Cheap Parrot Toys

[Peta]

Cheap parrot toys that you can make. This is a great site and I for one will be making some of these.

http://www.cheepparrottoysntips.com/index.html

It takes a few mins for the home page to load but it is great.

 

[Skysquawker]

Cheepparrotoys has an e-group on Yahoo...I am a member, some of the people on that group are very creative!!

 

[MollyGreenCheeks]

Just looked through that link. Thank you very much as there are some great ideas there.

 

[mrgoogls]

very cool! i will be making a few(if a few is the same as a TON)

 

[wjgonzalez]

Does anybody have an opinion on the following, if I take a whole coconut, and skrew an eyelet screw in it, and hang it up, will an Amazon be able to chew through the shell, and get to the meat? It would make a unique and challenging foraging toy. And easy to make.

 

[Abigal7]

Thanks for the link. I would like to make a atom for Captain Jack since he like to hang on big rope stuff.

 

[crimson]

I just spotted this link too, it has some super ideas!

 

[Newbirdmomma]

Ok I could not figure out how to post something so I found the most relevant to my question! I just spent 2 day making my new baby a ( an 8 year old macaw) a play gym and he is totally scared of it does he just need time or do my hands hurt today for nothing?i am totally new at this bird thing so any help would be awesome!:

 

[TokiesMom]

what is the red and blue, you used for the non skid!!!!! We love it.....we need to build our Macaw a play pen...she LOVES being out.....

 

[Newbirdmomma]

I used medical tape from walgreens

 

[Aquila]

What did you use to cut the PVC? I have a ton but cutting it's my biggest problem!

 

[Newbirdmomma]

Pvc cutters! My husband does irrigation so we had all but the fitting already! And my hands do hurt today a saws all would work but I didn't want to chop my hand off.

 

[Aquila]

Pvc cutters! My husband does irrigation so we had all but the fitting already! And my hands do hurt today a saws all would work but I didn't want to chop my hand off.

I have a PVC cutter but it's a pain in the butt! I need a place to put my clamp so I can use my saw. I've been sitting with a half made stand for half a year lol

 

[JerseyWendy]

I have a PVC cutter but it's a pain in the butt! I need a place to put my clamp so I can use my saw. I've been sitting with a half made stand for half a year lol

I'm not too fond of my PVC cutter either. Takes too long, so I now use a cordless reciprocating saw. Just make sure to either hold on tight while you're using one, or - better yet - clamp the pieces down that you are cutting.

 

[Dopey]

Ok I could not figure out how to post something so I found the most relevant to my question! I just spent 2 day making my new baby a ( an 8 year old macaw) a play gym and he is totally scared of it does he just need time or do my hands hurt today for nothing?i am totally new at this bird thing so any help would be awesome!:

Give him some time to get used to it. That thing is big (and awesome) so he needs time to adjust.

 

[rosembers]

Ok I could not figure out how to post something so I found the most relevant to my question! I just spent 2 day making my new baby a ( an 8 year old macaw) a play gym and he is totally scared of it does he just need time or do my hands hurt today for nothing?i am totally new at this bird thing so any help would be awesome!:

Hi! Your bird is probably unsure of the new toy gym, and I'm sure he will adjust and learn it's a good thing in time. You might try positive associations such as feeding him treats on it. Also, if you act like you're playing with it (like using your hands/face toward it in a happy mannor) he will probably get interested and observe from you that it's a-okay!

 

[thegars]

Pretty sure his curiosity will take over with a little time...It looks awesome...btw...I use tubing cutters on my pvc....

 

[HeatherG]

Does anybody have an opinion on the following, if I take a whole coconut, and skrew an eyelet screw in it, and hang it up, will an Amazon be able to chew through the shell, and get to the meat? It would make a unique and challenging foraging toy. And easy to make.

What about breaking the coconut so the bird gets a big piece of shell and meat? Even if you took off some of the coconut meat for cooking it would still be a great treat. Set the eyelet into the shell as before.

I think that a whole coconut would be pretty hard for an amazon to get into.
I have drilled through nut shells to make them easier for my sisters mini macaws to get at but I don’t know how that worked.

 

[Shez]

What about breaking the coconut so the bird gets a big piece of shell and meat? Even if you took off some of the coconut meat for cooking it would still be a great treat. Set the eyelet into the shell as before.

I think that a whole coconut would be pretty hard for an amazon to get into.
I have drilled through nut shells to make them easier for my sisters mini macaws to get at but I don’t know how that worked.

The post you are answering is from 2013, I am not sure you will get a reply as that member does not seem to have been here since 2016.