For our 22nd foraging Friday I will be reviewing the YINGGE Wooden Bird Foraging Feeder Toy. Like many foraging toys that I've reviewed this one is originally meant for birds, but also works great for rats. To prep this toy you just need to slide back the drawers, place treats in each one, and then slide them back into place. When starting out its a good idea to only use one or two drawers, but as they get the idea you can work your way up to all 4 drawers.
As for the rats using this toy is fairly similar to the hanging drawer foraging toy i reviewed before. Like that foraging toy to use this one the rats have to pull out the drawers in order to get to the treats inside. When you only have 1-3 drawers that isn't too hard of a task - some rats might take a bit to figure out how to remove the drawers, but once they figure it out its not too difficult. The hard part however comes in when you add the 4th drawer - because the shelf holding the drawers is just barely large enough to fit all 4 together, getting one out when all 4 are inside is quite a challenge and a big jump in difficulty. Still, once your rats figure it out they shouldn't have too much of a problem getting the drawers out and getting to their yummy reward. As for refilling this toy, that's a fairly easy thing to do. Like I said in the first paragraph all you have to do is open the drawers, place food inside, then shut the drawers. It only takes a few seconds and is a big plus to this toy. Cleaning on the other hand can be a bit difficult. Like many wooden toys this toy can eventually soak up urine (even if the rats don't pee on it they will mark it, and that can add up over time), plus as a wooden toy it can be chewed. Now I haven't seen much chew damage or even pee damage with mine, however I mainly use it as a training prop for scent games so it hasn't been through much wear and tear. Overall this is a fun foraging toy for rats, and a nice step up from most drawer toys. Its a bit more prone to pee and chewing damage than acrylic toys, but you can prevent most of this damage by either using it outside the cage or under supervision. It also makes a great training prop and the 2 small holes in the drawers have made it ideal for scent training some of my harder tricks. Link to this foraging toy: https://amzn.to/2B7ixad Video showcasing this foraging toy:
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