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inparticular.ai
A one-year-old Silver Marten looking for enrichment on a budget — great starting point. Silver Martens are sharp and curious, so they get bored fast if there's nothing to do. Before I point you anywhere, is your rabbit free-roaming indoors, in a hutch, or a mix of both?
She's in a large indoor enclosure most of the time but gets a couple of hours free-roaming in the living room each day.
inparticular.ai
Perfect setup. So she needs enrichment that works in both spaces — things she can interact with in her enclosure and things that travel well for roaming time. Are you mainly looking to add foraging, physical activity, or something to stop her chewing the furniture when she's out?
Honestly all three, but I'd love something I can make myself or build on cheaply rather than buying loads of expensive toys.
inparticular.ai
Then the single best starting point is the Rosewood Boredom Breaker Activity Centre. It's a willow and wood base with multiple attachments — tunnels, hanging chews, foraging spots — and it costs around £12–15 on Amazon UK. The reason I like it for DIY people is that it's essentially a frame you can swap parts in and out of. Buy it once, then rotate cheap additions: stuff it with hay, tuck herbs or dried forage inside the tunnels, hang apple sticks from it. The base stays, the contents change, and your rabbit never sees the same setup twice.
That sounds really good. What kind of DIY things actually work well with something like that?
inparticular.ai
Cardboard tubes stuffed with hay and a pinch of dried chamomile or forage mix — she'll shred to get to it. Egg boxes filled the same way. A toilet roll packed with leafy herbs. Paper bags twisted shut around a few pellets. None of it costs much, and rotating what's inside the activity centre every couple of days keeps her guessing. For the free-roam time, scatter a few forage pieces under a folded towel or inside a crinkled piece of paper — Silver Martens love working for food.
This is really helpful. Is there anything I should avoid with DIY enrichment?
inparticular.ai
A few things: avoid any cardboard with glossy print or heavy ink — plain brown cardboard only. Skip rubber or latex items entirely, as small pieces can cause blockages. Don't use plastic bags or cellophane. And if you're adding dried herbs, stick to known-safe ones like chamomile, dried nettle, or dandelion — avoid anything from a mixed 'potpourri' style bag as those often contain essential oils. Keep it simple and natural and you'll be fine.
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