For our 41st foraging Friday I will be reviewing the Sheens Parrot Star Multi-Layer Foraging Toy. This foraging toy is technically made for parrots, but like with many of my rat's other foraging toys it works just as well for rats. To use this toy is very simple - all you have to do is thread the metal skewer through the hole in the plate and the ball halves, making sure to place one of the start covers over each one (since this toy comes in 1 layer, 2 layers, and 3 layers, this will depend on which version you get. I got the 2 layer version). I recommend waiting to fill the ball halves until after you have hung up the toy, but if you plan to put fruits or veggies on the leftover top part of the skewer you will need to do that first.
As for how the rats use this toy once you place some treats inside the ball halves your rats will have to either pus aside the star to get to the treats, or grab and wiggle them out from the holes, or even shake the entire toys so that the treats gradually fall onto the hanging plate. My rats used all three methods and seemed to really enjoy figuring out different ways to get to the treats in each level. They also enjoyed the fruit I placed on the skewer above the ball halves, having to gradually gnaw it off bit by bit. Cleaning wise the this toy is also super easy to take apart, clean, dry, and then reassemble. It only takes a minute or two to assemble or disassemble it, and everything but the skewer is plastic, making it easy to clean and dry. Overall I was pretty happy with this foraging toy and my rats really seemed to enjoy it. It is a bit wobbly, but that seems to be a purposeful thing that adds a bit of challenge to the toy instead of a big hindrance. I initially didn't think the skewed would fit in the small hole in the fruit plate and so I initially used pipe cleaners to hold everything together, and that was super wobbly and not as fun for the rats. Later when I went back and actually tried the metal skewer that the toy came wit I found that it fits perfectly and makes the toy a lot more stable and fun, so I'd definitely recommend using what the toy comes with to hang it up. Link to this foraging toy: https://amzn.to/35Fujoq Video showcasing this foraging toy:
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