Animal rich claw grinding ball

Abstract

The utility model discloses an animal abundant claw grinding ball which is mainly used for medium and large animals such as a lion, a tiger, a leopard and the like. A cavity used for containing food is formed in the ball body, and the surface of the ball body is rough. When a large animal makes contact with the surface of the ball body, fingernails of the large animal can be ground by the rough surface, and therefore the claw grinding function is achieved. The device can be used as a toy for large animals to enrich the life interest of the animals and meet the physiological and psychological needs of the animals, so that the engraving behaviors are reduced; meanwhile, food can be placed in the device, the difficulty that the captive animals obtain the food is increased, and the inflexible action behavior of feeding of the captive animals is overcome. And the nail of the captive animal can be polished through the rough surface, so that the claw polishing function is safely completed, meanwhile, the enlarging function is provided for reducing animal carving behaviors, the safety of the captive animal and workers is guaranteed, and the physical and psychological health of the captive animal is also facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model mainly relates to the technical field of animal-applicable devices, in particular to an animal enrichment claw grinding ball. Background Art

[0002] Stereotyped behaviors are common in captive animals, which are detrimental to their physical and mental health. Currently, the main method for addressing stereotyped behaviors is animal enrichment, which is a series of measures taken to enrich the lives of wild animals, meet their physiological and psychological needs, and encourage them to exhibit more natural behaviors under captive conditions. At the same time, due to limited captive conditions, captive animals do not get the amount of exercise they would normally get in the wild. Therefore, their nails, due to insufficient use and wear, can overgrow, seriously affecting their movements and health. Therefore, it is necessary to trim the nails of captive animals. Currently, the main method for trimming animal nails is to inject anesthetics and then perform manual nail trimming. However, this method is dangerous for both captive animals and staff, especially for aggressive large animals such as tigers, lions, and bears, where polishing their nails is more difficult and dangerous. Therefore, there is a need for an enrichment and nail-grinding device that can simultaneously reduce stereotyped behaviors in large animals and trim their nails. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide an animal enrichment claw grinding ball.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] The invention discloses an animal enrichment claw grinding ball, which comprises a sphere with a diameter of 30cm to 40cm and a rough surface. A cavity for placing food is formed inside the sphere.

[0006] As a further improvement of the above technical solution:

[0007] The cavity is configured to be cylindrical, and the cross-sectional diameter thereof is configured to be 4 cm to 6 cm.

[0008] The sphere is suspended via chains.

[0009] One end of the cavity is provided with a hook for connecting a chain, and the other end thereof is provided with a blocking piece for preventing food from falling, wherein the blocking piece is formed with hollow mesh holes for animal nails and teeth to pass through.

[0010] The surface of the sphere is formed with a plurality of convex teeth protruding from the surface of the sphere by 5mm to 20mm.

[0011] Both ends of the cavity are equipped with blocking pieces for preventing food from falling, and the blocking pieces are formed with hollow mesh holes for animal nails and teeth to pass through.

[0012] The sphere is formed with a hole with a diameter of 4cm to 6cm, which is communicated with the cavity. The hole is open at one end away from the cavity so that food in the cavity can be discharged from the sphere.

[0013] The surface of the sphere is formed with a plurality of polygonal grooves, the depth of the grooves is 5mm to 20mm, and the diameter of the circumscribed circle is set to 1cm to 2cm. Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present invention are:

[0014] This device can be used as a toy for large animals, enriching their lives and satisfying their physiological and psychological needs, thereby reducing stereotyped behaviors. Food can also be placed inside the device, making it more difficult for captive animals to obtain food and overcoming their stereotyped feeding behaviors. The rough surface can also be used to sharpen the nails of captive animals, achieving both safe claw sharpening and enrichment by reducing stereotyped behaviors. This ensures the safety of captive animals and staff, while also promoting their physical and mental health. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 This is a cross-sectional diagram of the animal enrichment grinding ball in Example 1. Figure 1 ;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional diagram of the animal enrichment grinding ball in Example 1. Figure 2 ;

[0017] Figure 3 1 is a bottom view schematic diagram of the animal enrichment claw grinding ball in Example 1;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the animal enrichment grinding ball in Example 2 Figure 1 ;

[0019] Figure 5 2. It is a schematic structural diagram of the animal enrichment claw grinding ball in Example 2;

[0020] Figure 6 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the animal enrichment claw grinding ball in Example 2.

