This chew toy okay for YNA?

Ira7 · Mar 13, 2020

After Archie’s leg got hung up in the chain last week, I’m a paranoid nut. I just got him this, and putting the chain danger aside (I’ll monitor the length), is this okay?

It’s large, but someone posted an experience with his/her smaller bird getting its toenail caught up in the rope, and this uses rope.

See photo below, because I’m too stupid to figure out how to post it in a better way.

Ira7 · Mar 16, 2020

No good!!!

No good!!!

No good!!!

No good!!!

No good!!!

wrench13 · Mar 16, 2020

The rope will get more exposed when he starts removing wood. It may pose a danger if your guy is into chewing on ropes. We have a few that use similar ropes but a) My wife is home 24/7 and b) Salty is not a rope chewer. Look anything that is not basically a stick might cause a problem. But you need to monitor parrots, like a small toddler.

Ira7 · Mar 16, 2020

wrench13 said:
The rope will get more exposed when he starts removing wood. It may pose a danger if your guy is into chewing on ropes. We have a few that use similar ropes but a) My wife is home 24/7 and b) Salty is not a rope chewer. Look anything that is not basically a stick might cause a problem. But you need to monitor parrots, like a small toddler.

His toenail got stuck in the rope. Luckily, I didn’t secure/screw the hanger piece closed, so I was able to quickly lift it up (boy, did he go at me!) and lower him to the bottom of the cage. And of course, very luckily, I was right there.

I’m going to find a diameter of aquarium or other type tubing and cover anything that has chains on it, to eliminate toes getting caught or twisted around legs. And no more rope at all.

Ira7 · Mar 16, 2020

Or maybe thin steel cable that can be crimped.

Ira7 · Mar 16, 2020

wrench13 said:
The rope will get more exposed when he starts removing wood. It may pose a danger if your guy is into chewing on ropes. We have a few that use similar ropes but a) My wife is home 24/7 and b) Salty is not a rope chewer. Look anything that is not basically a stick might cause a problem. But you need to monitor parrots, like a small toddler.

Do you think that insulated, solid copper electrical wire is safe? If I watch that he isn’t chewing the insulation?

wrench13 · Mar 16, 2020

We use really heavy gauge copper wire with red insulation to susspend Saltys catch all under his boing (see picture below). He does not chew on it so its safe. He kinda slides down it to walk around on the grating and edge.

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Ira7 · Mar 16, 2020

wrench13 said:
We use really heavy gauge copper wire with red insulation to susspend Saltys catch all under his boing (see picture below). He does not chew on it so its safe. He kinda slides down it to walk around on the grating and edge.

Back to the drawing board:

I re-rigged the above mentioned toy with that wire, and used big nuts top and bottom to keep the stuff all together.

He went right for the nuts, and started untwisting the wire and stripping the insulation off.

What if I stripped the insulation off? Is the copper harmful?

This chew toy okay for YNA?

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