For our 36th foraging Friday I will be reviewing the Puppies Intelligence Slow Feeder Toy. Like many of my rats foraging toys this one is originally made for dogs, but it also works just as well for rats. To work this toy you want to slide the plastic sliders off of its cup, insert some treats/normal food into that cup, and slide the plastic slider back over-top of the food.
To use the foraging toy your rats must then slide the plastic sliders off of the food filled cups using their paws or nose in order to access the treats inside. If you place some crinkled paper or tissue into the food cups this will also extend their time figuring out how to get to the food inside. And since the foraging sliders are attached firmly to the toy you can even use it in the cage without the fear that your rat might remove and loose some pieces. Now cleaning and refill wise this toy is one of the easier foraging toys out there. To refill it all you have to do is move the plastic or wooden sliders, place food in the now exposed cups, and finally push these sliders back onto the now full cups. And as for cleaning this toy is fully plastic with all pieces readily accessible, so it can be cleaned with water. Like other foraging toys I usually just wipe it down, but washing it in full is also fine as it can easily be dried afterwards. Overall this foraging toy works well for its purpose of being a sliding foraging toy. Its not the most complex foraging toy by far, but its a great way to help rats or other animals that are new to foraging to gain confidence foraging and to give them a mild challenge that can help extend eating time. My rats have really enjoyed using it and again while its not super complex it is a fun way to include all my rats in foraging sessions because no matter how skilled they are with foraging they can pick up the idea here pretty quickly. Link to this foraging toy (comes in pink, green, and blue): https://amzn.to/3n1wqcx Link to a rainbow wooden version of this foraging toy: https://amzn.to/38frf4g
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