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thenecropolix · 18 days ago

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Ok so for everyone who thinks of trains as critters hear me out: train toys

Large, perhaps mechanical balls that stay securely on rails and are frequently bumped into like playing the largest game of kickball

A modified turntable where one or two trains push a panel that makes the turntable spin without the need of human interference

Freight cars made from sensory panels or are covered in different materials with different textures

Regular sticks or coal that the trains can chew on if you believe in the idea of them being able to eat, not unlike rodent toys where they come in fun shapes or use different wood/coal

Hanging rope (again, not unlike hanging toys for birds/rodents) that the train can latch onto and tug (could be modified and work like cable machines where there's different weights attached for strength building)

Y'know the concept of a chair spring you see in cartoons where people are ejected out of their seat? Imagine a giant version of that used to propel engines forward just for funsies

Train toys fellas, TRAIN TOYS

#a companion piece to my post on train enrichment if you will #I've already seen plenty of behavioral posts #I've yet to see any posts that tackle the idea of relieving boredom #especially in the context of the trains being regular ass trains and not train-animal hybrids #as far as normal ttte trains can be anyhow #you call them beasts yet I see no talk of providing them proper enrichment #and to that I say for shame /j #ttte #thomas and friends #thomas the tank engine #a thousand apologies for everyone who are seeing the posts #I have arrived in this fandom and I'll be enjoying my stay

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