Cardboard Shredding Mat
Type
Sensory Enrichment
Animals
Felids, hedgehogs, tenrecs, mustelids, rodents, lagomorphs, shrews
Investigation
Destruction
Behaviors
Object Manipulation
Why We Like It
This is a super simple enrichment that can be used in so many ways. Put food between the cardboard strips for a foraging task, or spray scents on each strip to stimulate your animal's senses. You can even hide pieces of bedding between the strips for small animals.
Materials
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Very shallow cardboard box (a shoebox lid will work well)
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Large piece of cardboard
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Tool to cut cardboard
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Ruler
How to Make It
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Measure the width and depth of the shallow cardboard box using a ruler (example: 10"wide and 1" deep)
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Cut several strips of cardboard from your larger piece of cardboard that have the same measurements as the width and depth of your box (example: cut 25 pieces that measure 10" wide by 1" tall)
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Stack each strip of cardboard vertically inside the box
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Put food, nesting material, or scents between each strip of cardboard
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