[0021] The numbers in the figure represent: 1. sphere; 2. convex tooth; 3. cavity; 4. chain; 5. hook; 6. blocking member; 7. hole; 8. groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0023] Example 1

[0024] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the animal enrichment claw grinding ball of this embodiment includes a rough-surfaced sphere 1 with a diameter of 30cm to 40cm. A cavity 3 is formed within the sphere 1 for placing food. Since this device is primarily intended for medium-to-large animals such as lions, tigers, and leopards, the diameter of the sphere 1 is set to 30cm to 40cm to accommodate the width of the limbs of medium-to-large animals. The rough surface of the sphere 1 causes the nails of medium-to-large animals to be ground when their limbs come into contact with the rough surface, thereby achieving a claw grinding function. This device can be used as a toy for large animals to enrich their lives, meet their physiological and psychological needs, and thus reduce stereotyped behaviors. Food can also be placed within the cavity 3 formed within the device, forcing the captive animal to use its forelimbs to hold the sphere 1 in place while eating, using its teeth and claws to retrieve the food inside. This makes it more difficult for the animal to obtain food, thus overcoming its stereotyped eating behaviors. This ensures that the claw grinding function is completed safely while also providing enrichment functions to reduce the animals' stereotyped behaviors, which not only ensures the safety of the captive animals and staff, but is also more conducive to the physical and mental health of the captive animals.

[0025] In this embodiment, the cavity 3 is configured to be cylindrical with a cross-sectional diameter of 4 cm to 6 cm. Food is placed in the cavity 3 to attract animals to interact with the sphere 1. Since the food obtained by large animals is generally in the form of strips with a width of 4 cm to 6 cm, the cavity 3 is configured to be cylindrical with a diameter of 4 cm to 6 cm. This makes the food placed in the cavity 3 more in line with the animal's diet and more compatible with the structure of the sphere 1, ensuring the practicality of the device.

[0026] In this embodiment, the sphere 1 is suspended by a chain 4. The sphere 1 is connected to the chain 4 via a hook 5 installed at one end of the cavity 3, so that the entire sphere 1 is suspended in the air. Therefore, when an animal obtains food, it needs to use its forelimbs to fix the dangling sphere 1 before eating. This behavior inevitably causes its nails to fully contact the rough surface, thus completing the claw grinding function. Furthermore, the suspended sphere 1 can attract the animal's interest, thereby achieving an enrichment effect.

[0027] In this embodiment, a barrier 6 is installed at the other end of cavity 3 to prevent food from falling. This barrier 6 has a hollow mesh through which the animal's nails and teeth can pass. Because sphere 1 is suspended in mid-air, barrier 6 is installed at the lower end of cavity 3 to prevent food from falling. Furthermore, to facilitate the animal's access to food from cavity 3, barrier 6 has hollow mesh through which the animal's nails and teeth can pass. This allows the animal to secure sphere 1 with its forelimbs while still using its teeth and claws to obtain food through the hollow mesh. This allows the animal to sharpen its claws while simultaneously enriching its feeding behavior and overcoming stereotyped behaviors, achieving multiple goals at once.

[0028] In this embodiment, the surface of the sphere 1 is formed with a plurality of protruding teeth 2 protruding from the surface of the sphere 1 by 5 mm to 20 mm. To prevent the protruding teeth 2 from causing harm to the animal, the protruding teeth 2 are set as trapezoidal protrusions with a flat top to prevent excessively sharp protrusions from injuring the animal; the friction between the plurality of protruding teeth 2 arranged at intervals and the animal's nails achieves the effect of sharpening the claws without injuring the animal's paw pads or other parts, thereby ensuring the animal's safety.

