See-Saw Feeder
Type
Food-Based Enrichment
Animals
Best for smaller land-dwelling animals that forage for food
Food Extraction
Foraging
Behaviors
Problem Solving
Why We Like It
By attaching a deck brush to a mini teeter-totter, you can make food-extraction behaviors a little more challenging! You can also add scents to this enrichment item instead of food.
Materials
Piece of wooden board
Small log cut in half lengthwise
Bolts long enough to span the deck brush and wooden board, compatible nuts
Screws long enough to span the 1/2 log and wooden board
Drill
How to Make It
Drill holes the size of your bolts through the deck brush and wooden board
Attach the deck brush to the wooden board using the bolts and secure with nuts
Flip the board upside-down and place the 1/2 log in the middle of the board, ensuring that it is perpendicular to the deck brush on the other side. Attach using screws.
Clean the deck brush
Place bits of food (veggies, nuts, seeds, insects, grains) inbetween the bristles of the deck brush.
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