I have a problem!

[adz1984]

$14 dollar toy, just introduced less than 2 hours ago

 

[SilverSage]

This is why "DIY parrot toys" is a common goigle search in my house! I focus on shreddables and foraging toys.


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[adz1984]

I want to make a very similar toy to this one, she really enjoys it but I don't know what kind of wood it is, it's from birdkabob and pretty soft. She love's her current set of toys, that nut foraging toy is mean't to be simple but the holes are too small for her beak n makes it extremely difficult yet possible.

 

[Carl_the_Alexandrine]

My Alex, Carl, went through his one of those in about a day and a half haha

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[adz1984]

What have you settled on for long-term chewing? I feel like the softwood on that kabob entices her to chew more..

 

[SilverSage]

It's made of yucca.


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[Carl_the_Alexandrine]

What have you settled on for long-term chewing? I feel like the softwood on that kabob entices her to chew more..

Chewing is part of how they play! So Carl gets heaps of different woods to chew, nuts in shells as a treat, paper to shred and blocks to demolish. My parrot shop in Melbourne sells great shredding/destructable toys!

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[fayah]

My parrots have really taken to the bird kabobs like catnip. They are way too expensive for me replace frequently though, so I usually only let them play with it while they are out of the cage and I need them to be happily distracted while I do some work lol

 

[adz1984]

Monster chunk of untreated hard eucalyptus wood, maybe my solution!

 

[Kentuckienne]

Eucalyptus might not be the best choice...it is full of terpentine like compounds...it's not a species I see locally, but maybe some of our Aussie vet friends can advise on its safety? Pine is generally considered safe, and it has some of the same compounds just not as high concentrations.

The purpose of the toys is to get chewed up. A toy that is too hard to chew won't interest a parrot, will it? In my limited experience with two parrots, if the wood is too hard for them they just ignore it. They are evolved to excavate nest cavities and open nut shells, so in the wild wouldn't they leave a tree that was too hard and go find one that they could shred more easily? The trick is to find a wood that is hard enough to last a little while yet soft enough to encourage chewing. Or am I wrong in my logic here?

 

[trimblegirls]

I feel like a great parront when I've chosen a toy that Jasper likes so much he destroys it. I currently buy most of my shreddables but just until I can find the thickness that he likes. He seems to like the 3/8" thick ones. Any thicker and he doesn't really bother with them. Any thinner and they're dust in a matter of minutes.

 

[Flboy]

In the states, you can get a bundle of bulsa wood at Hobby Lobby. Go to their website and get a 40% off coupon that can be used over and over!

 

[EllenD]

My Senegal loves the Yucca Kabobs but just the same, he destroys them in less than a day, along with anything that has any type of soft wood. The balsa wood thing was suggested to me a while ago too, and it lasts about as long as the Yucca but costs almost nothing. It works wonderfully!

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[adz1984]

Thanks, this is where I'll be getting the wood, now to just figure out which one would be best bang for buck and how to present it in toy form!

https://www.bunnings.com.au/search/products?q=Balsa Wood&redirectFrom=Any

 

[EllenD]

Thanks, this is where I'll be getting the wood, now to just figure out which one would be best bang for buck and how to present it in toy form!

https://www.bunnings.com.au/search/products?q=Balsa Wood&redirectFrom=Any

Looks good. As stated it can also be purchased at any hobby store, craft store (I buy it at Michael's often, as they have a models section), or any place that sells model supplies.

Just make sure the balsa wood that you buy is all-natural and has not been chemically treated.

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