Specialists Nature Stick for Rodents & Rabbits

Specialists Nature Stick for Rodents & Rabbits

The Specialists Natuur Stick is a natural snack stick for rodents and rabbits. The stick is made from recognizable ingredients such as herbs, flowers, vegetables, fruit, seeds, or animal proteins, depending on the chosen variant. Your animal can nibble on it, pull on it, destroy it, and gently break off pieces.

At DRD, when it comes to snack sticks, we focus primarily on what your animal can do with them. These sticks are not only intended as a tasty and responsible supplement, but also as an activity: your animal has to nibble, pick, and forage to get to the various ingredients. This makes feeding immediately more interesting than a single snack held by hand.

✔ Natural snack stick to nibble and destroy
✔ Packaged per 2 sticks
✔ Stimulates foraging and actively engaging with food
✔ Available in three different flavor directions
✔ Nice as a change of pace alongside the daily basic diet
✔ Suitable to offer temporarily in the enclosure as a snack time

What use is a nature stick to your pet?

A stick gives your animal something to keep them occupied for longer. Instead of eating a single loose snack immediately, your animal has to nibble, pull, and search. This suits animals well who enjoy being busy with their food and like to break pieces off themselves.

For small rodents, the stick can be a fun foraging stimulus. For guinea pigs and rabbits, the herb and flower variant can be particularly interesting as a supplement to hay and the daily basic diet. For hamsters, mice, gerbils, and rats, the protein-rich variant with mealworms can also be interesting, as it is better suited for omnivorous rodents.

Why owners choose this

For pet owners, a nature stick is convenient because you offer something tasty and active at the same time with a single snack. Your pet gets not only flavor but also something to do. This makes these sticks fun for an enrichment moment, as a change of pace in the enclosure, or as a treat where your pet has to do something on their own.

The different variants make it easier to choose what suits your animal. Not every animal has the same nutritional needs, so choosing the right variant is more important than simply giving any stick to any animal.

Which variant do you choose?

The Specialists Natuur Stick is available in three variants. Each variant has a different composition and is therefore suitable for a different occasion.

For herbivores: consciously choose the appropriate variant

For guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus, the variant with marigold, mallow, and everlasting is the most obvious choice. This variant complements herbs, flowers, and fiber-rich variety nicely, alongside hay and the daily basic diet.

You should primarily use the variants with fruit or animal proteins for animals for whom that is a better fit. This keeps the choice clear and ensures that every animal receives a stick that logically aligns with its diet.

For small rodents and rats: nibbling and foraging

For mice, dwarf hamsters, hamsters, gerbils, pygmy rats, and rats, the sticks are fun as an active snack. You can temporarily place a stick in the enclosure or offer it in a foraging corner. Your animal can nibble on it and break off pieces.

For omnivorous rodents, the variant with mealworms, peanuts, and coconut can be particularly interesting. For animals that primarily enjoy plant-based snacks, the floral/herb variant or the tomato-banana-apple variant are good choices.

For which animals is the Specialists Nature Stick suitable?

• Mouse: suitable as a small foraging and nibble stick. All variants can be interesting, depending on preference and feeding pattern.
• Dwarf hamster: suitable as an active snack stick. The variant with mealworms pairs well with extra protein variety.
• Hamster: suitable as a nibbling and foraging snack. Choose the variant based on your hamster's normal diet and preference.
• Gerbil: suitable as a shredding and chewing stick. Gerbils can actively work on the stick.
• Dwarf gratin: suitable as a foraging and nibbling snack. Choose the variant based on size, group, and feeding pattern.
• Rat: suitable as an active snack stick. Especially fun to offer temporarily in a foraging corner or during run-out.
• Guinea pig: the floral/herbal variety in particular is suitable as a supplementary snack alongside hay and appropriate guinea pig food.
• Rabbit: the floral/herb variety in particular is suitable as a supplementary snack alongside hay, vegetables, and appropriate rabbit food.
• Chinchilla: the floral/herbal variety in particular is best suited as a natural herbal and floral supplement.
• Degoe: the floral/herbal variety in particular is best suited as a natural herbal and floral supplement.

How do you use the Specialists Natural Stick?

Give the stick as an additional snack and enrichment. You can temporarily place the stick in the enclosure, offer it in a foraging corner, or give it during outdoor run time. Let your animal nibble and break off pieces on its own.

Composition per variant

Marigold, Mallow and Immortelle: dandelion, plantain, nettle, echinacea, 1.5% marigold, chamomile, lucerne, clover, lemon balm, mint, 1.5% immortelle, birch leaf, chamomile flower, linden blossom, 0.8% mallow flower, potato starch, potato starch.

Tomato, Banana and Apple: carrot, parsnip, dandelion, plantain, nettle, beetroot, echinacea, 3% banana, 3% apple, 1.5% tomato, clover, alfalfa, lemon balm, mint, marigold, birch leaf, linden blossom, potato starch, hemp cord.

Mealworms, Peanuts and Coconut: dandelion, plantain, nettle, echinacea, safflower, white sorghum, 2.5% peanuts, black rapeseed, red sorghum, hemp seeds, clover, alfalfa, lemon balm, mint, marigold, birch leaf, linseed, buckwheat, paddy rice, linden blossom, 1.5% mealworm larvae, white millet, yellow millet, canary grass, hulled sunflower seeds, white rice, 1% coconut flakes, potato starch, hemp cord.

Analysis per variant

Good to know

The Specialists Natuur Stick is a supplementary snack. Give the stick alongside the daily basic food and choose the variant that suits your animal. For herbivores such as guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus, the floral/herb variant is the most logical choice.

Store the sticks in a dry, cool, and tightly sealed place. This way, the scent, texture, and quality are preserved as well as possible.

Frequently asked questions about the Specialists Nature Stick

Useful shopping links

• Snack sticks
• Herb snacks
• Training & foraging
• Hamster snacks
• Rat snacks
• Guinea pig snacks
• Rabbit snacks

The Specialists Natuur Stick is a fun choice when you are looking for a snack that isn't gone in one bite, but actually gives your animal something to do. Nibbling, pulling, and destroying create a small foraging moment, while you can choose a suitable variant for each animal.