Bake a coconut-flavored treat for your cat! Stir the ingredients together in a bowl. Roll treat-size pieces of the dough into balls, then smush the balls to make a cookie shape. Bake the treats, and store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Ingredients: coconut oil, coconut flour, canned fish, sweet potatoes, egg, and powdered geletain
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Give your hamster or other small rodent a sandbox! Get a planter dish that fits well in your hamster’s enclosure. Fill the dish with sand. Place decorations around the edges of the sandbox and consider sprinkling some treats on the sand for your pet to forage.
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Build a shelter for your horses in an open area! Dig holes at each corner of the shed’s location for the posts. Build the frame for each wall, then attach the plywood siding on the outside of each wall. Attach the rafters on the structure, attach tin roof sheets on the top, then secure the rafters with rafter ties.
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Turn an old television frame into a cage for your snake or other reptile! Get a wood television frame stand. Cut a large hole in the top of the stand for the heat lamp, cover the inside of the hole with wire mesh, and set the lamp on top. Cut pieces of foam to make textured walls, glue the foam onto the walls, and cover the foam with grout. Drill holes through the side walls for ventilation, attach a light on the ceiling, and drill a hole through the back wall for the light plug. Cut a piece of linoleum or tile to fit in the base of the habitat area, and a piece of Plexiglass to cover the front. Attach the Plexiglass on the front of the TV stand with hinges and a latch.
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Use a muffin tin as a foraging challenge for your dog! Get a muffin tin that is the ideal size for your dog, such as a mini muffin tin for a small dog or full-size tin for a large dog. Set the muffin tin on the floor upside-down. Pour your dog’s kibble in the grooves between the muffin cups.
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Turn an old pair of socks into a toy for your bird! Clean the socks well. If there is elastic in the top edge of the sock, cut it off. Cut the top edge of the socks into long strips of fringe, stopping the cuts just before the toe area. Poke a hole through either side of the toe area and hang the sock on a baby link or biner clip.
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Turn a trash can into a house for your large tortoise! Get a metal trash can and cut it in half lengthwise. Set the halved trash can on the ground with the cut edges down. Line the edges with rocks, then cover the top of the can with dirt. Put some flat rocks on top of the dirt.
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Make a tree for your sugar glider out of fleece! Get a piece of brown fleece for the tree trunk, cut the fleece into a large rectangle, and fold the rectangle in half lengthwise. Sew the long edges of the rectangle together to make a tube, fold the tube in half, and sew the middle in place. Fold up either end of the tube to create a pocket area, sew the base of each pocket in place, and fold the top edges of the pocket inward. Poke a hole through either top corner of the back edge of the pocket, sew lanyard clips onto the tree trunk, and use the lanyard clips to hold the pocket up. Attach lanyard clips along the top edge of the tree trunk to hang it on your pet’s cage. Consider cutting a slit in the tube of the tree trunk to create another pocket area. Cut long strips of colorful fleece to make the tree branches, lay the strips in stacks, and sew along the middle of each stack to hold them in place. Cut the edges of each stack into fringe, sew one end of each branch onto the top of the tree trunk, and sew a lanyard clip onto the other end of each branch to hang it from the top of your pet’s cage.
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Make a ladder that your hermit crabs can easily climb! Get or make a miniature wooden ladder, such as a pet bird ladder. Measure the ladder, and cut a piece of plastic mesh to cover the front of the ladder. Use sandpaper or a nail file to sand the cut edges of the plastic smooth. Attach the mesh on the front of the ladder with zip ties, cut off the excess zip tie material, and sand the cut edges of the zip tie smooth. Rinse the ladder to remove any dust from sanding before putting the ladder in your pet’s habitat.
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Make a dog barrier for a doorway that matches your decor! Get two spring rods. Cut a long rectangle of fabric. Fold over the top edge of each long edge and iron the fabric to hold the fold in place. Sew each edge of the folded areas in place to create tubes that can fit on the rods. Thread the rods through the fabric tubes and attach the rods in the doorway.
