Making Parrot Toys
This article will give you tips on how to make parrot toys for beginners. Making parrot toys is both a fun exercise as well as being able to save you money from buying commercial parrot toys. If you own a parrot, you know how fast they go through the parrot toys. If you need to keep on buying the toys as replacement, you are going to spend quite a large sum of money. So, instead of doing that, here are some tips of how to make parrot toys for beginners.
Before making a parrot toy, you must first know the characteristic of your parrot. Size is one consideration. For large parrots like african grey parrots, make a parrot toy that is more resistant as these large birds have powerful beaks that can destroy a parrot toy if it is small and fragile. Also, do consider the size of your parrot cage. Take care not to making a parrot that is too small for the cage as you will wasting your time and efforts in doing so.
List of materials to make parrot toys
Rope is quite critical for making parrot toys. They are useful material to hang stuff and you will probably need a few of these to create some interesting parrot toys. In the market, there are several different models of rope that you can buy of which solid braided rope and twisted rope are the most popular. Ensure that whichever model you choose, the materials are 100% cotton as it is safe for parrots when they incidentally digest it. Any alternatives are not considered bird safe. When making rope parrot toys, make sure all the frayed ends are trimmed so that your bird does not get caught.
Wood is another material that will be popular with your pet. When choosing wooden materials to make your parrot toys, ensure that you buy bird safe products. This is because your parrots may ingest some the wood that it is chewing on. Note that you should never buy wood that has been chemically treated (certain paints/lacquers contain zinc and other harmful chemicals/additives) as the chemicals can be deadly to your birds.
If you don’t want to buy any materials, paper is a good choice for your as they can be found in your home. In fact, using paper to make parrot toys is the most easy way for beginners. Before beginning, you will need some rolls of paper towels. They are the easiest to work with. Then, create a hole into the slides so that they can be string together with a rope. The great thing about this parrot toy is that you can have the option of putting lots of interesting materials between the paper towels to create variety for your parrot toys.
The final materials I recommend for making parrot toys is leather. As leather is less common, you might need to spend more time looking for a cheaper source. There are various widths and thickness of vegetable tanned leather strips. Be sure to purchase what is most suitable for your bird and the size of the hole that is drilled. You must also note that any leather you purchases must not contained any chemicals to prevent poisoning if you parrot accidentally swollen it.
These are all I have for you. Now, it is your turn to go and have fun making parrot toys.