Item# ORCH
15 oz
$5.75
Orchard Grass will satisfy any sweet tooth. It is a high
fiber, low protein grass hay with a sweet smell. This grass
hay makes a perfect addition to your small animal's daily
diet.
Orchard Grass is a green, fruity-smelling grass hay which
many small animals enjoy. To the untrained eye, it looks
identical to timothy grass, but the seed heads have a different
shape.
Orchard Grass is a perennial cool season grass with flat
leaf blades. The leaves vary in color from green to bluish-green
depending on the maturity of the plant. The lower surface
of the leaf is not shiny; and leaf sheaths can be somewhat
rougher to the touch than timothy.
Orchard Grass is recommended by veterinarians for small
herbivores due to the nutritional content. Orchard Grass
can be mixed with other grass hays when feeding your pet.
This is encouraged because animals seem to like the variety.
Mixing your grasses will encourage them to eat more hay,
which is beneficial to the health of the animal.
Hay is absolutely vital to the health of small herbivores.
Orchard Grass also provides a long-strand fiber source
that is needed to improve the digestive and intestinal
functions by stimulating the digestive system. When animals
are fed free-choice hay, it promotes their natural chewing
behavior, which helps prevent molar spurs and other dental
problems that are so common in these small herbivores.
Orchard Grass can be fed free choice to rabbits, guinea
pigs, chinchillas, prairie dogs and other herbivores as
an alternative to timothy, oat hay, and brome. Free-choice
means that the feed is available at all times. If they
finish what is given, you need to give them more!
Hay should not only be used for nutritional purposes,
but also for mental stimulation and the promotion of natural
foraging behavior.
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