Learning to forage

[nkrbkr]

This little lady is learning to forage. I stuffed some almond chunks in pine cones for her. What do your Amazons like to chew on? So far, I’ve found that Ava likes a bit softer materials. Balsa is her favorite, but she seems to like yucca & thinner pieces of pine as well. She’s not a hard chewer in general, but sure likes to take chunks out of the ends of her Java perch once in a while.

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

OOooooh! I need something like that for Yvons and Vortex! They're my devoted foragers, LOL!

 

[rheashard2]

Nameliss enjoys foraging. It keeps her busy. She doesn't care for pinecones. But she loves to demolish a corn cob after she's stripped the corn. Interactive toys are her ultimate love.

 

[TiredOldMan]

Untreated pine, and heavy cardboard. Pine cones, wine corks, and tongue depressors are destruction treats

 

[nkrbkr]

Just received these, along with a bunch of loose parts for making my own large balsa toys for Ava. The toy on the right has been one of her favorites so far, so I got a couple. It’s yucca & pine. The toy on the left is balsa.

 

[rheashard2]

That's similar to what Nameliss likes. Her preference is to be able to slide objects for ease in carving.

 

[kme3388]

Does anyone know how to sanitize pine cones? It’s the only thing my Ekkie regularly plays with. There’s fresh pine cones where I live.


I don’t want an infestation of bugs in my house. I overwatered some plants, and had a bunch of Gnats. I’m not a fan!

 

[rheashard2]

Fungus gnats from watering plants are a definite pain. You don't even have to 'over water' for them to show up. What did you do to get rid of them? I put double sided tape (scotch) where they swarmed. Kinda messy but it didn't take long.

 

[nkrbkr]

Does anyone know how to sanitize pine cones? It’s the only thing my Ekkie regularly plays with. There’s fresh pine cones where I live.


I don’t want an infestation of bugs in my house. I overwatered some plants, and had a bunch of Gnats. I’m not a fan!

I think you can heat treat them (bake them) after cleaning them, but you’d have to look up the temperature/overall process. Just be certain there are no pesticides used on cones either.

 

[kme3388]

Fungus gnats from watering plants are a definite pain. You don't even have to 'over water' for them to show up. What did you do to get rid of them? I put double sided tape (scotch) where they swarmed. Kinda messy but it didn't take long.

I was not successful in getting rid of them. I ended up bringing the plants to the brush dump in my area. I had to start from scratch. I did try replanting them, using tape stripes, and using a natural repellent (these plants are around my parrots I didn’t think a pesticide would be healthy for them). The natural repellent had a horrifically strong peppermint smell. I’m not sure that’s good for parrots (or me) either. I had to put them in the garage until the scent died down. I had to open my windows to use fans, and borrow fans from others to get this smell to calm down in my house. It took 24-48 hours.

 

[rheashard2]

I was not successful in getting rid of them. I ended up bringing the plants to the brush dump in my area. I had to start from scratch. I did try replanting them, using tape stripes, and using a natural repellent (these plants are around my parrots I didn’t think a pesticide would be healthy for them). The natural repellent had a horrifically strong peppermint smell. I’m not sure that’s good for parrots (or me) either. I had to put them in the garage until the scent died down. I had to open my windows to use fans, and borrow fans from others to get this smell to calm down in my house. It took 24-48 hours.

I was wondering. It took a few weeks to get rid of them passively. Was hoping for a faster bird safe way.