Nature Timothy Hay Red Beet & Tomato 500 grams

Versele-Laga Nature Timothy Hay Beetroot & Tomato 500 g

Versele-Laga Nature Timothy Hay Red Beet & Tomato is a fiber-rich timothy hay with a tasty addition of red beet and tomato. The hay consists of 96% timothy hay and is supplemented with 2% red beet and 2% tomato. As a result, everyday hay gains just a little more aroma, color, and variety.

At DRD, when it comes to hay, we primarily look at fiber structure, smell, use, and for which animal it makes the real sense. For guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus, hay is an important part of daily care. For small rodents such as mice, dwarf hamsters, hamsters, and gerbils, we use hay mainly as natural nesting material, landscaping material, or foraging material.

Pros of Nature Timothy Hay Red Beet & Tomato

✔ Fiber-rich timothy hay with a naturally coarse structure.
✔ With beetroot and tomato for extra aroma, flavour, and variety.
✔ Great for guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus that need hay daily.
✔ Also nice as natural landscaping material for hamsters and gerbils.
✔ Suitable for offering in a hay sack, hay rack, hay corner, or foraging area.
✔ Convenient 500-gram packaging.

Why timothy hay with beetroot and tomato?

Timothy hay is popular for its firm, fiber-rich structure. For animals that eat hay daily, this provides a chewing activity and variety in the hay corner. The addition of beetroot and tomato makes the hay more appealing in smell and taste, without making it a heavy snack.

For guinea pigs and rabbits, a flavored variety can help make hay more interesting. Some animals really enjoy eating hay, while others need just a little more motivation. Hay with small pieces of vegetables can then be a nice change alongside the regular daily hay.

For chinchillas and degus, it remains important to keep the basic diet calm. This hay can be used as a tasty change of pace, but also provide good, simple hay without additives. Especially for degus, simple, fiber-rich choices remain important.

For which animals is this hay suitable?

• Mouse: suitable as a small tuft of nesting material, natural scaving material, or foraging material. Hay is not a staple food for mice, but it can be fun to drag around or incorporate into bedding.
• Dwarf hamster: suitable as natural scaping material, nest filler, or a structural layer in the bedding. Use small quantities and always combine with deep bedding and soft nesting material.
• Hamster: suitable as landscaping material, nest filler, or foraging area. You can mix small tufts with bedding or use them for a natural look in the hamsterscape.
• Gerbil: suitable as supplementary material to shred, move, or mix into a digging mix. Gerbils like to use hay as structural material in their tunnels and nest areas.
• Guinea pig: suitable as a tasty hay supplement in the daily guinea pig routine. Hay remains an important part of the diet for guinea pigs, alongside appropriate guinea pig food and suitable vegetables.
• Rabbit: suitable as a fiber-rich hay supplement for the daily hay corner. Offer hay generously, for example in a hay rack, hay sack, or permanent hay corner.
• Chinchilla: suitable as an alternative to regular hay. Chinchillas require plenty of fiber-rich roughage; use flavoured hay as a variation and combine it with a suitable sand bath and a quiet enclosure.
• Degu: suitable as a fiber-rich variety, but keep the menu simple. Combine with plain hay, suitable herbs, a sand bath, gnawing material, and sufficient activity.

For rats and pygmy rats, we prefer not to include hay as a standard target group. Hay has no clear daily function for rats and can be unpleasant for their sensitive airways due to dust or fine hay particles. For rats, we prefer to focus on low-dust bedding, digging boxes with suitable material, tunnels, hammocks, foraging, and Ratscaping .

How do you offer this hay?

For guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus, you can offer hay in a hay rack, hay bag, hay corner, or as a loose clump in a clean spot. Refill regularly and remove old, flattened, or less attractive hay. This keeps the hay corner fresh and inviting.

For small rodents, use smaller tufts. Mix a little hay into the bedding, place it near a tunnel, or incorporate it into a natural setup. For hamsters and gerbils, hay can help make the bedding more playful, but it does not replace deep, burrowable bedding.

Do you want more foraging value? Hide a small amount of hay in a cardboard roll, sniffing spot, hay rack, or among safe natural materials. This way, your animal has to search, pull, and explore.

Hay for guinea pigs and rabbits

For guinea pigs and rabbits, hay is a daily staple. Always offer plenty of hay and refresh it regularly. A flavour variant like this one with beetroot and tomato can help make the hay corner more attractive, especially if your pet enjoys variety.

Do not use this hay as a replacement for all other food, but as part of a complete daily routine. For guinea pigs, this includes appropriate guinea pig food and suitable vegetables. For rabbits, combine hay with appropriate rabbit food, suitable vegetables, and a well-furnished living space.

Hay for chinchillas and degus

Chinchillas and degus benefit from fiber-rich roughage and a calm diet base. Timothy hay fits in well with this. Thanks to the beetroot and tomato, this is a more flavorful variety, so use it primarily as a change of pace alongside regular hay.

For degus, it is wise to make conscious choices regarding supplements. This hay contains only a small addition of beetroot and tomato, but the daily basics preferably remain simple: hay, appropriate food, suitable herbs, gnawing material, a sand bath, and exercise.

Hay in hamsterscaping and gerbilscaping

For hamsters and gerbils, hay is particularly interesting as natural furnishing material. You can use small tufts mixed in with bedding, near tunnels, or in a natural spot in the scape. This provides more texture, scent, and variety.

For gerbils, hay can also help give a digging mix a bit more cohesion. For hamsters, it creates a nice natural effect and can be used as foraging or nest supplement. However, always use soft nesting material for the actual nest and sufficiently deep bedding to encourage digging behavior.

Composition and analysis

Composition: timothy hay 96%, red beet 2%, tomato 2%.

Analysis: protein 5.5%, fat content 1.6%, crude fiber 34.5%, crude ash 5.4%.

This composition is suitable for fiber-rich timothy hay with a small addition of vegetables for aroma and variety. The quality, color, and scent of hay can naturally vary from harvest to harvest. That is part of a natural product.

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Store the hay in a cool, dry, and dark place. Seal the packaging as tightly as possible after use and do not place the hay in a damp location. This will help preserve the scent, texture, and color as much as possible.

At DRD, we store hay in a dark and cool place, away from direct sunlight. This helps keep the hay in good condition until it arrives at your home.

Good to know

Hay is a natural product. The color, scent, length, and structure can vary from one hay harvest to another. As a result, one package may be somewhat greener, coarser, finer, or more fragrant than another. This is normal for natural hay.

Use this hay for guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus as a tasty hay supplement. For small rodents, use it primarily as nesting, landscaping, or foraging material. For rats and pygmy rats, we prefer not to use hay as standard material.

For guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus, it is nice to create multiple hay areas, especially when keeping multiple animals together. This way, each animal can eat peacefully and the hay corner remains more interesting.

Useful shopping links

• Timothy hay
• Hay for rodents and rabbits
• Hay sacks
• Hay racks
• Guinea pig hay
• Rabbit hay

Frequently Asked Questions

With Versele-Laga Nature Timothy Hay Red Beet & Tomato, you provide guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus with a fiber-rich hay variety with extra scent and flavor. For small rodents, it is also fun as natural nesting, scaving, or foraging material.