How many toys do you guys put in your parrots cage?

[lettie]

I have heard of some people recommending 6 or less and others recommending as many as you can

Would foraging ladders count as toys? Thank you!

 

[ChristaNL]

I think anything that is not cage could be a toy - if you have edible perces from willow etc. they are not just for sitting but also entertainment.

How many toys depends on the size of the cage imho.

Sunny is still getting used to cage-invading things at all so atm she has a few brances for gnawing, a treatwheel that is fouraging and doubles as a foodcup (so it more or less there to stay and will not be swapped) and a gym-like wooden contruction she is scared to touch unless I hold it for her ...

Appie has 4 (ladder which she loves to destroy and all natural huge applebranch/small tree, a wooden-swing-gnaw thingy and one of mostly rope, and (not in use because it might kill her or something) one of those fourage acrylic-toys -> which is new and will be ignored for a few weeks at least.

Japie has 4 because I just removed anything cardboard from his side of the cage, 2 fouraging and one to swing from/ gnaw on, and his foodcup aka treatwheel (he prefers to eat from there...)

I do not swap as fast as every 2-3- days, they all need time to get used to toys anyway - only Appie came with a few toys and I do not think the other 2 ever learned to play with toys before they got here.
And of course they roam about the house, so *anything* is a toy (unfortunately for me ;P )

As long there is space for the bird to actually still flap his/her wings and get from one side to the other ...

(while I am typing this Appie is doing upside down gymnastics with one foot holding on to a fruitspear -> so I guess that counts as a toy as well? )

 

[lettie]

I think anything that is not cage could be a toy - if you have edible perces from willow etc. they are not just for sitting but also entertainment.

How many toys depends on the size of the cage imho.

Sunny is still getting used to cage-invading things at all so atm she has a few brances for gnawing, a treatwheel that is fouraging and doubles as a foodcup (so it more or less there to stay and will not be swapped) and a gym-like wooden contruction she is scared to touch unless I hold it for her ...

Appie has 4 (ladder which she loves to destroy and all natural huge applebranch/small tree, a wooden-swing-gnaw thingy and one of mostly rope, and (not in use because it might kill her or something) one of those fourage acrylic-toys -> which is new and will be ignored for a few weeks at least.

Japie has 4 because I just removed anything cardboard from his side of the cage, 2 fouraging and one to swing from/ gnaw on, and his foodcup aka treatwheel (he prefers to eat from there...)

I do not swap as fast as every 2-3- days, they all need time to get used to toys anyway - only Appie came with a few toys and I do not think the other 2 ever learned to play with toys before they got here.
And of course they roam about the house, so *anything* is a toy (unfortunately for me ;P )

As long there is space for the bird to actually still flap his/her wings and get from one side to the other ...

(while I am typing this Appie is doing upside down gymnastics with one foot holding on to a fruitspear -> so I guess that counts as a toy as well? )

oh okay thank you so much for this!! In his current temporary cage, he has this wooden swing ladder thing he absolutely loves, so I'm definitely switching that to his new cage. He has some bells toys he never really showed interest in, so I might leave those out for now or put them above his cage on his play stand.

I got him some like preening/shredding toys since that is what he seems to love.

I also got him like a foraging ladder so that should be cool.

Ooo one question does your birdy not play on the ladder because he thinks it will kill him because its new??

 

[itzjbean]

Yes as stated above it really does depend on the size of the cage. You want to give them enough room to stretch their wings, but also not bombard it with so many toys that they can't get around. Here's two sides of the double flight cage I have, one cockatiel in each.

Ember's side

Boo's side

Side view

Full view

 

[lettie]

Yes as stated above it really does depend on the size of the cage. You want to give them enough room to stretch their wings, but also not bombard it with so many toys that they can't get around. Here's two sides of the double flight cage I have, one cockatiel in each.

thank you! i'll definitely use these

 

[clark_conure]

I just add and delete as I observe playtime. this is an older picture, I'm not going to upstairs yet to take pic. the tent is looong gone. and I've added an abacus but it's pretty much like this. Not that Clarks spends any real time inside his cage except to sleep. or when I sleep. But sometimes when I just want to read in bed he will go nuts with the toys.