Budgie ate toy?

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

I think Ollie McBudgie might have eaten bits of his shredding toy. When he destroyed the dried palms he spit them out and made a mess, but then he moved on to the playing cards and I am not seeing any bits on the bottom of the cage. His poops are vaguely yellow-the color of the cards. I am hoping it will just pass through. Is there a reason to panic? When I bought the toy I asked the lady if it was safe and she said they split it out...I'm just glad I cut off the foam parts.

 

[GaleriaGila]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!
I am so PARANOID! I know tons of folks swear by shredding toys.
! It is always a choice between enriched environment vs. dangerous environment. My poor Rickeybird has involuntariiy joined in the latter. He has lived a less-than-enriched/free lifestyle in favor of my paranoid/suspicious/protective nature... and... he's 40 years old.
Risk? Worry? Freedom? Cruel restrictions?
A very personal thing. If I can envision any bizarre danger in a toy/situation, I avoid it.
Thank you for sharing.
I hope I don't sound preachy.
Stick with us.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Are the playing cards bird toys? I've never seen them. Take a picture

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

Apparently he's moonlighting at a casino because he really enjoyed that ace of spades.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!
I am so PARANOID! I know tons of folks swear by shredding toys.
! It is always a choice between enriched environment vs. dangerous environment. My poor Rickeybird has involuntariiy joined in the latter. He has lived a less-than-enriched/free lifestyle in favor of my paranoid/suspicious/protective nature... and... he's 40 years old.
Risk? Worry? Freedom? Cruel restrictions?
A very personal thing. If I can envision any bizarre danger in a toy/situation, I avoid it.
Thank you for sharing.
I hope I don't sound preachy.
Stick with us.

I keep trying to get one step ahead of him but I am 0 for 3. I stand on counters, pounding down nails sticking out of the tops of cabinets next to the ceiling, and he eats his toy.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I don't know. Perhaps the pieces of the playing card toy are very small and got lost in all the other debris. My budgies chew a lot of things they are supposed to chew and some things I wish they wouldn't chew. I have never had one get sick from swallowing something inedible that they chewed. I guess it could happen but I can't see myself worrying about it. I keep them from obvious hazards but I can't deprive them of chew toys. I like to think they are smart enough not to swallow things that aren't food, like cardboard chads, wood splinters, seed hulls, bits of seagrass twine, and other bits of debris they produce all day long. One of my female budgies, my beloved Rocky, chews like a beaver, like a parrot three times her size. That's what they do in the wild to excavate their nest cavities. I think she would get very frustrated if she had nothing to chew and destroy.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

This is his frustration attack toy when he has an itch he can't fix. He runs to it when he wants to feel secure I hated to take it from him. But I minutely examined the cage papers. No remnants. Just coated card colored poos. Thankfully he does have another toy made of leather. Maybe I can make him a substitute out of a tp roll.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I'd cut the playing cards off and give his toy without them. He will still like it. He would have chewed them all off eventually anyway. Put a piece of white paper towel on the cage bottom to catch his poops and photograph them. Post the pictures and we all will tell you if we think they look like there's a problem. You can also have your vet look at the pictures and advise you.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

Thank you-I'll look at his overnight pile in a bit. I suspect he will be fine as long as it's normal volume and he's not obstructed. At least he's had his fiber for the week.