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"Easter Eggs" for dogs?

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For mental stimulation I used to take easter eggs and put food in them and hide them around the house for Delilah. The problem is, that plastic is so brittle she'd usually end up cracking them while she was getting the food out. I didn't want her to cut her mouth on the plastic so I stopped using them.

Does anyone know if there are durable, dog safe "easter eggs" or pods that I can use instead? Online it said to cut a slit in a tennis ball, but she eats tennis balls and then has trouble pooping them out. I was thinking maybe something thicker and rubbery like a kong. That either has a slit in the bottom or some simple way to put in treats and for the dog to get them out. I'm looking more for a toy you can hide things in than a chew toy.

If this doesn't exist do you think it would be a good product idea? My dad's a plastics engineer and when I was little he'd make simple little toys for me- I wonder if that's something we could make/sell.
 
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That's a cool idea. Does she break them because she chews to hard when trying to open them? Theres a youtuber I watch that does easter egg hunts on eater with her huskies. I don't think she's had any issues with the eggs but her dogs are relatively "gental" when opening the eggs.
I cant think of any for dogs easter eggs that are meant to be opened. My only other suggestion might be a toy like thisDog Balls - Dog Treat Toys | Monster Ball Series by Jolly Pets or some of those silicon spherical ice molds, though I'm not sure how easy they would be for a dog to open since ive never use one (example Food Networkâ„¢ 2-pc. Spherical Ice Ball Mold Set).
If its something your interested in, making a toy with your dad sounds like fun. Especially since as far as I know the market is open for a dog safe easter egg openable puzzle type toy.
 
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Yeah, those are very similar to what I'm thinking of! The ice balls are pretty expensive though, and I'm sure not very durable as they're not made with dogs in mind. But the monster ones might work!

ETA: Yeah, she chews too hard on the eggs at just the right angles to crack the plastic. She also likes dropping them from furniture so they crack open but that also breaks them.
 
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Have you thought about just putting the treat or piece of kibble in a plain white envelope and hiding it? I've done this, also used toilet tissue rolls ...paste a treat inside with something sticky like syrup or peanut butter and hide it. I also save small boxes..........don't have to worry as paper is digestable if eaten!! LOL!
 
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