Pet Parents Forager Slow Feeder Cat & Dog Snuffle Mat & Feeding Mat, Forest Grey, Large

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  • Synthetic Fabric
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  • All Lifestages

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  • Slow feeder snuffle mat replaces your pal’s regular food bowl and extends the time it takes your pet to finish his meal.
  • Made with proprietary SoftSnout material that helps protect your pet from injuring her snout and gums.
  • Designed for even the roughest foragers with strong, durable anti-slide backing and triple-stitched edges.
  • Meadow bowls are designed to slow down eating, increase feeding motivation and provide mental stimulation—bright colors work to capture your pet’s attention, while shorter “trees” create easy-to-reach pockets to help your pal stay motivated.
  • This cat slow feeder is washable for quick and easy clean up after mealtimes.

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About Pet Parents Forager

They were meant to forage

If you don’t have a Forager, your best friend is missing out. Snuffle mats like Forager provide mental exercise and enrichment, and they can help slow down eating for healthier digestion. Help prevent choking, vomiting, bloat, destructive behaviors and more while encouraging your pup’s natural need to forage. Use Forager products as a food bowl replacement, for travel, for stimulation and for fun!

Pet-Safe Materials

Pet Parents’ proprietary SoftSnout material is super soft and non-abrasive on delicate noses, tongues and gums. A great alternative to plastic and other harsh materials, it is safe for your pet to use every day. A durable and breathable outer shell helps Forager retain its shape, while anti-slide backing helps keep Forager in place. All materials are easily washable so you can get out all the food residue for safety, too.

Designed by Pet Parents, for Pet Parents

Perfectly Sized

From Newfies to Yorkies and everyone in between, our snuffle mats can accommodate any sized furbaby. Our 12"x 18" mat was designed for smaller furbabies, and our 19" x 21" is a perfect snuffle mat for large dogs. Each Forager™ bowl is 9" and a perfect on-the-go slow feeder bowl for all breeds.

A Safer Way to Forage

Forager Mats and Bowls can roll or cinch up for easy storage or travel. You can tuck the Forager Bowl drawstring away into its side pocket or secure the Forager Mat strap under the mat for minimal distraction while your pup is foraging, too.

How Can Forager Help?

Brain Engagement

Pets use their noses to solve problems like we use our brains. Forager puzzles reward them with a full tummy!

Calming & Anti-Anxiety

By providing distraction and focus, Forager can help your pet de-stress and help relieve anxiety.

Feeding Motivation

If your pet is picky or uninterested in food, Forager can help motivate and entice him to finish meals.

Exercise Supplement

Whether it's time or the weather, sometimes going on a walk is hard. Forager™ helps spend mental & physical energy. 

Different Difficulty Levels

Forager Bowls and Mats offer different difficulty styles and sizes. The Meadow Ponds style is easiest, with colors that make food easy to see and meadows of shorter SoftSnout material to catch more food. The Meadow Natural style is intermediate, with colors that hide food better to mimic an outdoor foraging experience. For the most difficulty, choose the Forest style with no meadows or easy colors. The 12” x 18” mat is easy, while the 19” x 21” mat spreads the food out for a challenge.

About Pet Parents

At Pet Parents, we live every day by this core principle. Because we believe that pet parenting should be easy, we're here for you; whether it's through our products, services, or information, we want to do our part to help and be a resource to you–so your furbabies can live longer, healthier, & happier lives.

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6 Customer Questions

What kind of fabric is this made of? Does it contain plastic?

Answer by Chewy • Nov 16, 2023
This mat is made of proprietary SoftSnout™ material.

Is there a pro/con to getting the solid color mat versus the mat with colorful spots?

Answer by Chewy • Nov 29, 2022
Meadow bowls are designed to slow down eating, increase feeding motivation and provide mental stimulation—bright colors work to capture your pet’s attention, while shorter “trees” create easy-to-reach pockets to help your pet stay motivated.

The description mentions it's "washable" - great! Does it go in the washing machine?

Answer by Chewy • Jul 07, 2023
To wash; prep the mat by securing the included strap to the back of the Forager Mat. Gentle wash with cold water, (avoid using bleach or fabric softer). The mat may be Machine dried on Gentle, (for a longer lifespan, hang dry or dry flat).

Where are your products manufactured?

Answer by Chewy • Nov 28, 2022
The Forager Mat are designed in Iowa and manufactured in China.
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168 Customer Reviews

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Raphael on Jan 1, 2026

Durable, high-quality, easy to clean -- great first snuffle mat!

