bored chinnie/want to spice it up!

[Tillygizmo]

Hey everyone,
I am looking for advice for some really fun toys for inside the cage. My new girl freckles has tons of ledges and a tub as well as her hidey house. As extra she has willow chews and a hanging toy with woods and willow on it. She doesnt seem like she has any fun : /. She just kinda sits in her corner all day. Is there something anyone can think of that I can get to stimulate her more?


Thanks!

P.S. I have been thinking of making toys on my own but I dont know where to get those little metal poles that you put a hook and bell on or antyhing. Suggestions needed

 

[kaykay]

You could do new toys or re-make some of your old ones. Chin spin or flying saucer could be an idea. Then there's all the fleece-y stuff--hammocks, tubes, houses, beds, etc. More ledges maybe?

Do you do playtime? If not, that would be an option. Set up a chin-safe area in a bathroom or small room and let her out for a bit, maybe put some boxes down to let her play with... the options there are endless.

ETA: If she's REALLY new, she's probably just shy or scared because she needs time to settle in...

 

[cuppidsarrows]

If you want to make your own treats you can buy the metal poles at petco, I think is where I saw them, (just the pole no treats on it) or you could get a wire coat hanger and cut it to the length that you need and use that as the metal pole it works just as good.

 

[Nancy S]

Getting them out of the cage to play with you (where they can jump all over you),
then putting them back--they'll be more content and happy. Sounds good-what all
you got in the cage; as far as chew toys and ledges to jump from. Also, as someone
already said, get a wheel-if you don't already have one. Be patient, my one chin took
6 months before he would get on it and run.

 

[Simply Chintastic]

I have to agree with the others, they have all given great suggestion. I hope before to long you'll be posting that Freckles is having the time of her life......

 

[whiskers387]

Well you said she sits in her corner all day, they are nocturnal so thats probably why, she probably is active when you sleep

 

[Marie5656]

Trixie likes the wood sticks I buy her, as well as toilet paper rolls...usually with a bit of paper left on she can chew off. She has a thing for my scocks (not sure why) so I took a mismatched white cotton sock, balled it up and put it in with her. She loves to snuggle with it.
I also will give her a pine cone as a special treat, when I can find one off a safe, untreated tree.

 

[Marie5656]

Sometimes, when Trixie is just sitting, seeming a bit bored, I will pull up a chair and sit with her and chat. Give her some scratches under the chin as well.
I give her an noccasional pine cone (from a safe tree..no pesticides) or empty toilet paper roll. I bring her out every other night into a chin safe room for a good run. I have many places there for her to run and jump and hide. Lots of places to explore. I will often get right down on the floor with her to play.