Amaranth Harvest for Rodents & Birds

JR Farm Amaranth: Natural Treat for Rodents & Birds!

Beautiful sun-ripened amaranth for rodents and rabbits! Small rodents in particular enjoy eating the seeds. It not only provides the animals with essential additional nutrients, but also a challenge and nibbling pleasure.

✔ Pure Nature: The Amaranth is a purely natural treat, selected with care and craftsmanship. It provides a supplemental source of nutrition for your rodents
✔ Nutritious and Healthy: These seeds are rich in fiber and essential oils, which can be beneficial for the digestion, skin and coat of your rodents and birds
✔ Challenge and Nibbling Fun: The Amaranth seeds not only offer nutritional value, but also challenge and nibbling fun. It helps with the natural wear of teeth and keeps your pets active and entertained
✔ Ideal for Hamsterscaping & Gerbilscaping !

Enrich the diet of your rodents and birds with the delicious JR Farm Amaranth. These beautiful, sun-ripened seeds are not only a nutritious food supplement, but also a source of fun, challenge and nibbling pleasure. Small rodents will enjoy nipping at the seeds, while at the same time stimulating their natural gnawing instincts.

Whether you have small rodents such as Mice, Dwarf Hamsters, Hamsters, Gerbils and Rats, or birds that enjoy a tasty treat, the JR Farm Amaranth is sure to please.

Is Amaranth suitable for Hamsterscaping?

Of course! Amaranth is great to use for hamster scaping. Hamsterscaping is all about approximating the natural behavior of the animals. Small rodents such as Mice, Dwarf Hamsters, Hamsters, Gerbils and Rats are real seed eaters (granivores), by offering seed-rich crops such as Amaranth the natural behavior of the animals is stimulated. Animals that can show their natural behavior are happy and feel good about themselves, so it is very important for the health of the animal.

Do all rodents and rabbits like the Amaranth Harvest?

Yes definitely! The Amaranth Harvest falls under the harvest with seeds , which is different from harvest with leaves or harvest with herbs . The harvest with seeds is best suited as food for Granivore (seed-eating) rodents, such as mice, dwarf hamsters, hamsters, gerbils and rats.

Does amaranth pose a challenge to rodents?

Yes for sure! Amaranth poses a lot of challenges because the animals have to harvest the seeds from the plant themselves. After all, the seeds are not offered separately but must really be removed from the plant and that provides extra enrichment, which we also call feed enrichment.

How should I offer the Amaranth?

There are many ways to offer the Amaranth, depending on the objective. You can easily place the amaranth on the bedding, but if you want your animal to make an effort, you can place the amaranth upright in the bedding, with a layer of at least 20 cm this is easy to do.

It is also possible to attach this to the bars of the enclosure with a snack clamp .
It is also possible to attach the amaranth to glass using a suction cup clamp .

How do rodents eat Amaranth?

All rodents eat the amaranth in their own way, some rodents hold it with their hands and others nibble it right off. The Amaranth has small spines that we can feel, but our animals are not bothered by this.

How is the Amaranth Harvest stored with us?

It is nice to know that we receive this harvest directly from the manufacturer and can therefore offer very good freshness. In our warehouse the harvest is stored cool, dry and UV-free. The latter is important to prevent the breakdown of nutrients by UV light. We therefore recommend that you always store the harvest in a dark, cool and dry place.