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Post by cockatielcutie on Oct 30, 2005 14:09:59 GMT 10
Hi I want to start making some toys. I have been looking in pet shops etc but the good quality toys cost a bundle. I have managed to find some cheaper ones though but the birds play with them like they are going out of fashion and soon they have to be replaced (usually in a week). I also want my birds to have something educational and different. A lot of websites I have found in magazines are American and English (Parrots magazine and Bird Talk magazine) so one they are pricey and two I need a credit card. Well anyway the point is (after all of that waffling) I want to make my own. Does anyone know where I can get some supplies for this or what to use (wood, plastics?). Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thankyou Chloe  |
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Post by lovemytiels on Oct 30, 2005 14:56:46 GMT 10
Hi Chloe, you could try ebay australia under craft supplies or I have seen some things at Spotlight if you have it there. Can't seem to get the good things here like you can in the USA though. Some places on ebay from america will post out but can be a bit pricey. I believe it is under pet supplies on ebay.com but not 100% sure. Cheers Anna
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Post by Bentayle on Dec 13, 2005 21:41:37 GMT 10
what materials can be used for making toys without any fear of our precious friends coming to harm?? My tiels seem to love to try and chew wood, last thing I want is for them to ingest it.
What does everyone use as safe toy material???
Kazz
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Post by kim1 on Dec 14, 2005 6:15:08 GMT 10
I use the hard wood from our gravillea trees, wood is fairly safe, it's natural for birds to chew wood in the wild,
the only time I find wood unsafe is when its used as bedding (wood shaveings) for chicks as they don't know any better. Adults just chew and spit it out, I wire pine cones together also and hang these up they love them, the best toys of all are fresh green braches from native trees such as gravillea and eucalypt they spend hours chewing them up, also those huge gumnuts you see are another goody, chewing is natural and healthy, but I firure in the wild it would be mainly green branches that are chewed so twice eack week mine get these green branches along with native flaowers, we have a huge silky oak tree so this is easy to do.
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Post by chickabee on Dec 14, 2005 9:45:58 GMT 10
When we moved into our home 7 years back we had no garden what so ever so I had the right opportunity to plant all Australian native bushes and trees…. my tiels get grevilleas, Diosma flowers, flowering gum branches and nuts, the grevilleas seem the fav. Any sort of Australian Native bush is pretty much well accepted. This is a toy and a treat as well….One little project you might like to make and is quiet easy is a “Treat Stick”….I used a piece of gum branch of a reasonable diameter & say 20cm long with a small hole drilled in the top to screw in a hook and then drilled largish holes around it and into these holes I poke treats like wholegrain bread, raw peanuts, sultanas and even peanut butter. …..its quiet funny watching my pet tiels get to the treats but they have it down to an art now as they grab hold of the bottom hole with a toe…one little girl I have gets her self in a right state when she knows there is peanut butter…...keeps her happy for hours.  ;D Deb
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Post by parrotpotential on Jan 19, 2006 15:07:35 GMT 10
Some 'safe' materials to use in bird toys
straws
jute
sisal
brown paper lunch bags
wooden spoons
cellophane
foam beads
pony beads
milk bottle lids
paper plates
and of course native branches
Just remember that NO toy is 100% safe and also to know how your bird plays.
Hope that helps
Kim
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