What’s the story?

Honestly, when I first set up this website, it was a tough call who I should be introducing first…my two bunnies who inspired this business, or myself! Because, let’s face it, if you’ve caught us on our socials from the very beginning, you’ll know that Mika and Pippin were always the face of this small biz from day one, and the sweetest little floofs around. Princess Mika with her endless sass and her half-brother Pip with his endless quiet patience. Product posts have always appeared far less frequently than these cuties did - which was just how it should be! Now, having sadly lost our beautiful Mika very early in 2024, and then Pippin earlier this year…things have been forced to shift and we enter a new phase. Nibbles & Knots has truly become Mika & Pip’s legacy. It simply would not have come into being without them, and now it continues on in the hope of enriching the lives of other bunnies and small animals.

Nibbles & Knots began in February 2021 and was a result of two passions colliding…a love of bunnies and my life-long obsession with crafting. I had recently taken up the art of knotting (macrame) during the pandemic lock-downs and started to use what I had learnt to create bunny-safe toys from seagrass cord for my own rabbits. Toys from pet stores really didn’t seem to interest them in the least, and I had begun to fear that my bunnies simply didn’t like to play! Which was ridiculous of course, and proven incorrect as soon as I tried them on my own toys. My hubby then suggested that other bunnies might really benefit from my handcrafted enrichment products also…and N&K was born.

As a result, the first collection of toys were simply knotted seagrass with wooden components…but this quickly evolved when I started to experiment with designs incorporating timothy hay and a variety of other bunny-safe materials. Everything is designed and made-to-order by yours-truly. And most importantly, everything is natural. Fun fact: 4 years on, and still the only colours you will find in our products are that of dried flowers or the occasional piece of coloured paper raffia!

My mission is that as many small animals as possible are able to experience the N&K difference and show their families that they really can live their best life interacting with edible enrichment. Not only that, I am often told how much N&K products have helped during the bonding process and even during recovery from illness. A little healthy distraction and encouragement to chew can go a long way! It all comes down to understanding the unique needs of our small animals and giving them the kind of enrichment they love and deserve. The yummy (and healthy) kind, that is!