100% Natural Apple Wood Chew Sticks

In this blog entry I want to talk about a new product we have for sale; they are apple wood chew sticks which are 100% natural, making them safe for small animals. After seeing how much our own rabbits enjoyed these, we wanted to share them with others.

Apple wood chew sticks come from as the name suggests apple trees, this gives them a unique smell and flavour to small animals. The bark of these sticks is what they enjoy to eat the most. They will scratch it off with the teeth and this helps with their dental care. As most will know, a rabbit’s teeth are always growing. This is because in the wild they will have a lot of roughage in their diet meaning that their teeth will wear down over time and need to be replaced or to keep growing. Seeing as they don’t provide dentures for rabbits, they have teeth that just never stop growing, this is why it is very important to stay on top of their dental care. Bad teeth can leave rabbits very poorly due to the need for their gut to be constantly working they can’t afford to skip a meal due to toothache.

Apple wood is high in fibre which is good for a rabbit’s digestion system and can help prevent GI Stasis, more on that can be found here: https://petsplaystore.co.uk/common-illnesses-affecting-rabbits/. They should be given as a treat and shouldn’t be a main food source as a rabbit’s diet should be mostly made of hay, for nutrition and diet advice please check out our previous blog: https://petsplaystore.co.uk/nutrition-advice-for-rabbits/.

Another benefit of apple sticks are that they are a great boredom breaker, it gives them a positive way to direct their natural instinct for chewing. This can help stop destructive behaviour such as chewing through cables or on furniture/ fixings in your house. The Rabbit Welfare Association recommend apple sticks as a boredom breaker for other recommended boredom breakers please visit: https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rabbit-care-advice/ownership/new-to-rabbits/.

Hopefully this blog entry has been helpful in letting you know about some of the benefits of apple sticks, you can find them for sale here: https://petsplaystore.co.uk/product/100-natural-apple-wood-chew-sticks/