Foraging Mats

The Tall Tails Foraging Mat is an interactive, food-grade silicone slow feeder designed to improve digestion and provide mental stimulation for dogs. Featuring suction cups and connecting edges, these mats allow for varied, non-slip, modular feeding with kibble, wet food, or treats, and are top-rack dishwasher safe.

 

 

Key Features & Benefits

  • Encourages Slower Eating: Designed to prevent choking and bloating by forcing dogs to navigate, lick, or pick food out of the textures, slowing down their mealtime.
  • Safe Materials: Made from 100% food-grade silicone that is completely BPA and Phthalate-free.
  • Modular & Connectable: Each mat has specially designed edges to connect with other mats, creating a larger, more challenging feeding, or interactive play area.
  • Stable Design: Equipped with a skid-resistant bottom with suction cups, making them ideal for active eaters on smooth surfaces.
  • Versatile Use: Suitable for dry kibble, wet food, treats, and spreadable, including yogurt or peanut butter.
  • Easy Cleanup: Top-rack dishwasher safe and freezer friendly, allowing you to freeze food inside for a longer-lasting challenge.
  • These mats are ideal for enrichment, helping to reduce anxiety and boredom by allowing dogs to utilize their natural sniffing and foraging instincts.

What to put on it

 

  • Dry Kibble: Ideal for daily meals, forcing the dog to navigate around obstacles to get food.
  • Wet Food/Raw Food: The raised designs hold wet food securely, making mealtime a challenging game.
  • Spreadables: Use peanut butter, cream cheese, pumpkin puree, or yogurt for long-lasting enjoyment.
  • Frozen Treats: Add water, bone broth, or yogurt to the mat and freeze it to extend treat time, particularly on the "Rock" design.
  • Small Treats: Utilize yogurt-covered treats or crunchy biscuits hidden in the crevices for a reward-based game.

Key Features and Benefits

  • Interactive Design: The mats stimulate natural foraging instincts and can be connected together to create a larger, varied "feeding landscape".
  • Easy Cleaning: They are top-rack dishwasher safe, making them simple to clean after use.
  • Stability: Strong suction cups on the bottom keep the mat in place for eager, active eaters.

Advanced Usage Tips:

  • Freezing for Longevity: For a longer-lasting challenge, smear the mat with wet food or spreadables and place it in the freezer before serving.
  • Interlocking Mats: You can connect different mat designs (Clover, Grass, and Rock) to create a "varied landscape" that uses different foraging skills simultaneously.
  • Suction Power: Use the suction cups on the bottom to secure the mat to floors or even bathtub walls during grooming for distraction.
  • Easy Cleanup: After your pet is finished, the mat is dishwasher safe (top rack) for easy cleaning of wet food residue.