QUAKER PARROTS ENJOY THEIR HOMEMADE ROPE PLAY GYM

So I saw this ‘Rope Play Gym’ and just had to make one. My two quakers, Pakita and Charlie, wanted to try it out and ‘demonstrate’ just how it ‘works’. This was not too hard to figure out, as I used to do lots of macrame years ago. I used a spare perch to start the ‘gym’ and then finished it off with a bottom dowel/perch just to keep it stable. Then I added wooden beads and pony beads and made sure there were lots of knots for the birds to climb around and play on. The keets also enjoy it.

what homemade toy can i make for my budgie/parakeet?

Question by Fly, Eagles Fly: what homemade toy can i make for my budgie/parakeet?
i need toy ideas.

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Answer by budgie breeder 101
i make almost all the toys for my birds. anything with lots of rope, bells, wodden shapes, use your imagination. mine also like paper towl tubes! try to avoid mirrors, if you are planning to or do spend a lot of time with him. he may bond with the pretty little birdy in the mirror instead of with you!

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How To Make Homemade Bird Treats

Here’s an easy recipe for homemade bird treats. 2 cups of crushed Cheerios 2 cups of seed mixture (or pellets) 1 cup of honey Mix the ingredients together until you have a thick consistency. Press the mixture onto a baking pan and put it in the oven at 250 degrees for an hour. Let it cool. The consistency should be stiff enough to roll into balls. After shaping, put them back in the oven at 200 degrees for 30 minutes to 1 hour to harden the treats. Music: “City of Angels” and “The Unfeeling Kiss” by Gabriel Yared
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What homemade toys can you make to give to your parrot?

Question by Mook: What homemade toys can you make to give to your parrot?
I’ve tried cardboard boxes, whole fruits, wooden pegs, fur cones, chewing twigs, small metal objects to bang about, bundles of newspapers to shred.

Does anyone else have any ideas? Parrot has lots of bought toys, but he gets bored easily.

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Answer by Anna
- Freeze fruit
- drill a hole in a phone book and hang
- popsicles made with fruit juices and cut up fruit/veggies
- peanut butter smeared on something (ex: pvc tube) and rolled in seed
- new textures: other feathers, snake sheds, fur, various fabrics…
- cooked sweet potato
- put him in the shower
- paper towel rolls
- peanuts in puzzel toys
- Change up perches
- hang ropes as perches
- hanging fruit & veggie kabobs
- scatter diet
- play other bird sounds on a cd
- Train your animal to do a trick to keep him stimulated. Have multiple 1 minute sessions a day working on the trick. Keep it positive by rewarding him with a favorite treat. Check out clickertraining.com

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What are some safe homemade toys that my African Grey Parrot can play with?

Question by AngelEyes24: What are some safe homemade toys that my African Grey Parrot can play with?

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Answer by Beth P
Mine love plastic milk caps, I also give them a treat wrapped in a piece of paper towel. Paper plates with no coating on them.

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Homemade Straw Toy

I think he approves. :)
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i need a parakeet toy that is homemade! quick please?

Question by Camille M: i need a parakeet toy that is homemade! quick please?
ok i need a parakeet toy but i dont have any bells, i have toilet paper but not the rolls, what else can i use?????????

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Answer by Abby
Go and buy one. It’s quicker than making them. And you’re really overreacting!

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I would like to make some homemade bird toys but i was wondering, is using koolaid safe to color his toys?

Question by cl: I would like to make some homemade bird toys but i was wondering, is using koolaid safe to color his toys?

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Answer by Big Swing Face
That’s actually a very handy idea. Kool Aid is mostly sugar and artificial flavoring. The coloring used is very similar to food dye. Kool Aid is probably cheaper than buying actual dyes, and would be harmless to the bird.

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ideas for homemade parrot toys?

Question by NONAME: ideas for homemade parrot toys?
i have one macaw and am getting another two and parrot toys are expensive and i want to make my own any cool ideas or websites

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Answer by Aaron M
Using some wire, beads bells or chains from a craft store, and some 1-3inch thick straight sticks (length depends on toy). Get the sticks from any tree, just be sure the wood/bark isnt toxic. Gum trees work great as their wood is hard, durable and resistant to a birds chewing.

You can make swings, playgrounds, or ladders etc with these materials.

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What homemade toys are safe for a bird? Or things around the house are safe for a bird to play with?

Question by Mandie Moe: What homemade toys are safe for a bird? Or things around the house are safe for a bird to play with?
I have a parakeet and a lovebird. My parakeet doesn’t really like to play with anything but the expensive bell toys, but my lovebird will play with anything. My parakeet does love to chew on my baskets which I hate. Is there anything close to a basket that he will like that he can chew on? He doesn’t like bird chew toys.

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Answer by PinkDagger
Bell toys don’t have to be expensive. You can buy bells in bulk from places like http://www.parrotdiseperch.com and you can pick up your own materials to make your own toys from typical craft stores. You can also get some cheap baskets to divert your budgie’s attention to those. Birds like to be able to chew something somewhat challenging, like tough cardboards (lovebirds especially), so you can tear apart any box to get those. Just be aware so you don’t end up giving your birds glues, adhesives, or tape residue that could be toxic. Also, toilet paper rolls use an adhesive to stick the paper to it that could be damaging to birds, so avoid using those.

Again, craft stores are great. They carry a wealth of neat materials; beads, hemp, rope, squishy shapes, sometimes bells, doll heads, candle covers, etc. If you can find a way to make them forage for treats, it keeps them busy and is rewarding. I like using candle covers, stringing some hemp through it so it hangs in the cage (along with some beads, straws, and squishy shapes), hiding a piece of millet or maybe a Lafeber Nutriberry inside, then covering it with another squishy shape and let my birds go hunting.

Sometimes, also, since he likes bells, you could pick up some cheap cat balls without any catnip. You can usually buy them in fours for a dollar or something, and let him play with those under supervision.

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