For our 13th foraging Friday I will be reviewing the Super Bird Creations Foraging Bottom'S Up Bird Toy. Like many of my rats foraging toys this one is originally made for birds, but rats can very much use it and enjoy it as well.
This foraging toy has a very simple design, and is also pretty simple to use. It is made up of a bunch of clear acrylic cups stung up on a metal chain with flower shaped tops blocking the rats immediate access to the food. To use it the rats have to push aside the flower piece, giving them access to the cups contents. Now like other Super Bird Creations foraging toys, this one is great for beginner foragers and later foragers alike. Its simple design lets rats who aren't too confident about foraging quickly learn how to use it, and since the lids go back into place when the rats release the toy they have to repeat this action many times, increasing their confidence of foraging through repetition. With that being said if you have rats that go through these sorts of toys really quickly its also pretty easy to make it harder, either by mixing in mostly normal food like lab blocks (what I do), or by adding some pellet bedding or shredded paper/tissues to the mix so they have to sort more. Cleaning and refilling wise this toy is also great. Since you have easy access to each part of the toy refilling it is a breeze, with the only issue being that the cups move around so moving it once full is difficult (as a result I mostly just refill it directly in the cage while its hanging). As for cleaning its dishwasher safe and also easy to just rinse out and dry, which considering some other bird foraging toys is a very big plus. Overall my rats really seem to enjoy this toy. Just like the four cup horizontal version and the PCV Super Birds toy its not a difficult concept, but it still provides them with lots of fun. I've noticed the top cup in particular can provide a challenge, and if you mount it next to the bars they are forced to climb up to use it which can really increase the enrichment value. Link to this foraging toy: https://amzn.to/3fNKDqt Video showcasing this foraging toy:
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