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Trixie Food Ball Black for Rodents & Rabbits!

Discover the Trixie Food Ball Black, a handy and entertaining food ball for rodents and rabbits! This ball not only offers a hygienic way of feeding hay, for example, but also provides a lot of fun and challenge for your pet.

✔ The feeding ball is made of gnaw-resistant powder-coated metal
✔ Easy to fill with hay or green fodder
✔ Easy to hang thanks to the hanging system
✔ An enriching way of feeding
✔ Good closure prevents the animal from climbing in
✔ Prevents contamination of the feed by faeces and urine

The feeding ball is made of metal and powder coated. The ball can be filled with hay, grass, etc. and is easy to hang in the cage. The food ball is the ideal way to keep your rodent busy in an animal-friendly way and to let it make an effort to get to the food in a playful way.

In addition, the feed ball is a hygienic way to give hay. It prevents contamination of the feed by faeces and urine.

The distance between the bars is 8 cm 2 cm on the widest part of the Feed Ball, 12 cm 3 cm on the widest part of the Feed Ball and 16 cm 3.5 cm on the widest part of the Feed Ball.

This hay rack is suitable to use for enrichment. It is an extra challenge because the animals have to make a little more effort to get the hay out of the rack. In addition to this hay rack for enrichment, a basic hay rack must always be present so that the animals always have hay available.

For extra safety, the "12 cm" and "16 cm" models are equipped with a protective ring, which prevents the hooking of, for example, the leg.

What is a good bar spacing for a hay rack?

A good quality hay rack should be designed so that rodents can put their muzzles between the bars, but not their whole head. The suitable bar spacing depends on the animal species and the size of the animal. In general, the following distances are recommended:

Guinea pigs: about 3 cm
Degus: about 2.5 to 3 cm
Chinchillas: about 2.5 to 3 cm
Dwarf rabbits: about 3 to 3.5 cm
Medium rabbits: up to about 4 cm
Large rabbits: up to about 4.5 cm

It is very important that the animals cannot put their heads through the bars, otherwise they could become trapped. This is different if the bars are very far apart and the animals can easily move their heads back and forth. If you notice that your rodent's head just fits through the bars and could possibly become trapped, it is advisable to remove the hay rack from the enclosure and choose one with a smaller bar spacing.