Ordering toys from internet

[Karmabird]

Hi
I was searching informations about toys for parrots. After seeing their price in my country, I decided that I will be doing them myself. Every single toy that my parrot will have in it's cage and which will be meant to be destroyed by him in few hours, days or weeks, will be done by me (with help of my child and husband of course).

But there are simply toys I am unable to make. Or it would be much worse functioning or even more expensive if I made them myself. For example any foraging toy, that is supposed to last (at least I think that, maybe my parrot will show me the opposite) or training toys. But buying FEW of them (when talking about acrylic foraging toys for a macaw) would cost me like our whole salary (very exaggerated of course - do not worry about me not having enough money for big parrot).

I started looking on aliexpress (which is similar to amazon, which is not possible to buy from for me). And found out that toys here would cost me like 1/8 of the price I would pay in my country. And started wondering whether it would be safe to buy from here?

For example:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Col...32824049771.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.Ee6raj

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bri...32819019443.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.Ee6raj

Then I started looking on baby toys which would serve as a very good training tool (and enjoyable game):
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bab...32799006481.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.Ee6raj

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/chi...32821953398.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.Ee6raj

What do you guys think? Is it safe to buy toys from such sources? Thank you in advance for answering

 

[wrench13]

Baby toys, in the USA, have to be made of non toxic materials, so yes they wuld be safe. I often find the small dog toys are the exact same thing as parrot toys and cost 1/3 less or even less. The key thing is to make sure your parrot is not ingesting anything the toy is made of. They will chew on stuff, but they should not be eating it. I had to trow a few doggie toys out because Salty was def chewing on them,and I didnt find any pieces on the floor of his cage. OUT with them. WHere are you located? It may pay to make a friend or 2 here, buy a bunch of stuff at cheap US prices and have a 'care package' shipped to you...