What kind of household objects can be turned into guinea pig toys?

How can I make whole made hamster an guinea pig toys?

• My guinea pigs (adults and baby) look sad the adults have no toys.... But the baby does but I want her to have more toys how do I make whole made toys for my baby guinea pig my adult ...show more

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  Here are some ideas for your hamster and guinea pigs' home-made toys: Guinea pigs: Having a pair or a group of is very important. Wild guinea pigs live in herds and depend on each other for security. Lone guinea pigs can become bored, inactive and depressed. Guinea pigs are prey animals and so they like places to hide. Provide them with retreat areas such as cardboard boxes (with holes cut into the sides), tunnels (made of willow, plastic or cardboard) and piles of hay. Guinea pigs need to gnaw in order to wear down their continually-growing teeth. Provide them with fruit tree branches, such as apple and willow, for the ideal natural dental chew. Fill paper bags with natural treats or hide vegetables in plant pots. This will encourage your guinea pigs to forage for their food, as they would in the wild. Be inventive when providing enrichment. Change the objects and the layout of the run and hutch regularly in order to keep your guinea pigs interested and alert. Hamsters: Hide tasty treats and small quantities of bedding materials in plant pots and small boxes. Your hamster will enjoy searching for them and scurrying back to their nesting area with them. To add an extra level of challenge, you could construct a maze out of pieces of card. Fill washed plastic takeaway with organic soil to create a digging pit. Your hamster will enjoy the opportunity to burrow and the soil will keep its coat in good condition. Your children’s old toys can be passed on to your hamster and become objects of fascination to be climbed and explored. Hamster wheels are a traditional piece of apparatus in the Hamster Gym. Choose a solid plastic wheel as hamsters can get their feet trapped in mesh ones. Toilet roll tubes or plastic tubes and cereal boxes make inexpensive hiding places that your hamster will enjoy exploring. Hamsters love to climb and to gnaw. Apple wood twigs and branch can fulfil both needs. *Info from wood green animal shelters, for more info visit http://www.woodgreen.org.uk/