Cut your plywood to be the same size as the box lid.
If the lid is attached to the box with hardware, use a screwdriver to remove the hardware, and the box lid, for this next step.
Attach the plywood to the box lid. Put the plywood on top of the box lid so the edges line up, and drill a hole towards each corner of the "wood sandwich". These are the holes for the bolts that will hold the lid to the piece of plywood. Thread a bolt through each hole and secure it with a wingnut.
Use a hole saw to cut the puncture holes through the lid and the piece of plywood. These holes will be where the animal punches through the paper to access the food, so choose a hole size that's appropriate for your animal.
Re-attach the lid to the box with the hardware.
Your paper punch box is complete! You'll need to add paper. To do so, remove the plywood from the top of the box lid by unscrewing the wingnuts from each of the bolts and pulling the bolts out of their holes. Put a piece of paper on top of the box lid, put the plywood on top of the paper, and replace the bolts and wingnuts.
Fill the box with food and give your your animal!

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