For our 26th foraging Friday I will be reviewing the Kaytee Toss & Learn Carrot Game. This foraging toy is one of the rare small animal based foraging toys that I have for my rats, and its use is fairly similar to many other small animal foraging toys. To use this foraging toy you just attach the toy to your cage corner, remove the 3 carrot chews, place a few small treats into the holes, and then place the carrot chews back on top of the treats. You also have a large hole in the middle of the toy which can be filled with treats or normal food.
As far as use goes this toy is super simple. The rats just have to pick up or use their paws to push out the carrot chews to access the treats below. And of course any food placed in the large hole out front can be readily eaten without any work. Once the treats have been eaten the rats can also chew up the carrot chews, or even chew the treat holder itself. Refill wise this toy is a bit of a mixed bag. Adding treats is pretty easy, since you just have to place a few small treats in each hole and cover them with one of the carrot chews. But because the holes are small and shallow you can't place many treats inside, which does somewhat limit its use as a foraging toy. As for cleaning this toy is also a bit mixed. On one hand its made of wood, and so any cleaning is going to be difficult. This is compounded by the fact that the toy has metal rods on each side which allow it to be connected to the cage. On the other hand because this toy is wood, it is meant to be chewed up, and due to its small size and fairly low price this kind of dispensableness isn't a huge downside. This is one of those toys that I'll put up for my rats from time to time, and once it gets too chewed I don't mind getting rid of the remaining scraps. Overall this is a fun and simple foraging toy for rats, and a very cute addition to their cage. Its not an incredible foraging toy and its really more of a chew toy than anything else, but my rats seem to enjoy chewing it on occasion and they always enjoy finding treats in the holes so it serves its intended purpose pretty well. ​Foraging toy link: https://amzn.to/3kItQrr Video showcasing this foraging toy:
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