Ferret toys
The ferret is a very playful animal. These pets are constantly in motion: scatter small things on the floor, play naughty on the shelves in closets with clothes and even rummage in flower pots. This is why ferret toys are a must and can save pet owners a lot of problems.
DIY toy tunnel for a decorative ferret
In order to get rid of the negative consequences of fluffy games, you need to make him a separate play area. For ferrets, any toys are suitable, from balls to special diggers. You can also make a tunnel yourself.
What is suitable for games
Ferret toys vary. Pets love everything that makes noise and moves. Large containers filled with small objects are especially attracted to animals, which is why they turn flower pots upside down.
It's funny to watch a ferret play, but sometimes the actions of a furry can upset its owner: petty hooligans constantly find some small things, hide them like their own prey. The owner of the small carnivore should make sure that the ferret plays safely. The only way out is to buy or make DIY ferret toys.
The owner of the animal can use various unnecessary things. Since the ferret prefers to hide during games or hide some toys inside upholstered furniture, on the shelves of cabinets and even in plastic bags, he should be given possession of an unnecessary cloth bag or hammock. They are also easy to sew. And in order for the animal not to rummage in flower pots, it should be given a shoebox filled with small toys, bottle corks and other unnecessary things.
Various toys for pet ferrets
Cat toys will be a good entertainment for the ferret: the animal reflex to hunt small rodents takes its toll. By tying a small stuffed toy to a string and dragging it across the floor, you can make your pet hunt. When a person cannot play with a ferret, the homemade product should simply be hung from the door handle.
He will also be interested in playing with a ball. Ferrets often chase them around the room, just like cats.
But the favorite places for ferrets to play are tunnels and labyrinths.
Features of making tunnels for ferrets
The tunnel is a toy for the ferret, which he will never refuse, because in nature these animals often attack burrows of small rodents during hunting.
It is not at all difficult to make such an item on your own. The main thing is to know some of the features:
- Ferret toys should not be designed with sharp edges, so braid should be applied to the edges of the tunnel.
- The dimensions of the tunnel must be large. The longer and wider it is, the more interesting the ferret will be. In addition, the diameter of the pipe itself should be taken into account. The main thing is that the animal has enough room to turn around in the tunnel.
- There should be openings in the walls for air access.Since the animal can play in it for a long time, it is important that it receives the required amount of oxygen.
Ferret Tunnel Manufacturing Principles
You can design a tunnel for a ferret with your own hands in many ways. Even children can make some versions of toys in a few minutes. In addition, their quality will not differ much from the expensive goods sold in specialized stores. And the ferret himself will love such a toy and spend most of his time in it.
For the manufacture of toys for pets, ordinary plastic bottles, pipes, as well as cardboard can be used. Each ferret owner can choose any option that will be available to him. Helping with the construction of the tunnel itself can be advice from other animal owners who have found their own way to satisfy the need for ferret games.
How to make a bottle tunnel
The adorable pet tunnel can be made from simple large volume plastic bottles. This version of a toy for an animal is inexpensive, but it will give him no less pleasure than even a specialized product from a store. The main thing is to adhere to the manufacturing instructions:
- Take several 2L bottles, remove the labels from them and wash.
- Using a knife, cut off the neck and bottom of all bottles.
- Apply electrical tape to the cut edges, which will serve as a sealing gasket for connecting all parts of the tunnel and will save the animal from the risk of cuts and injuries.
- In each bottle, make several holes through which air will penetrate into the tunnel.
- Combine all elements into one common structure.
Such a toy will bring a lot of pleasure to the ferret. The animal will willingly climb into the pipe, stay there for hours, play and even sleep. The main thing is that all holes and joints of the bottles are braided with electrical tape or cloth.
There is another option, less cheap, but more interesting for the ferret. Sewer pipes can be used as a building material. A plastic tunnel will be good fun for the animal, since this material is easy to make not only the tunnel itself, but even the labyrinth. The manufacturing procedure itself will not be difficult, because modern plastic pipes have special grooves for connecting additional elements.
How to make a toy out of cardboard
It is also easy to make a tunnel from ordinary cardboard with your own hands. This method is easy and simple, especially for those people who have a lot of empty boxes of household appliances, shoes and other things. All that is needed is to cut out the side walls in them and connect all the elements into one large tunnel.
In one of the combined boxes, you can place various small objects, scraps of paper and bottle corks. Since the animal loves to dig into small things, such a find in a tunnel or labyrinth will pleasantly surprise him, because these pussies love everything that rustles, spins and makes noise.