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Training and Foraging for Rodents and Rabbits
Handy clicker with finger loop for reward-based training, especially for rats, guinea pigs, and rabbits. The steady click helps to clearly mark desired behavior.
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Round plastic foraging board with various opening mechanisms. For rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus. Use only under supervision.
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Foraging board of approx. 20 cm with 7 lids for rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus. For active searching, rewarding, and mental stimulation.
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Plastic foraging game with sliding and flip lids. For rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, degus, and ferrets. Play together, reward, and learn to search calmly.
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Rotating plastic strategy game with three cups and lids. For rabbits and ferrets who enjoy searching, rotating, and working for a reward.
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Foraging toys with snack cubes for rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, degus, chinchillas, ferrets, and birds. Your pet pulls the strings to find the hidden snacks.
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Put the gray matter to work and boredom has no chance. With this fun wooden thinking game, your guinea pig, rabbit or chinchilla can go wild. Hide a tasty snack in the puzzle and let the animals search and try to get it out. The animals first have to figu
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Compact 12 cm wooden foraging puzzle game for rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus. Fill with pellets, herbs, or suitable snacks and let your animal search, turn, and discover.
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Large wooden foraging puzzle game, 37 cm, for rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus. Fill with pellets, herbs, or suitable snacks and let your animal search, slide, and puzzle.
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Compact wooden foraging puzzle game, 18 cm, for rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus. Fill with pellets, herbs, or suitable snacks and let your animal search, push, and discover.
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Wooden snack game of approx. Ø 15 cm for hiding small rewards. Mental challenge for rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, degus, ferrets, and birds.
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Wooden snack box measuring approx. 14 × 7 × 3 cm with flaps to hide snacks. Mental challenge for rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, degus, ferrets, and birds.
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28 cm wooden foraging puzzle game for rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus. Fill with pellets, herbs, or suitable snacks and let your animal search, slide, and discover.
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22 cm wooden foraging puzzle game for rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus. Fill with pellets, herbs, or suitable snacks and let your animal search, slide, and discover.
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36 cm wooden foraging tree for rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, and degus. Fill with vegetables, herbs, twigs, or snacks for natural foraging and nibbling behavior.
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Introducing our specially formulated forage menu, designed with love and care to offer your furry friend a tasty and balanced meal!
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Wooden agility set with adjustable obstacles for training, playing, and rewarding together. For rats, rabbits, ferrets, and other suitable rodents under supervision.
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Supplementary forage mix for guinea pigs with herbs, flowers, birch twigs, and apple. Ideal for scattering for enrichment and nibbling fun. Also suitable for rabbits and small rodents. Contents: 400 grams.
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Supplementary forage mix for rabbits with hay, herbs, flowers, hazel branches, and natural cranberries. Ideal for scattering to encourage sniffing, searching, and nibbling. Also great as a topping on hay or in foraging toys.
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Tasty malt paste in Multi Fruit or Red Berry. Complementary feed for small quantities, training, or as an aid to medication.
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Natural play and foraging park for rodents and rabbits. Available as Fun-Park and XXL Fun-Park. For searching, nibbling, and discovering.
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Natural log tunnel snack with hay, hibiscus, pea, and carrot. Combines gnawing, snacking, and foraging for rodents and rabbits. Available in small and large.
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Natural hay cube made of mountain meadow hay with mealworms. Great as a snack cube, hiding place, and foraging item for hamsters, mice, gerbils, and other mixed-feeding rodents.
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Natural snack maze and hiding place for small rodents such as hamsters, dwarf hamsters, and mice. To search, sniff, nibble, and discover.
Read moreTraining & Foraging for Rodents & Rabbits
Training and foraging are great ways to spend time together and make daily feeding time more interesting. Many animals enjoy searching, pushing, pulling, or solving a "puzzle" for a reward. With the right level of difficulty, you can work on variety and attention, without it having to be complicated. Specialist since 2011.
Finding food becomes an activity.
From easy to more challenging.
Puzzles, snack balls and sniffing mats.
Training & foraging in brief
- Foraging makes your animal work for (part of) its daily food: searching, pushing, pulling or sniffing.
- Training is cooperation with clear rewards at the right time.
- Best start : 2–3 minutes, easy task, small reward, then a break.
- Helpful : A fixed “reward marker” (e.g. clicker or short word) helps with timing.
How does reward training work?
Training works best when you keep it small. You reward the behavior you want to see, so your pet understands what's expected. This can be done with a mini-snack, but often a small portion of their daily food is also suitable.
- Step 1: Choose 1 easy goal (e.g., touching a target, following quietly, or nose-to-nose with a ball).
- Step 2: Mark the right moment (click or short word) and give a reward immediately afterwards.
- Step 3: Repeat 3–6 times and stop while it's still fun.
- Step 4: Only make it harder when it becomes easy.
A clicker can help because the sound is very recognizable and comes at just the right time. For example, check out our clicker .
Types of foraging toys
- Snack balls & food balls: animal rolls/pushes to get food out.
- Brain games: slide, lift or open flaps for a reward.
- Snuffle mats: hide small portions and let your pet search for them.
- Agility & Targets: Working together and practicing steps (e.g. following, touching target).
Which animals is training and foraging suitable for?
- Rabbits: Often very suitable for target and clicker training, plus brain games.
- Guinea pigs: generally enjoy quiet puzzles, sniffing mats, and easy-to-dispense food balls.
- Rats: Smart and curious; puzzles and training can be a lot of fun.
- Hamsters: primarily foraging and searching in/through materials; choose a low, stable environment.
- Chinchillas & degus: foraging is great, but choose sturdy materials and check for wear and tear.
Helpful addition: choose rewards appropriate for your pet. For rabbits, you can find treats here: rabbit treats .
Checklist: How to choose a good start
- Difficulty: start easy, build up later.
- Reward: small and immediate (preferably also part of the daily diet).
- Size: Toys should fit your pet and its habitat.
- Material: suitable for gnawing behaviour and easy to clean.
- Frequency: Short sessions work better than long ones.
Practical tips
- Keep it short: 2–5 minutes is often enough for a nice session.
- Stop on a success: this will keep your animal motivated for the next time.
- Vary: Change toys each week to keep things interesting.
- Observe: some animals like to sniff, others like to push/roll.
Maintenance
- Check weekly: loose parts, cracks, splinters or rough edges.
- Cleaning: plastic/metal according to product information, always allow to dry thoroughly.
- Wood/cardboard: wet or sticky? Replace.
Safety
- No long loops/cords: choose safely designed toys and fasten them securely.
- Hamsters: prefer low and stable, no high structures as their main activity.
- Reward: Small portions; extras remain supplementary.
- Wear and tear: check more often for strong rodents (degu/chinchilla).
FAQ Training & Foraging
My pet doesn't understand the game. What now?
Make it easier: a larger opening, fewer steps, or hide food "half-visible." If your animal is successful, you can build up the number of steps.
How often can I train?
Short sessions (a few minutes) a few times a week work well for many animals. Look for attention and motivation.
Do I always need snacks?
No. You can also use a portion of the daily feed. This is often practical and helps delay mealtimes.