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Make a high-rise for your fish to see the world outside the pond! Get a large, sturdy, glass vase. Make a chain to fit around the neck of the vase, up the sides and around the vase again near the top. Attach a shepherd’s hook firmly in the ground next to the pond and hang the vase on the hook so that the mouth of the vase is just below the water’s surface. Remove the air from the vase and clean it as needed.
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Create a hammock for your guinea pig to relax in style! Cut a piece of fleece into a square, then cut the square diagonally to make two matching triangeles of fabric. Lay the triangles together with the outsides facing inward, and sew the edges of the two triangles together, leaving a small hole at one spot. Turn the fabric outright through the hole and sew the hole shut. Cut strips of matching fabric for the ties, fold each tie in half, and sew the middle of each tie onto a corner of the hammock.
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Turn a hanging plant basket into a nest for your rats! Hang the wire basket in your pet’s cage somewhere that they can easily access it. Layer the inside of the basket with a thick blanket. Fold the blanket over the edges of the basket in several locations to help hold it in place.
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Turn a trampoline into a movable pen for your goat kids! Measure the trampoline and cut a piece of wire mesh to wrap around sides of the trampoline. Use zip ties to attach the mesh on the trampoline rails. Use lanyard clips to clasp the ends of the mesh together for easy opening and closing as needed. Cut two pieces of tarp, poke holes along the top edges of the tarp, and attach the tarp over two opposite walls of the pen with zip ties to create windbreaks.
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Convert an old TV entertainment center into a condo for your cats! Get a sturdy entertainment center. Attach two wood posts in the center edges of the TV area. Cut out cat-size holes from the walls of the center for your cats to climb through and remove any shelf doors desired. Paint the condo, wipe some nontoxic glue on the posts, and wrap the posts with natural rope. Attach eye hooks on the posts and walls of the TV area to hang hammocks, sew hammocks to fit the areas, and attach the hammocks with carabiner clips. Cut pieces of carpet to cover the surface of each shelf and the outside walls of the entertainment center, and glue the wall carpets in place.
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Make a simple bird perch with an easy-to-clean platform! Get a plastic plate and drill a hole through the center. Attach a thick wood dowel over the hole with a screw. Drill a large hole half-way through the center of a smaller wood dowel for the thick dowel to fit inside, then attach the dowels with a screw.
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Turn a winter glove into a squirrel toy! Draw the outline of each body part on the top of the glove with fabric chalk, then cut out the parts. Stuff each part and consider mixing some catnip in with the stuffing. Bend a pipe cleaner in half, curve the ends of the pipe cleaners so they aren’t sharp, and put the bent end of the pipe cleaner into the tail to form it into a tail shape. Sew the opening of each part closed, then sew the squirrel together. Sew lines of embroidery thread across the tail for squirrel markings, use embroidery thread to make the eyes, and sew a piece of leather on to make the nose.
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Make an ice cream treat for your dog to enjoy on a hot day or at a party! Combine the ingredients in a bowl. Spoon the mixture into silicone baking cups. Cover the cups with plastic wrap and put them in the freezer. Once frozen, remove the plastic wrap and give the bowl of ice cream to your dog.
Ingredients: pumpkin, peanut butter, and Greek yougart
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Create a ball pit play area for your sugar glider! Cut a square piece of plastic mesh for the base of the container, then cut four equal rectangles for the walls. Cut long strops of fleece and use the fleece to tie the edges of the base and walls together. Attach a plastic chain to each corner of the basket, attach lanyard clips to each set of two plastic chains, and hang the toy in your pet’s cage. Fill the basket with colored pom-pom balls.
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Turn a footstool into a tunnel for your guinea pigs! Get a plastic footstool. Cut a rectangle of fleece to cover each long side of the stool. Cut the base of each rectangle into fringe. Use Velcro fasteners to attach the top of the fleece pieces on the inside of the stool.
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