yaretzi
Wise Old Thumper
I'm struggling for new ideas.
basically, I have them in a 6 x 5 shed and between 9am-9pm they're let out via their runaround tube to a 6 x 4 run, and I try to let them out as much as possible - every 2 days as a minimum. they also have a shelf inside the shed providing another 6 foot x 1.5 foot of space.
in terms of enrichment and toys they have:
-a variety of ways to feed them including scatter feeding, doggy brain toys, wobbly balls, rolly balls, put in a box with hay to forage/dig, hand-fed, put into hangy balls, stuffed into loo rolls with hay, etc.
-cardboard toilet roll tubes and larger ones to run through.
-a variety of boxes to jump in and out of that I arrange nicely, I make their own little castle from them .
-fabric tubes to run through, as well as plastic ones.
-fabric pop up shelters to hide in.
-a huge variety of throwy/nudgy items which get largely ignored :roll:.
-willow balls and toys to nom.
-foraged fresh food and dried out willow sticks with the leaves on etc, so interesting stuff for them to eat...
-interactions with hoomins.
the only thing I can think of that I haven't used is a diggy box, which I'm working on. i also like the idea of a cat scratching post kinda but I'm struggling to find one that's suitable, ie not too high with a decently stable platform as they're not as nimble as cats! they have an inbuilt shelf of 56cm, so anything around that height or similar would be fab...
basically any suggestions would be good. or links to items/sites would be equally as fabulous. feel like their life is a bit boring, wanna spice it up with a bit of variety, as I can't rotate the big toys much...since the cardboard stuff can't go outside coz of rain & dew
basically, I have them in a 6 x 5 shed and between 9am-9pm they're let out via their runaround tube to a 6 x 4 run, and I try to let them out as much as possible - every 2 days as a minimum. they also have a shelf inside the shed providing another 6 foot x 1.5 foot of space.
in terms of enrichment and toys they have:
-a variety of ways to feed them including scatter feeding, doggy brain toys, wobbly balls, rolly balls, put in a box with hay to forage/dig, hand-fed, put into hangy balls, stuffed into loo rolls with hay, etc.
-cardboard toilet roll tubes and larger ones to run through.
-a variety of boxes to jump in and out of that I arrange nicely, I make their own little castle from them .
-fabric tubes to run through, as well as plastic ones.
-fabric pop up shelters to hide in.
-a huge variety of throwy/nudgy items which get largely ignored :roll:.
-willow balls and toys to nom.
-foraged fresh food and dried out willow sticks with the leaves on etc, so interesting stuff for them to eat...
-interactions with hoomins.
the only thing I can think of that I haven't used is a diggy box, which I'm working on. i also like the idea of a cat scratching post kinda but I'm struggling to find one that's suitable, ie not too high with a decently stable platform as they're not as nimble as cats! they have an inbuilt shelf of 56cm, so anything around that height or similar would be fab...
basically any suggestions would be good. or links to items/sites would be equally as fabulous. feel like their life is a bit boring, wanna spice it up with a bit of variety, as I can't rotate the big toys much...since the cardboard stuff can't go outside coz of rain & dew