Kapok

JR Farm Kapok Nesting Material for Small Rodents!

Kapok is a legume from the large Kapok tree, which can grow up to 70 meters tall. The tree's fruits are safely encased in a hard shell and nestled in a bed of very soft fibers. These fibers are particularly suitable as soft and fine nesting material for small rodents.

But kapok holds even more surprises for your rodent. Besides the soft, cottony contents that make a lovely nest, it also contains tasty seeds that are delicious to eat.

✔ 100% Natural and unprocessed - Pure Nature and sustainable
✔ Soft and warm nesting material
✔ Seeds are nibbleable

Kapok fiber is a very soft, fine, and especially brittle fiber. Because of its appearance, these fibers are often confused with hamster cotton, but that's completely unfounded. While the two products may look similar in appearance, their texture, composition, and material are completely different and share no properties.
Kapok keeps the nest dry

Kapok fiber is a water-repellent fiber that keeps moisture out of the nest. This keeps the nest nice and dry, and humidity levels won't rise too high. This is very beneficial on hot days.

Nice and warm on cold days

Kapok fiber is wonderfully warm. When it comes to nesting material, no other material can match it for warmth. It provides excellent insulation and maintains its temperature. The animals find this very pleasant. It's interesting to know that small rodents regulate their nest temperature themselves. If it gets too warm, they remove nesting material from the nest to lower the temperature.

Instructions for use Kapok

Offering yourself to the animals
The kapok husk is quite hard and therefore must be opened for the animals. A single kapok fruit contains a great deal of nesting material. This doesn't seem to be the case at first glance when the kapok is opened. The fibers are very tightly pressed around the seeds. This may seem like a small amount, but once the fibers are removed and take on their original volume, it becomes a great deal!

Let the animals do the work
It's also possible to offer half of the kapok to the animals in its husk. They'll happily eat it and eagerly extract the fibers from the kapok, which they then place in their nests. The seeds are eaten and taken back to the nest.

Eating the seeds in kapok
The seeds inside the kapok are safe for animals to eat. These tiny seeds are enclosed in their own protective shell, which the animals expertly open so they can devour the contents. Small rodents are primarily seed eaters, making these seeds a real treat.

Kapok is actually only suitable for small nest-building rodents such as mice, dwarf hamsters, hamsters, and gerbils. These animals also readily eat the seeds found in kapok. Kapok serves no real purpose for larger rodents.

The JR Farm Kapok is available in pods or in a bag.