What Do Reindeer Eat?

Reindeer eat mosses, herbs, ferns, grasses, and the shoots and leaves of shrubs and trees, especially willow and birch. In winter, they make do with lichen (also called reindeer moss) and fungi, scraping the snow away with their hooves to get it.

What are reindeers favorite food?

Reindeer, or caribou, are primarily plant eaters that love feeding on leafy greens and mushrooms, and on occasion, bird eggs and arctic char. And though they're not available to them in their natural habitat, they also love carrots and apples as a little sweet treat.

Do reindeers eat carrots?

“Carrots are great for reindeer,” confirms O'Connell. “They love them and they give them energy. And, of course, carrots help them to see at night.”