Fresh, green, soft, Timothy hay for rabbits, bunnies, guinea pigs, chinchillas

Description: * Now enjoy a free 10 oz. bag of alfalfa cubes with purchase of any size amount of hay.* Supreme Forage provides you with fresh, green, soft, Timothy hay for all of your small animals. Hand selected with lots of seed head "catepillars". Our hay is hand-selected hay that is of superior quality and professionally grown in high altitude climates of the west with controlled irrigation, organically fertile soil, and dried in the mountain sun. *Your hay will be hand-packed in fresh reusable cotton drawstring bags. The Importance of Hay for Small Animals: Feeding a high-quality diet that mimics natural foods rich in fiber is the key to supporting optimal dental and digestive health for small animals including rabbits, guinea pigs, prairie dogs, chinchillas, turtles, chickens. Digestion: * Diet should contain at least 80% fresh grass or hay that is rich in fiber. * Small animals’ digestive systems are adapted to a diet of fibrous plant material and require large amounts of fiber to function efficiently. * Long, indigestible fiber stimulates the intestines, ensuring food passes through them. * Short fermentable fibers enter the appendix where they are broken down by beneficial bacteria. * With insufficient fiber intake, intestinal motility slows down or stops completely (gastric congestion). Gastric congestion is a serious condition that requires immediate veterinary attention. Dental: * Chewing on fibrous plants wears down teeth. To compensate for this continuous wear, small herbivores' teeth have open roots, meaning they grow continuously. * A diet low in fiber means there is not enough fiber to wear down the teeth, which eventually causes them to become too long. Too long teeth make it difficult to chew food effectively. * Uneven wear can also cause sharp edges to form on the molars, which can lead to painful sores and mouth ulcers. Enrichment: * Small animals benefit from being able to display their natural behaviors, and they also need mental stimulation. * In the wild, they spend long periods of time searching for food. Hay requires a lot of chewing and therefore takes a relatively long time to eat. Providing unlimited amounts of hay helps mimic natural foraging, prevents boredom and mentally stimulates pet herbivores.* High-quality, nutritionally adequate hay, such as timothy or pasture hay, provides the same nutritional benefits as pasture grass.* Small animals should be fed unlimited amounts of hay, but an amount equivalent to their body size per day is a good guideline.

Price: 18.99 USD

Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin

End Time: 2024-10-21T05:46:49.000Z

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