[0029] Example 2

[0030] like Figures 4 to 6 As shown, the second embodiment of the animal enrichment claw grinding ball of the utility model is basically the same as the first embodiment, except that: in this embodiment, the enrichment claw grinding ball is not suspended, but placed on the ground, so both ends of the cavity 3 are equipped with blocking members 6 for preventing food from falling, and the blocking members 6 are formed with hollow mesh holes for the animal's nails and teeth to pass through. This prevents the food in the cavity 3 from falling out of the two ends of the cavity 3 during the rolling of the ball 1. The animal still needs to use its nails and teeth to reach into the hollow mesh holes to obtain food, thereby increasing the difficulty of the animal's food acquisition behavior and overcoming the stereotyped behavior of eating. By placing the enrichment claw grinding ball on the ground, the grinding of the hind limb claws can be better achieved, and the rolling ball also provides a toy for the animals, thereby enriching their entertainment methods.

[0031] In this embodiment, the sphere 1 is formed with a hole 7 having a diameter of 4 to 6 cm and communicating with the cavity 3. The hole 7 is open at one end facing away from the cavity 3, allowing food in the cavity 3 to escape from the sphere 1. Because the sphere is not suspended in mid-air, the food in the cavity 3 does not gather at the lower end of the cavity 3 due to gravity, as would be the case in a suspended state, making it easily accessible to animals. To prevent the food in the cavity 3 from becoming contaminated or losing its freshness due to prolonged periods of unaffordability, the sphere 1 is provided with a hole 7 communicating with the cavity 3. This ensures that after repeated rolling of the sphere 1, the food can eventually slide out of the hole 7, thereby maintaining the food's freshness and preventing the long-uneaten food from becoming contaminated and then being consumed by animals, potentially harming the animals' bodies.

[0032] In this embodiment, the surface of the sphere 1 is formed with a plurality of polygonal grooves 8. The grooves 8 have a depth of 5mm to 20mm and a circumscribed diameter of 1cm to 2cm. Since the claw-enhancing ball is placed on a bottom surface and rolls, the polygonal grooves 8 formed on the surface of the sphere 1 in this embodiment prevent the rough surface protrusions from damaging the animal's eyes or other parts of the body. This structure not only achieves the claw-enhancing function but also ensures the animal's safety.

[0033] Although the present invention has been disclosed above with reference to preferred embodiments, this is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can, without departing from the scope of the present invention, utilize the technical content disclosed above to make many possible changes and modifications to the present invention, or modify it into equivalent embodiments with equivalent variations. Therefore, any simple modifications, equivalent variations, and modifications to the above embodiments that do not depart from the content of the present invention and are based on the technical essence of the present invention shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An animal enrichment claw grinding ball, characterized by: The invention comprises a sphere (1) with a diameter of 30 cm to 40 cm and a rough surface, wherein a cavity (3) for placing food is formed inside the sphere (1); the sphere (1) is suspended via a chain (4); a hook (5) for connecting the chain (4) is provided at one end of the cavity (3), and a blocking member (6) for preventing food from falling is installed at the other end thereof, wherein the blocking member (6) is formed with hollow mesh holes for animal nails and teeth to pass through.

2. The animal enrichment claw grinding ball according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cavity (3) is configured to be cylindrical, and its cross-sectional diameter is configured to be 4 cm to 6 cm.

3. The animal enrichment claw grinding ball according to claim 1, characterized in that: The surface of the sphere (1) is formed with a plurality of protruding teeth (2) protruding from the surface of the sphere (1) by 5 mm to 20 mm.

4. An animal enrichment claw grinding ball, characterized by: The invention comprises a sphere (1) with a diameter of 30 cm to 40 cm and a rough surface, wherein a cavity (3) for placing food is formed inside the sphere (1); blocking members (6) for preventing food from falling are installed at both ends of the cavity (3); the blocking members (6) are formed with hollow mesh holes for animal nails and teeth to pass through; the sphere (1) is formed with a hole (7) with a diameter of 4 cm to 6 cm and connected to the cavity (3); the hole (7) is open at one end away from the cavity (3) so that food in the cavity (3) can be discharged from the sphere (1).

5. The animal enrichment claw grinding ball according to claim 4, characterized in that: The surface of the sphere (1) is formed with a plurality of polygonal grooves (8), the recessed depth of the grooves (8) is 5 mm to 20 mm, and the diameter of the circumscribed circle thereof is set to 1 cm to 2 cm.

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