African Grey's need mental stimulation and physical activity. Bored and lonely parrots will express their frustration to the whole neighborhood with ear splitting shrieking and screaming. Very bored parrots often mutilate their beautiful plumage by feather plucking. Keep your feathered friend healthy and happy with stimulating and entertaining African Grey toys.
To keep parrots entertained, rotate play objects and move swings and climbing apparatus to new positions. Have different trinkets and toys for cage time and playgym time. Introduce a new play object by imitating play activities. Like a toddler, your bird will want to join in the fun.
Hide food to simulate normal foraging activities. Buy store bought puzzles and make your own. Hide treats inside wadded up pieces of newspaper. Let your bird work at retrieving fruits and veggies wedged inside a wiffle ball. Pulling fruits and veggies off a skewer-style rod simulates picking food off a plant or tree. For playtime, provide materials to be chewed and shredded, objects that can be thrown, baubles that dangle or make noise.
Caged birds shouldn't be perch potatoes. They need climbing structures inside their cage, and time spent out and about on a playgym. Parrots love swinging, dangling, and climbing. Ropes, chains, ladders, and swings keep your parrot active and healthy. Offer a hammock your parrot can retire to when tired or stressed.
Many parrot owners report that their parrots love moving objects from a full container to an empty container. This is a great use for broken toy parts. Restring broken trinkets and baubles to make a new toy.
Homemade toys should be non toxic, too large to swallow with no sharp edges, and made from materials that won't shatter or break into small pieces with sharp edges. Avoid the dyes in colored newspapers and magazines. Don't use plastic bags, toilet paper, or felt. Cardboard can contain glue that is unhealthy for parrots.
Talk to your vet before using wood from your yard for bird structures. Redwood, box elder wood, and hemlock are toxic to parrots. Some safe wood types are dogwood, cottonwood, apple, manzanita, ash, elm, poplar, birch, beech, and maple. Never use processed wood products that often contain very toxic chemicals.
Remove broken, splintered, and cracked objects, and frayed ropes. Parrots can catch their talons or beaks in a frayed rope. Use only stainless steel chains. Don't use key chains which often contain zine or brass. Hanging structures should be securely attached so swinging, playing birds won't suddenly go plunging to the ground.
Buy parrot toys sized appropriately for your African Grey. Objects designed for smaller birds may contain small parts that can be swallowed by larger birds. Climbing apparatus designed for smaller parrots may contain small spaces or links that can trap the beak or talons of a larger parrot.
Caged parrots can't survive in the wild, can't explore the jungle, can't socialize with other birds. They need you to provide a diverse and entertaining environment that simulates normal activities in new and fun ways. African Grey toys can be bought from local stores, or purchased online. Provide play objects and climbing structures for swinging, climbing, dangling, tearing, shredding, and throwing.
To keep parrots entertained, rotate play objects and move swings and climbing apparatus to new positions. Have different trinkets and toys for cage time and playgym time. Introduce a new play object by imitating play activities. Like a toddler, your bird will want to join in the fun.
Hide food to simulate normal foraging activities. Buy store bought puzzles and make your own. Hide treats inside wadded up pieces of newspaper. Let your bird work at retrieving fruits and veggies wedged inside a wiffle ball. Pulling fruits and veggies off a skewer-style rod simulates picking food off a plant or tree. For playtime, provide materials to be chewed and shredded, objects that can be thrown, baubles that dangle or make noise.
Caged birds shouldn't be perch potatoes. They need climbing structures inside their cage, and time spent out and about on a playgym. Parrots love swinging, dangling, and climbing. Ropes, chains, ladders, and swings keep your parrot active and healthy. Offer a hammock your parrot can retire to when tired or stressed.
Many parrot owners report that their parrots love moving objects from a full container to an empty container. This is a great use for broken toy parts. Restring broken trinkets and baubles to make a new toy.
Homemade toys should be non toxic, too large to swallow with no sharp edges, and made from materials that won't shatter or break into small pieces with sharp edges. Avoid the dyes in colored newspapers and magazines. Don't use plastic bags, toilet paper, or felt. Cardboard can contain glue that is unhealthy for parrots.
Talk to your vet before using wood from your yard for bird structures. Redwood, box elder wood, and hemlock are toxic to parrots. Some safe wood types are dogwood, cottonwood, apple, manzanita, ash, elm, poplar, birch, beech, and maple. Never use processed wood products that often contain very toxic chemicals.
Remove broken, splintered, and cracked objects, and frayed ropes. Parrots can catch their talons or beaks in a frayed rope. Use only stainless steel chains. Don't use key chains which often contain zine or brass. Hanging structures should be securely attached so swinging, playing birds won't suddenly go plunging to the ground.
Buy parrot toys sized appropriately for your African Grey. Objects designed for smaller birds may contain small parts that can be swallowed by larger birds. Climbing apparatus designed for smaller parrots may contain small spaces or links that can trap the beak or talons of a larger parrot.
Caged parrots can't survive in the wild, can't explore the jungle, can't socialize with other birds. They need you to provide a diverse and entertaining environment that simulates normal activities in new and fun ways. African Grey toys can be bought from local stores, or purchased online. Provide play objects and climbing structures for swinging, climbing, dangling, tearing, shredding, and throwing.
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