This is a great first snuffle mat. It's not particularly challenging, and we have since upgraded to a larger and more complex snuffle mat for our very smart Brittany,

This is a great first snuffle mat. It's not particularly challenging, and we have since upgraded to a larger and more complex snuffle mat for our very smart Brittany, but we still use this one when we're travelling or in a rush. It's soft but durable, and it washes well (in a mesh laundry bag on delicate!).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Laura on Jan 1, 2026

Great for my forager!

Cali loves her new mat! We use this for treats, not for food. She loves searching for her treats and often goes back to it to get more. Really helps her with her

Cali loves her new mat! We use this for treats, not for food. She loves searching for her treats and often goes back to it to get more. Really helps her with her natural instincts to forage through grass for treats.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Holly on Dec 24, 2025

Fun for Luna

Luna is a 2+ year old rescue Corgi who is scared of toys. This mat is a life saver to give her something to do. With her being high energy and need mental stimulation

Luna is a 2+ year old rescue Corgi who is scared of toys. This mat is a life saver to give her something to do. With her being high energy and need mental stimulation this mat gives her both.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Emily on Nov 7, 2025

Not as good as the older ones

I had one of the round mats for my senior chi and it worked really well so I picked up the square mat for my chowhound minpin to try and slow her down while eating

I had one of the round mats for my senior chi and it worked really well so I picked up the square mat for my chowhound minpin to try and slow her down while eating. Within a few washes, the strings on the edges started coming out. It also doesn't do much to slow her down, but she does love to leave her chew treats on it. The cats think it makes a great place to sit.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Jruth on Nov 13, 2025

Good quality and size

I would give 4.5 stars if possible because getting the kibble really hidden takes a bit of massaging. My guess is with the loop ones it might fall to the bottom

I would give 4.5 stars if possible because getting the kibble really hidden takes a bit of massaging. My guess is with the loop ones it might fall to the bottom better. But my dog (pit/hound) gets so into sniffing out her kibble and treats it’s worth the extra effort. Also a good size, lots are too small.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Susan on Nov 21, 2025

Slow feeder worked but

The slow feeder did slow my lab down, however after snuffling for the food the feeder was wet, slimy and disgusting. I would wash it after each meal because it

The slow feeder did slow my lab down, however after snuffling for the food the feeder was wet, slimy and disgusting. I would wash it after each meal because it just was dirty. If you don’t have a dog who drools and slobbers it might be fine. I went back to the plastic slow feeder instead

Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Randi on Nov 8, 2025

Looked promising

Definitely slowed my pup down. However once she found all her food she snatched it off the floor and in under 2 minutes had a large chunk of it in shreds. My pup

Definitely slowed my pup down. However once she found all her food she snatched it off the floor and in under 2 minutes had a large chunk of it in shreds. My pup is 6 months old, 60 pounds already.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Linda on Oct 12, 2025

Skyler loves his snuffle mat

I have to wash it all the time because Skyler loves getting his treats in it and he kind of drools a lot. It’s a great buy for the price after Skyler goes to the

I have to wash it all the time because Skyler loves getting his treats in it and he kind of drools a lot. It’s a great buy for the price after Skyler goes to the bathroom outside. He goes to his snuffle rug because he likes me to put things in it for him to hunt.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Judith on Sep 29, 2025

Forager Medium Feeding Mat - IT WORKS!

Even after he went blind, my senior dog would inhale his dog food in under 3 minutes. (He was convinced I was starving him after vet put him on a diet.) This mat

Even after he went blind, my senior dog would inhale his dog food in under 3 minutes. (He was convinced I was starving him after vet put him on a diet.) This mat keeps his attention for at least 30 minutes. I originally was concerned that he would be confused by it, but the lure of food definitely won out!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Lori on Aug 24, 2025

No more food logs

My Owen would eat so fast that he would vomit his entire stomach of food back up within minutes of finishing. Now I put a bit of kibble (about 20 pieces) in a shallow

My Owen would eat so fast that he would vomit his entire stomach of food back up within minutes of finishing. Now I put a bit of kibble (about 20 pieces) in a shallow bowl so he can munch on that while I sprinkle the remaining kibble across his mat. Stopped the vomiting completely! I'm so happy. Mealtimes are less stressful for us both. The classic "I wish I did this sooner".