How To Make Guinea Pig Toys: Three Simple Toys to Make for your Piggies

Toy #1:

Cardboard Ball

These toys are great to stuff with hay, carrots, kale, and other treats. Your guinea pigs will love them!

You will need:

A cardboard tube

Scissors

Treats

1. Cut four small round strips of cardboard from the tube.

2. Put one of the strips inside the other, so they overlap.

3. Put another strip inside those two.

4. Place the last strip the same way.

5. Stuff treats inside it through the cracks, and you're done!

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Toy #2

Hanging Toy
featuring Thing One

You will need:

A cardboard tube

Scissors

Ball of twine

Treats

1. Cut two round strips of cardboard off of the cardboard tube.

2. Cut a hole in each side of one of the strips.

3. Cut a piece of twine from the ball of twine.

4. Tie a knot in one end.

5. Put one side of the strip of cardboard onto the twine.

6. Take a thin carrot slice and poke a medium sized hole in it.

7. Put the carrot slice onto the twine. String the twine through the other hole in the cardboard strip.

8. Cut holes in the other piece of cardboard, same as step 2.

9. Tie a knot in the twine, right near the top of the other cardboard strip.

10. Repeat step 5 with the second cardboard strip.

11. Take another carrot slice and repeat steps six and seven.

12. You can substitute carrots for most treats, such as kale or apple. Hang the toy in your piggies' cage and they will happily start eating away!

Toy #3

You will need:

Scissors
Two cardboard balls (Toy #1)
Ball of twine
Treats

1. Take one cardboard strip off of each cardboard ball.

2. Cut a hole in each side of both strips. Put the strips back on.

3. Cut a piece of twine from the ball of twine.

4. Tie a knot in the end of the twine.

5. Put both cardboard balls onto the twine.

6. Stuff treats inside of both cardboard balls, hang it on your guinea pig's cage, and you're done!