How To Make Snuffle Matt

With a snuffle mat your dog gets the chance to work for their food in a relaxing way.

How to make snuffle matt.

A snuffle mat is pretty easy to make although it does take a fair amount of time approx. Snuffle mats are a great enrichment toy for any animal. Have some fun mixing colors and patterns or make it eco friendly by recycling old t shirts. Rubber mat with holes you can get a 40 x 60cm one from bunnings for 5 95 polar fleece approx.

If your dog can be stubborn about dinner a snuffle mat can make dinner time more fun. 1 make a standard snuffle mat following the instructions above but using a piece of non slip rug backing for your base. Whilst we don t recommend putting these snuffle mats in the wash you can hand wash them with a pet safe detergent and let them dry in the sun. However you can sometimes find.

If your dog is eating too fast a snuffle mat can slow things down. No need to double knot it. While our top picks outperformed the following snuffle mats fell short in one way or another. In fact you can make your own snuffle mat in just a couple of steps.

To make a washable snuffle mat there are a couple of options. Gather the necessary materials. Flip the rubber mat over and tie the strips once. These are widely available and very cheap for instance this one from amazon.

2 5 meters of any colour combination you d like. At least a yard of fleece depending on the size of your pup a rubber sink or anti fatigue mat basically any mat that has equidistant holes large enough for fleece strips to go through. 1 5m of fleece material you can use any material but we prefer fleece for this project. Then this wooly snuffle mat made with recycled materials on amazon is perfect for you.

To make the snuffle mat you ll take one strip and push one end through a hole in the rubber mat and then take the other end of the strip and push it through the hole next to the first one. The snuffle mats that didn t make the cut not every snuffle mat can be a winner. Stretchy strips of fleece make it easier to double knot them to the mat. They are pretty easy to make but they do take quite a bit of fleece.

For this project you ll need. About 120 strips should give you enough to cover your snuffle mat depending on your pattern and how dense you fill in the mat. If you want a snuffle mat with a wide variety of hiding spots then this is as good as it gets.