Enrichment for Ducks

[fatty and friends]

Can you please share some pictures of your mats and toys when you are able? I was just talking with my hubby last night about improving enrichment over the winter months, and I was thinking of building a foraging box (kind of like a sand box for kids with hidden treats), but we couldn’t quite come up with the perfect design, and couldn’t decide on a safe but interesting substrate.

yep, here's some pictures! i buy the mats/snuffle balls on amazon but i've seen a lot of people make their own!

 

[Daphne_loves_mealworms]

yep, here's some pictures! i buy the mats/snuffle balls on amazon but i've seen a lot of people make their own!View attachment 3312692View attachment 3312694View attachment 3312693

Thank you! Those are wonderful!

 

[ProudRedneck]

Best toy I've found for my drake. In the video below you can see he actually plays with it hard enough that he gets himself panting & tired out.

https://www.petsmart.com/bird/toys-...ng-things-bamboo-spider-bird-toy-5297833.html

 

[Summer_]

Best toy I've found for my drake. In the video below you can see he actually plays with it hard enough that he gets himself panting & tired out.

Wow! He even attacked the duck that came near him

 

[Summer_]

You could try a ball, mine go crazy for it

 

[ruthhope]

Best toy I've found for my drake. In the video below you can see he actually plays with it hard enough that he gets himself panting & tired out.

https://www.petsmart.com/bird/toys-...ng-things-bamboo-spider-bird-toy-5297833.html
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Is that how you are distracting him from over-mating Daffy?!!!
;-)

 

[ProudRedneck]

Wow! He even attacked the duck that came near him

Daisy just gets himself in a frenzy sometimes That was his girlfriend, Daffy, that walked by. I only have the two ducks. I love that I can hear him playing with it at night too while I'm in the living room watching TV. He loves that thing and he doesn't let Daffy play with it either Good thing she keeps herself entertained by creating & biting at her own bubbles in the water tub

 

[ProudRedneck]

Is that how you are distracting him from over-mating Daffy?!!!
;-)

Actually, that was exactly why I got it. Daffy was doing her part by telling him no and it served as a way for him to take out his frustration instead of persisting.

I felt bad for the guy, it's not his fault he constantly has the urge Also, Daffy did great too by letting him be successful sometimes so he wasn't constantly having to play by himself.