Just wanted to share a few cheap foraging toy ideas. I couldn't take a decent picture, so you'll have to use your imagination, but they were all simple and easy to make and cheap, so maybe someone can use the idea! Most of this came from the dollar store, and my foraging-noob conures picked them up pretty quick.
- Finch nest stuffed with shredded newspaper, raffia, beads, small toys and treats.
- Paper coin tubes. Fold in the bottom so items don't fall through, stuff with raffia, beads, treats. I hole-punch the tops and tie them to the side of the cage. A toilet paper roll might work for larger birds.
- One of those bird-kabob toys (Wesco Pet Wesco Bird Kabob Shreddable Bird Toy - Grande Bird Toys like that). I take them apart and use each "log" section separately. You can stuff sunflower seeds into the soft parts of the logs (stuff shallow, easy to pull out; stuff them in deep, and they have to work at getting them out), then string it up in the cage.
PS - Does anyone know what that material is?
- A wax-free paper muffin liner strung up with food/pellets inside. I poke a hole in the middle of the flat bottom of the muffin liner and suspend it. I'll put a little birdy donut or round flat bead underneath so the muffin liner doesn't tip over super easily. But they still need to figure out how to get the food out without tipping it too far. You could stack a couple muffin liners on one rope.
- Paper finger traps stuffed with raffia and treats. You can buy those for super cheap on ebay and my birds love them.
- Finch nest stuffed with shredded newspaper, raffia, beads, small toys and treats.
- Paper coin tubes. Fold in the bottom so items don't fall through, stuff with raffia, beads, treats. I hole-punch the tops and tie them to the side of the cage. A toilet paper roll might work for larger birds.
- One of those bird-kabob toys (Wesco Pet Wesco Bird Kabob Shreddable Bird Toy - Grande Bird Toys like that). I take them apart and use each "log" section separately. You can stuff sunflower seeds into the soft parts of the logs (stuff shallow, easy to pull out; stuff them in deep, and they have to work at getting them out), then string it up in the cage.
PS - Does anyone know what that material is?
- A wax-free paper muffin liner strung up with food/pellets inside. I poke a hole in the middle of the flat bottom of the muffin liner and suspend it. I'll put a little birdy donut or round flat bead underneath so the muffin liner doesn't tip over super easily. But they still need to figure out how to get the food out without tipping it too far. You could stack a couple muffin liners on one rope.
- Paper finger traps stuffed with raffia and treats. You can buy those for super cheap on ebay and my birds love them.
