Cup Holder Hanger
Type
Food-Based Enrichment
Animals
Best for small, land-dwelling animals.
Food Extraction
Problem Solving
Behaviors
Destruction
Why We Like It
This is a very easy DIY enrichment that can take animals quite a bit of time to solve. It require animals to use problem-solving skills but also allows them to be destructive to retrieve the food in the cups. Hang this just above a comfortable reach to encourage animals to climb and stretch for their treats!
Materials
Paper cup holder
Twine
Scissors
How to Make It
Cut the "pointy parts" out of the cupholder
Poke holes through the peak of each "pointy part"
Tie a knot at one end of a piece of twine
Thread the "pointy parts" onto the twine in opposite directions to form closed chambers
Cut the twine with enough length to hang the enrichment
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