Care Tip of the Month - September

You can make a great toy for small furries or parrots using an egg box or a clean empty card box, (such as one that had cereal bars, jaffa cakes or wrapped bars of soap in) . Fill it with shredded plain matt paper (the stuff that you can buy as paper nesting material for hamsters is great for this - do not use gloss paper or paper that has been printed on), and then put some of their favourite treats in amongst the shredded paper. Close the box and then they will have to chew their way in as well as finding the treats. My gerbils often use the box for sleeping in afterwards or as a tunnel or play thing. This toy is great fun for any pet that likes to chew, hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats, degus, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets or parrots will all enjoy finding the treats. Some pets are smarter than others and if yours struggles to get into the box, you can make a little tear in one of the sides to start them off. They will soon get the idea that there is food inside and will start to make the hole bigger to get to the tasty treats!