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Post by katt on Jun 29, 2013 2:21:55 GMT -5
Please share your homemade foraging toy ideas!
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Post by Sherry on Jun 29, 2013 9:05:56 GMT -5
Treat wrapped up in a crumbled paper
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2013 17:50:52 GMT -5
we used to save toilet paper tubes and paper towel tubes, put them in a box and then put treats in them. Also, i put treats in Pauls shoes. Paul really didn't like that!!!
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Post by Heather on Jun 29, 2013 19:24:36 GMT -5
Egg cartons with treats ciao
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Post by katt on Jun 29, 2013 23:58:58 GMT -5
I put treats inside of a toilet paper tube and crush the ends closed. Definitely a supervision only toy though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2013 0:18:45 GMT -5
I haven't tried this yet, but everyone's suggestions gave me the idea to put a treat in a toilet paper roll and stuff both ends with new paper, for hearing ferrets it will rattle and catch their attention. I've also seen people who put treats in Easter eggs, other people who hide them in dig boxes. I really wanna find a good foraging toy online, but can't find any that don't have reviews saying they're way too easy to figure out.
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Post by katt on Jun 30, 2013 0:25:00 GMT -5
You could put treats inside plastic Easter eggs as well. Just watch for any cracking and toss when you see any.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2013 22:51:02 GMT -5
I place treats in shoes, or inside a box of packaging peanuts.. Its amazing how fast he finds them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2013 22:11:02 GMT -5
Treats in soda bottles with holes cut in them. I use different sized bottles from 16 oz up to 3 litters and they all come tackling them soon as I set one down.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2013 10:57:09 GMT -5
I never thought of cutting holes in soda bottles, thanks for that good idea!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2013 14:41:44 GMT -5
Yw!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2013 3:01:09 GMT -5
We bought cat toy balls with the bells in them. Well he loved the tube they came in better! We put a sock on the other end and he had a ball for hours just pushing it around and 'killing' it! Lol!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2013 15:19:40 GMT -5
We have filled the cat carrier with scrunched newspaper then we Velcro it shut placing it on a wooden storage box, she climbs up the box chews the Velcro open (pre made cable tidy Velcro tab) then claws open the door to the carrier to dig around the newspaper before nesting in for a snooze. She loves it! Although she would happily settle for the Velcro to chew all day long x
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Post by katt on Aug 3, 2013 22:37:09 GMT -5
The egg carton and soda bottles are great ideas - I am definitely going to give those a try. This isn't truly "homemade" in the sense of this thread, but someone gifted me a wonderful foraging toy made out of two pig or cow hooves with hte hollow parts facing each other. They hang from a hook so that the ferret has to push them apart to get the treat out of the hollow part of the hoof. Koda likes it, Kenai likes it too because he can actually "solve" it. (giggle)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2013 8:48:12 GMT -5
Question - if I wanted to put foraging materials inside a dig box full of packing peanuts, are they likely to chow down on the peanuts?
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