Great new toy!!

[oscar54]

Awesome toy idea! Very simple!
Just take a film canester( little bottle that film comes in) poke some big enough holes all around it, fill it with favorite treats( timothy works well) then put the cap on. Thats it! It's that easy! It works really well with my pigs and there so selfish, they wont take turns playing with it. I think i'll make a second one! It's funny watching them trying to get to the treats inside.
Well good luck, let me know how good it works for you.

[Jennie&Steve]

Great idea! I modified your idea a little (since I don't have any film canisters right now). I took an empty toilet paper roll (too small for my full-grown guinea pig to get inside) and crumpled up some newspaper. I stuck some sliced carrots in the folds of the newspaper and then shoved it all inside the toilet paper roll. She can smell the carrots and it's driving her crazy trying to get them out. I can tell she'll be working on it for a while.

Thanks for the idea!

[KmKrazy9]

That is a very cute idea. My guinea Pig really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing!

[supertramp]

I KNEW I'd need those empty film pots one day! Thanks for the idea.

[Piglet]

. My mums just come back from a holiday, so she has tons of those around the house! Sounds like a fab idea.

[GuineaTV]

LOL my Fozzie would definitely eat the canister.

[mncavylover]

That sounds good, but does anyone know if that plastic is ok for cavies? Mine will definitely eat a part of it in their madness! =) Thanks for the idea!

[cavylover]

How isnt plastic fine.They Chew up their pigloos and its safe.Also my Bowls are almost all plastic.The film canasters should be ok because they wont be able to take big chunks out of it.

[mncavylover]

So ALL plastic is safe? What about the funny film smell from the chemicals left in the canisters? I thought some types of plastic weren't safe because they splinter. Thanks for the answer though! =)

[CuteFluffyThing]

hey , im definately going to try that . Have you allso tried taking a plastic bag and filling it with fresh grass and closing it ? I releber that my two GP's where each pulling at one side of the bag , eventually ripping it open and then they ate the whole bag . Still was funny because it toook them an hour .

Instead of a filmroll (plastic) i would use something wooden , carving a hole in it and out the treats there , it would help exercise the chewing muscles of the Gp and allso keeps his teeth short

[mom to cujo]

What would make you let your pigs have a plastic bag? Don't you think that they would choke or suffocate from the plastic? Not a great idea!

[CuteFluffyThing]

Originally Posted by mom to cujo

What would make you let your pigs have a plastic bag? Don't you think that they would choke or suffocate from the plastic? Not a great idea!

read my post more carefully next time . i said plastic with HOLES , BREATHING HOLES IN CASE THEY ARE IN THE BAG and of course we are being carefull when we give them toys , we watch them when they are playing with it and our GP's dont eat the plastic , they just rip it off and spit it out

[mom to cujo]

And you know that they spit it all out...how? Please, anyone that would give plastic bags to their pigs is a bit off.

[cavylover]

Plastic bags are just a poor way of thinking of ways to give your cavy things to do.You dont give children bags to play with do you .Even if there is holes they can still swallow it(even if YOURS SPITS IT OUT) and get stuck in their throat and still sufficate.Not a good idea:S

[mom to cujo]

Thank You!!

[mncavylover]

Originally Posted by CuteFluffyThing

Have you allso tried taking a plastic bag and filling it with fresh grass and closing it ? I releber that my two GP's where each pulling at one side of the bag , eventually ripping it open and then they ate the whole bag . Still was funny because it toook them an hour .

Originally Posted by CuteFluffyThing

read my post more carefully next time . i said plastic with HOLES , BREATHING HOLES IN CASE THEY ARE IN THE BAG and of course we are being carefull when we give them toys , we watch them when they are playing with it and our GP's dont eat the plastic , they just rip it off and spit it out

Hmm... that's very odd... you seem to have contradicted yourself. Do I sense someone lying here?
DO NOT give piggies a plastic bag!!!!!!! Did they eat the bag or spit it out???? Sorry I'm getting so upset, but I really don't think you're telling the truth. I hope that next time you'll think about your answers a little harder before writing them down.

[LiciaMommycott]

Originally Posted by CuteFluffyThing

Have you allso tried taking a plastic bag and filling it with fresh grass and closing it ? I releber that my two GP's where each pulling at one side of the bag , eventually ripping it open and then they ate the whole bag . Still was funny because it toook them an hour

OK a bag full of hay sounds fun but for gosh sake - NEVER USE A PLASTIC BAG!!!! How about a paper bag instead? You could poke some holes in it so they know there's hay in there.

[Dinochick]

Thanks for the idea! My pig loves it and its tons of fun to watch him also!! Thanks

[yo_rico]

The film canister was fun for about 2 minutes. I actually saw little arms reaching out and pushing! Now he’s just trying to eat the canister open. Does anyone know if gp really spit plastic out?

[Emily F.]

I don't give my pig plastic anything, so I wouldn't know. Sorry.