Tiny Friends Farm
Tiny Friends Farm is a small-animal food and treat brand, built around named characters for each species — Russel Rabbit, Harry Hamster, Gerti Gerbil, Charlie Chinchilla and Gerty Guinea Pig among them — alongside a smaller Dolly Dog biscuit line. We stock a selection across both sides of the range.
Small-animal food and treats, named by species
The bulk of the range is tasty mixes, hay, and treat sticks aimed at a specific small pet rather than a generic 'small animal' label — Russel Rabbit's Carrot Crunchers and Fruities, Harry Hamster's Fruity Nutty Mix and Yippees, and Gerti Gerbil and Charlie Chinchilla's own tasty mixes are examples we stock. Naming a mix for the animal it is meant for makes it easier to pick the right bag off a shelf that otherwise looks fairly similar across species.
Hay sits alongside the mixes, and it matters more than the treats do — hay should make up the bulk of a rabbit or guinea pig's actual diet, with the named mixes and treat sticks used as extras rather than the main event. Whatever the bag says about being tasty, treat items are still treats.
Dolly Dog, the smaller line
Alongside the small-animal side, Tiny Friends Farm also makes a Dolly Dog line of biscuits and chews, which we stock a selection of too. It sits in the everyday biscuit and chew part of the shelf rather than being a complete food in its own right.
This is a smaller part of the brand than the small-animal side, so if you have only seen the rabbit or hamster mixes before, the Dolly Dog range is worth knowing about if you have a dog as well as a small pet in the house.
Common questions
- Are Tiny Friends Farm mixes a complete diet for a rabbit or guinea pig?
- No, they are a supplementary mix rather than a complete diet on their own. Fresh hay should make up the majority of what a rabbit or guinea pig eats day to day, with a measured amount of mix and the occasional treat stick as an addition, not a replacement.
- Does Giddy Pets stock the whole Tiny Friends Farm range?
- No, we stock a selection across the small-animal and Dolly Dog lines rather than every product the brand makes. What is shown in the grid above reflects what we currently have available to order, and that can change as stock does.
- Why are the products named after specific animals like Harry Hamster or Russel Rabbit?
- It is simply how the brand organises its range, with a named character and mix for each small pet species rather than one generic small-animal bag. It makes it quicker to find the mix meant for your particular pet on a shelf that otherwise looks similar across species.
- Can I feed my rabbit the hamster mix by mistake and it be fine?
- It is better not to make a habit of it. Different small animals have different nutritional needs, and a mix formulated for one species is not built with another in mind, so stick to the mix labelled for your specific pet rather than swapping between them.
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Written by Matt Garnett, who runs Giddy Pets and is a lifelong pet owner — not a vet. This is general information, not veterinary advice, and it cannot replace an examination by the vet who knows your animal. How we write these guides.