Best toys for Amazon?

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I recently stood Infront of the parrot toy isle in a pet store and tried to find something that lasts longer than two days.

Out of all the toys I can discard 90% right away: Everything that is connected with small plastic cables as they will bite through it first day and second everything that is bound together by a knot. These toys our parrots just open the knot and drop the rest to the floor.

So, what toys do you buy for your Amazons? Pictures appreciated.
 

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I can tell you what I avoid.
Anything with cotton rope.
there is a type of rope that is safe I think itā€œs called sisal.

mine like this colored rubber/silicon ball with a bell in the middle.. Itā€™s dark right now and canā€™t take pictures now.
Beware of the dog/cat toy that looks similar but larger, it has a smell that I would not trust around my birds.

Sometimes the chew up wooden blocks but sometimes they ignore them.
 
Here is two pictures of my Amazon cages with toys.
First is Bingoā€™s cage.
center toy is from Chewy. He hasnā€™t really played with it but heā€™s been sick and not in the mood for playing. You can see the rubber/silicone balls on both sides of the big toy. He use to hang from them and get into big fights with them.

Second pic is the Twins cage.
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NOTE: If Amazons do not make toys into tiny bits, they will likely reduce your favorite stuff to tiny bits!

We buy two types of toys for our Julio: Toys like above and mid to soft wood blocks that I cut from scrap wood I get at the Big Box Store. They commonly have a scrap or short sections bin of wood from door and window trim or molding that work well. Stay away from treated or pre-painted wood.

That all said, the wood blocks are for the all important making big stuff in to little bits!
 
Salty is not a big amazon, about 1/2 the size of a big BFA, so the heavy duty wood ones he doesn't touch. He likes ones with the basket weavy type stuff, with smaller wood blocks. Luckily these come with a chain instead of rope or twine going thru the middle. The chains I find can be reused on parts he doesn't destroy the first go round. If he is in a mood though, he can reduce these toys to garbage in a few hours. I usually buy 2-3 of his favorites when I go toy shopping. Weather permitting, I take him with me and let him pick out the toys (in harness of course). That way I buy fewer duds.
 
Thanks guys. The more mine like the toy, the shorter it lasts šŸ˜œ
Have some new ideas what I will try nowm. Thanks all
 
I can tell you what I avoid.
Anything with cotton rope.
there is a type of rope that is safe I think itā€œs called sisal.

mine like this colored rubber/silicon ball with a bell in the middle.. Itā€™s dark right now and canā€™t take pictures now.
Beware of the dog/cat toy that looks similar but larger, it has a smell that I would not trust around my birds.

Sometimes the chew up wooden blocks but sometimes they ignore them.
Can you explain about the rope?
 
Can you explain about the rope?
I had one of those multi colored rope perches for my Amazons.
One of them started shredding it and I didnā€™t realize the danger.

She died from it.
I will never forgive myself.
Since then all toys must be on chains or sisal rope.
I understand sea grass is safe also.
 

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