Pet Pasture Sowing Blend

Easy-to-grow, low-sugar greens packed with daily fibre, enrichment and naturally balanced nutrition your rabbits and guinea pigs will love.
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    Stimulate Natural Behaviour

    This blend promotes natural grazing and encourages small animals to forage for their food. It offers a rich source of essential nutrients that support their health and well being.

    Certified Seed Formulated By Experts

    Designed by our agronomists & animal nutritionists to ensure your small animals receive optimal nutrition. Trialled and tested, this blend provides low sugar, high fibre forage that is rich in minerals and palatable.

    Fresh and Nutritious Forage

    Nesty Boxes Pet Pasture grows in a wide range of soil types and has persistent regrowth. It provides fresh and nutritious greens that are both palatable and beneficial for small animals.

    Munch-Worthy treats
    for your furry friends!

    Fourteen Reasons to love Nesty

    Each ingredient has been selectively picked to ensure quality, with majority of our ingredients sourced from Australian Farmers.

    Timothy Grass

    Timothy grass is a nutrient-dense, cool-season perennial prized for its balanced fibre and energy profile. Naturally high in digestible fibre and low in protein and calcium, it supports optimal gut health and prevents urinary issues in small animals. Rich in essential minerals such as potassium, magnesium, and iron, Timothy grass also provides vitamins A and D to promote strong bones, glossy coats, and healthy digestion. Its soft, palatable stems and seed heads encourage natural chewing behaviour, aiding dental maintenance. Ideal as a daily forage or mixed with other hays, Timothy grass offers a wholesome, aromatic, and well-balanced feed source for small animals.

    Cocksfoot

    Cocksfoot is a hardy, deep rooted perennial grass known for its excellent drought tolerance and high nutritional value. It provides a rich source of digestible fibre and moderate protein, supporting healthy digestion and sustained energy in small animals and poultry. Naturally palatable with a soft leaf texture, Cocksfoot is a nutritious forage choice with its mineral content, including calcium, potassium, and magnesium, contributes to strong bones and overall vitality. Thriving in a wide range of soils and climates, Cocksfoot remains productive year-round, making it a reliable, nutrient-rich forage option.

    Prairie Grass

    Prairie grass is a fast-establishing, highly palatable perennial valued for its excellent feed quality and adaptability. It provides a rich source of digestible fibre and balanced protein, promoting strong growth, energy, and digestive health in poultry and small animals. With a soft leafy structure that encourages natural foraging behaviour, it also delivers key minerals such as calcium, magnesium, and potassium to support bone strength and vitality. Thriving in cool conditions and offering rapid regrowth, Prairie grass delivers consistent, high-quality nutrition, making it a dependable and nutritious addition to small animal and poultry forage blends.

    Perennial Ryegrass Low Endophyte

    Low endophyte perennial ryegrass is a highly palatable and nutritious grass known for its safety, digestibility, and persistence. With reduced endophyte levels, it minimises the risk of livestock toxicity while maintaining excellent vigour and regrowth. Its balance of energy, fibre, and protein supports healthy digestion, strong growth, and sustained egg and meat production in poultry and small animals. The soft, leafy growth encourages active grazing and provides reliable feed across a long growing season. Suitable for temperate climates and diverse soils, low endophyte perennial ryegrass is a premium, animal-safe choice for productive, nutrient-rich forage mixes.

    Lucerne

    Lucerne is a deep-rooted perennial legume celebrated for its exceptional nutritional quality and soil-enriching properties. High in protein, digestible fibre, and essential minerals such as calcium, magnesium, and potassium, it supports muscle development, strong bones, and overall health in poultry and small animals. Its nitrogen-fixing ability naturally improves soil fertility, making it ideal for regenerative growing systems. Lucerne’s tender, leafy growth provides a highly palatable and energy-dense forage that encourages healthy feeding behaviour. Suited to well-drained soils and sunny conditions, it offers sustained regrowth and premium nutrition, making it a valuable addition to small animal and poultry seed blends. NOTE: Only a small percentage of lucerne is used in our small animal sowing seed mixes, please contact Nesty Boxes directly for further information.

    White Clover

    White clover is a nutrient-rich perennial legume prized for its high protein content, digestible fibre, and natural nitrogen-fixing ability. It enhances soil fertility while providing a balanced and palatable forage for poultry and small animals. Its soft, leafy growth encourages regular grazing and supports digestive health, feather quality, and overall vitality. Rich in calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium, white clover aids bone strength and egg production. Thriving in cool, moist conditions with excellent regrowth potential, it maintains green feed availability across the growing season, making it a versatile and valuable component of small animal and poultry seed blends.

