For our 11th foraging Friday we will be reviewing the bird food tumbler foraging toy. This toy is very similar to another foraging toy I've reviewed in function, however it executes this function in a superior way.The whole point of this foraging toy is for the rats (or birds, I won't judge if you use it for the intended animal :P) to turn the flower-shaped tumbler, and as they do so food will inevitably get caught in the tube, traveling downwards and becoming accessible to the animals. This toy has several levels of difficulty, which can be changed by how far in you snap the tube. Honestly as soon as the food level gets below half though the difficulty goes up, so I haven't felt the ned to mess with the tube other than for cleaning and refilling purposes. And that brings me to the ease of cleaning and refilling this toy. Unlike some other foraging toys that don't come apart (cough cough JW Pet Company 31136 Tip and Treat for Pets foraging toy!), this food tumbler can be fully disassembled for cleaning (it all unscrews), or if you just want to refill/do a light clean then simply twisting the tube allows for easy removal and easy refilling/cleaning. This tube is then easily inserted once you are finished and locks into place with a simple twist. Usage wise this has easily been one of my rats favorites for the 2 or so years that I've had it. Its up there with the foraging wheel as it can hold and dispense the rats normal lab blocks and so I often use it for dispensing normal food alone. All the rats know how to work it, although only Bean was willing to show off in front of the camera (and even then it took me FOREVER to get those meager clips because Bean kept getting distracted by me being nearby the cage. I've been trying to record these clips for weeks now, seriously I don't know what it is about this foraging toy but the rats did not want me to get clips of them using it!) Overall this is probably one of my favorite rat foraging toys, and I'm so glad I can finally review it. The rats certainly had a blast digging out their favorite treats (and making a mess - see why I usually stick to lab blocks alone?!), and they really enjoy working this toy. Link to this foraging toy: https://www.caitec.com/…/b…/bird-toys-foraging/food-tumbler/ Video showcasing this foraging toy:
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