft Dry

  • Higher retained nutrients and plant compounds
  • Slightly flexible texture
  • Stronger natural scent (more enticing for fussy eaters)
  • Closer to fresh forage

🌿 Fully Dried

  • Crisp texture
  • Longer shelf life
  • Ideal for storage and crunch-based enrichment

👉 Both options retain benefit — this is about preference and purpose.

🌿 What This Is Best Used For

Primary Categories
✔ Anti-Inflammatory
✔ Enrichment

Secondary Support
✔ Relaxation
✔ Skin & Coat

🌿 Why Willow Works

  • Natural anti-inflammatory support
    Contains salicin, traditionally linked to pain and inflammation support
  • Encourages natural chewing
    Sticks help maintain dental health and provide boredom relief
  • Gentle calming effect
    Supports relaxation without sedation
  • Whole-plant benefit
    Leaves for intake, catkins for seasonal nutrition, sticks for behaviour

🌿 Feeding Guide

Feed as part of a balanced, fibre-rich diet alongside hay.

Guinea Pigs & Rabbits

  • Small handful 2–4 times per week
  • Can offer sticks more regularly for chewing

Degus, Chinchillas, Hamsters, Gerbils, Rats & Mice

  • Offer in smaller amounts 2–3 times per week
  • Great as enrichment rather than bulk feed

Tortoises & Herbivorous Reptiles (e.g. Green Iguana)

  • Mix into varied leafy diets occasionally

Birds (e.g. Parakeets)

  • Offer small pieces of leaf or safe twig sections for enrichment

Hedgehog & Chipmunk

  • Use sparingly as enrichment material rather than dietary staple

⚠️ Important Notes

  • This is not a complete forage mix — best used alongside a varied diet
  • Introduce gradually if new to willow
  • Always ensure fresh water is available