    Red Clover

    Red clover is a nutrient-dense perennial legume valued for its high protein, digestible fibre, and natural nitrogen-fixing properties. It enhances soil fertility while providing a rich, palatable forage for poultry and small animals. Its deep roots draw up essential minerals such as calcium, potassium, and magnesium, promoting vitality, bone strength, and overall health. Red clover’s leafy growth supports consistent grazing and sustained energy, while its vibrant blooms attract pollinators, improving biodiversity. Well suited to temperate conditions, it delivers reliable regrowth and balanced nutrition, making it an ideal component of small animal and poultry seed blends for healthy, productive pastures.

    Plantain

    Plantain is a versatile, nutrient-rich perennial herb prized for its high digestibility and exceptional mineral profile. It provides valuable levels of calcium, sodium, and copper, supporting strong bones, hydration, and overall vitality in poultry and small animals. With its broad, palatable leaves and deep root system, Plantain enhances soil structure, improves moisture retention, and supports natural foraging behaviour. Known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, it promotes gut health and resilience against stress. Thriving across a wide range of soils and climates, Plantain offers consistent, high-quality nutrition, making it an excellent inclusion in small animal and poultry seed blends.

    Scientifically Formulated

    Formulated specifically for small animals like guinea pigs and rabbits, Nesty Boxes Pet Pasture provides fresh and nutritious forage. This blend promotes natural grazing behaviour while offering a rich source of essential nutrients that support their health and well-being.This low endophyte and low sugar blend is agronomist formulated to ensure your small companions have the best quality and diverse range of forage.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is the benefit of sowing vegetative seeds for my Small Animals?

    By growing crops specifically for your small animals, you can improve their nutrition, have happier Rabbits & Guinea Pigs. A varied diet provides enrichment and stimulation and is a valuable source of vitamins and minerals. Seed blends last far longer than purchasing vegetables for your animals and will reduce their consumption of hay and feeds whilst grazing the vegetation.

    How do I know when my seed blend is ready for my furry friends to eat?

    The blend should be approximately 15cm to 20cm in height, with an established root system. Test by tugging on a plant; if it uproots, the sown vegetation is not ready for your hens. Once you can tug on a plant and not have it uproot, it will be ready for its first grazing. Monitor carefully to ensure you do not “overgraze.” If unsure, contact Nesty Boxes directly.

    How do I best manage my plants so they regrow back?

    The key is to not “overgraze.” Ensure that the plants don’t get too trampled or eaten right down to the base. Shorter periods on the vegetation will enhance the lifespan of the blend. Watering is strongly encouraged to keep the plants fresh, lush, and palatable. For best results and to ensure longevity of plants, sow directly into soil or planter trays with soil. Please note that not all the varieties within the seed blend are designed to grow back and therefore may only last one or two grazings. However, if managed correctly, the blend should last you many months to years.

    Will the blend last all year round?

    When planted in soil or trays with a soil bed, this blend contains an array of varieties to ensure you grow forage all year round but will require watering. Apply fertiliser every 6 to 8 weeks to encourage regrowth.

    What size area will 950g of Pet Pasture sow?

    950g of the Pet Pasture blend is suited for 10 to 20m2. You can sow the blend more heavily for a lusher plantation. Sowing lighter than this recommendation will increase the possibility of weeds and is advised not to do so. For best results, sow the blend 10 to 20mm below the surface and water immediately. Aim to water once a day for at least 1 week post sowing. Fertiliser is recommended but not essential, check out the Nesty Boxes gardening range for suggested fertilisers.
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    • JW
      Judith W.
      Verified Buyer
      I recommend this product
      Rated 5 out of 5 stars
      3 days ago
      Love this

      So easy to grow. Sowed 10 days ago and have a great crop growing already.

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      Shaan h.
      Verified Buyer
      I recommend this product
      Rated 5 out of 5 stars
      2 weeks ago
      Pet pasture

      Planted the seed two days ago and they are already starting to sprout 🌱 I have planted in a raised garden bed which I will make Guinea pigs safe for them to play and graze! Thank you for such a great product nesty box 🌱 🌱

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      Philippa B.
      Verified Reviewer
      I recommend this product
      Rated 5 out of 5 stars
      1 month ago
      Amazing product

      I am growing it in seedling trays so I can rotate them around. My buns love it and it makes it easier to give as a healthy treat rather than sugary fruit and veg which gives them tummy ache.

    • MC
      Michelle C.
      Verified Buyer
      Rated 3 out of 5 stars
      1 month ago
      Pet pasture sprouting blend

      I sowed the seeds in a rectangle container. The trays are in full sun. When it sprouted the grass got burnt. It never mentioned on the packet where to grow the grass. I assumed full sun. I kept the grass moist.

    • BA
      bron a.
      Verified Buyer
      I recommend this product
      Rated 5 out of 5 stars
      1 month ago
      high sprout rate

      i planted these seeds the day i got them. they started growing right away. Another week and it’ll be ready for harvest time.