Foraging Toy!

[coral3]

I've just about given up hope on the java stand...now I just eye the trees in the reserve where I go walking, wondering which branch to sneak back and lop off, lol. I haven't been brave (or stupid?) enough to get one yet though. Plus, compared to java, our trees aren't shaped nicely for the purpose.

 

[tab_xo]

hahaha!
yess i really like the natural shape of the java trees so it doesnt look messy with just stringing branches together!
one day.... one day

 

[coral3]

Apparently grape-wood makes great perches/stands, that might be an option - I just need to find a vinyard and get chummy with someone who works there...

 

[tab_xo]

ohhhh i like your idea! get some for me while you're there hahah
wait! i just realised i know someone who owns an organic vineyard...
now this is going to sound silly, but where does the wood part come from, i always thought grapes grew just on a vine ? i know nothing about plants haha

 

[kc_y0]

The foraging ball does screw open, but not completely, just enough to squish things in LOL! As for the quarantine, I ordered a nice big java perch and it got through customs fine!

tab they weren't the beautiful big carved perches like in the us ! But still quite nice! I didn't catch a price but if I go back to the shop I'll check it out! I usually visit when I take audrey to the vet because its around the corner lol!

AND I also thought grapes grew on vines :$ Lmao

 

[tab_xo]

ohh ok.. i just want a big tree for fargo to play on!!!! but that seems like an impossible task! thank you
do you have many bird shops in sydney?

haha we are soo wise with our grape knowledge

 

[kc_y0]

We have 4 bird shops that I know about haha One is a 25 min drive, the others are about 45 mins - 1 hour drive, but so worth it lol! I'm looking on the website now to see if I can find for sure if they sell java perches. I am 95% sure I saw them cause I remember thinking omg I want one! lol
The odds are really adding up that you are just gonna have to come down to Sydney haha! For the snow in the mountains and for all of our bird shops!

 

[coral3]

Grapes do grow on vines, but the old growth is woody (or something...). It's nice & knotty/textured. Google 'grape wood' in google images for a look.


ETA: This australian company has grapewood (plus manzanita & lots of other great bird-safe branches in their catalogue) - unfortunately they don't sell retail
Pisces Natural Products - Grapewood

 

[tab_xo]

awww!! the closest pet shop is 30 minutes, and they just have seed :/ then next one is about 45 minutes, but they only have a small amount of toys and perches and then different foods. then the only other one is about 3 hours drive and they only had natural branch gyms, not java trees i think theres another one in a different 3 hour direction, so may have to go for a drive there


hahah ! you guys might have me and fargo as roomies soon

 

[kc_y0]

Ah I googled the grape vine! Thats one of the perches I have my eye on at the moment. But its $90 in aus! And $14 in my safe bird store!! :| Rip! lol!

Oh that sucks big time Maybe you will have to dig deeper and see if there are any small ones about haha :O I only just discovered the one that I think has the java perches about 1-2 months ago and I been living here all my life lol!

haha I could imagine our house, we would be in the smallest rooms and the rest of the house would be set up with vines and trees everywhere for the birds lmao

 

[kc_y0]

Our roof would all look like this lmao:

 

[coral3]

^ wouldn't the fids love that!

In my previous post I've added a link for an Australian comany who imports timber for the pet shop industry. They don't sell retail, but I think if you email them your location & what you're interested in they will tell you if they have any retail stockists near you. Might be worth a look?

Here's the link again. From memory I think you need to download the catalogue to see their range of bird branches. Pisces Natural Products - Catalogue 2010

 

[tab_xo]

AHHH MY GOOOODDDDD.. that looks like an evil alien grabbing down through the roof ! hahaha
of course the birdies would have fun

 

[tab_xo]

thanks coral! i will look into that!

 

[tab_xo]

and kc yes our house would be awesome,,, should i say audrey and fargos house would be awesome

 

[kc_y0]

Hahahaha for sure, it would be their house and they would take over lol!

 

[tab_xo]

next thing nsw is taken over by them,,, and then Australia, and then they have world domination! hahahaha

 

[kc_y0]

Hahaha they have probably been secretly planning this since they were born! Look out world our birdies are crazy! Lmao!

 

[tab_xo]

hahaha!! you know, I thought I walked in on Fargo on Skype with Audrey the other day.. I heard the words 'it's time' and then a bit of an evil laugh but I wasn't sure

 

[kc_y0]

Omg, funny you say that, I checked my computer history and it says things like "how to take over the world!"
Hahaha we are in trouble! I would bet money our birds are smarter than most people too lol, it wouldn't be too hard for them