Random Bird Toy Makers, Inc: Underestimating Parrots Since Forever

Puck

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The parrot, such simple birds at heart. All they need are some toilet paper rolls, a bell stuck inside a plastic ball, the cardboard box your new earplugs came in, and some wooden dowels to be happy with life. Oh yeah, and your never ending attention. Maybe it's because of this seeming simplicity that so many makers of bird toys JUST DON'T GET IT? Random Bird Toy Maker, my bird is decidedly smarter than you, LOL!

No doubt this is my punishment for not more carefully inspecting toys before purchase, but I just got hit in the face with a plastic ring while walking across my living room. No, the plastic ring was not the toy. The plastic ring was what some idiot decided was a great way to attach a woven mat to a cage and other toys to the woven mat. These plastic rings are like the kind that attach shower curtains to rods: they have a GAP in them. And it took Lucille all of fifteen minutes to realize that meant that all toys could be removed from the mat and the rings could be flung around madly hitting daddy in the face because the mat only needs one ring to hang and she would still be able to chew on it that way (she took all the rings off once before figuring that one out). I went back to review said toy online, and noticed that what I thought were just play balls were advertised as "foraging toys." ....They are open cups with see through, unconnected lids. How DUMB do they think my parrot is? How DUMB do they think all parrots are? It is amazingly obvious when a toy is not made by bird people! LOL!

Lucille has now had her Shower Curtain Ring privileges revoked, much to her dismay! :p
 

SailBoat

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Puck, did anyone ever tell you you're adorable? This cracks me up! Keep writing!

Ringing in here with 'nearly' that same, short the adorable part. :D
Love your writings and Posts!

You have clearly defined the really problem in Parrot Toy Makers as a group. Having said that, there are 'real' Parrot People out there that are making excellent toys. Harder to find, but they are out there.

As you touched on, as Parrot Owners, we are the Quality Control, Safe Toy Monitor's for our Parrots. Let The Buyer Beware!!!!, has never gone away as we as the Buyer are the only real protection we have.

You use the 'Soap Box' well!!
 

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