ErinsAnimals

The Trixie Natural Living Seesaw Tunnel has been a great addition to my small pet supplies. Made from natural bark-coated wood and pet safe glue it's suitable for use in the cages of most pet rodents including mice, gerbils and hamsters.

Unlike some Trixie products the Seesaw Tunnel does not use any metal pins to hold it together - instead the frame is held together with pet safe glue which is sturdy and safe and the tunnel joined on using safe wooden pins.

In the centre of the tunnel is an 'pop-up hole' which gives your pet a quick escape route and also makes any cleaning of the toy much easier.

The toy measures 25x11x12cm and will fit in all rodent cages without problems although with small, lone-dwarf-hamster cages like the Mini Duna or Duna Fun, owners may find that it takes up most of the cage space.

Though this toy is suitable for many pets it would probably be better suited to those with high energy levels and a healthy curiosity. I find that although my shy Syrian does use the toy occasionally, he does not get as much use out of it as I would like.




If you have a larger pet there are other things you could do with this toy to make it suitable for them. For example in a rabbit or guinea pig cage you could fill the tunnel with hay or vegetables to encourage eating through play.
In a rat or ferret cage you could mesh up the two ends and insert a ping pong or jingle cat ball into the top. When the animal pushes on one end of the tunnel the ball passes under the hole encouraging your pet to play chase with it - you could even do this for cats!




The cost of this toy from my local pet shop was €6.90 which is a good price for a Trixie product - you can find this toy in a few online stores for between £5-£7 which again is a reasonable price however only a few online shops actually stock the product.

Summery 

Pros:
Large enough for most rodents
Safe for chewers
No metal pins used
Can be adapted for bigger animals

Cons:
May not fit in small, lone-dwarf-hamster cages
Hard to find shops who stock it

Overall the product itself is good and the cons apply more to accessibility over design - my final rating for the Trixie, Natural Living Seesaw Tunnel is 4 paws out of 5 although if the rating was given on product design alone it would have been 5 out of 5.

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