When you first start using your mat, sprinkle several small pieces of your rabbits’ favorite food over the top of the mat, so that it’s easy to find. You can try all different textures and sizes of tubes, from toilet paper tubes to wicker tubes or a length of the downspout. However, if your bunnies live in a hutch or cage and have no access to the outside, they won’t be able to indulge themselves in this important bunny behavior. Making toilet paper tube balls is easy, and many rabbits enjoy them because they are small enough to toss around.

Snuffle Mat for Rabbits - Etsy UK Snuffle Mat for Rabbits - Etsy UK

Your rabbits will spend hours rummaging among the material in the box to find the treats or just enjoy digging! With this in mind, we will categorize our DIY rabbit toys according to our rabbits’ natural behaviors and offer different toys that will help your bunnies express these behaviors. I know I had the option to walk away and do other things, but it was far too amusing to watch them go at it. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of rabbit toys out there on the market, so DIY rabbit toys are often the best way to go.Vilde’s small mat required 1 fleece blanket, Since this mat will be 4 times bigger, I will probably need 4 fleece blankets.

Rosewood SNUFFLE FORAGE MAT FOR SMALL ANIMALS

She has a strong love for all animals of all shapes and sizes (and particularly loves a good interspecies friendship) and wants to share her animal knowledge and other experts' know ledge with pet lovers across the globe.The wrapped bundle of sticks provide an excellent toy for your bunny to file down its teeth and promote good dental health. They knew just what to do, It took them about ten minutes but they were highly motivated and stuck with the task. Herbs like mint and parsley are really easy to grow on a windowsill and will quickly reach the size where you can offer them to your rabbits. I decided to fold my strips once over, insert them into the holes and thread the endings into the loop the strip forms. It’s very easy to make a washable snuffle mat yourself using a dish draining mat or outdoor mat and strips of fleece fabric.