Got a lot of toys the other day for the flock from Northern Parrots and popped them in it always amuses me that I have to buy double toys for Tuppy as she destroys everything a heck of a lot faster than all the others put together she just goes in to grey-frenzy-rip-it-trash-it mode the rest of the flock seem to spend a lot of time just watching her rampaging around a lot like she's high on crack cocaine! But then again she's been like that since she was a chick always the dare devil always the one being a hooligan She's actually a real sweetie when it comes to handling so that's a total blessing .... even if she does think it funny to sit on my shoulder and pull my hear. When I am cage cleaning she sits just above my head usually and says "ha haaa" just before she reaches down and pulls my hair lol. Kind of gives herself away and what is going to happen next. Still uber sweet.
Weirdly as her sister Denarii is from the same parents but a different nesting a year younger and she's very reserved very sweet but very very reserved and doesn't take to strangers or new things easily. She spends a lot of time growling as Bob once discovered he said hello Tuppy replied hello back and Denarii sat there going raaaarrrrraaaahhhhh as some greys do! It's the same with toys she likes certain particular things and even if she hasn't had a favourite toy for a while and she gets a new one she's all over it like measles give her something totally new to her that she hasn't seen before and you have to take it out at night time for a few days before she decides its not going to eat her and its safe to kill.
The ammie boys they don't care about anything if they like it then its destroyed if they aren't keen its just totally ignored or taken down and dropped on the floor of the cage as they don't like it.
Henni though .... she's game for anything, has to look at everything totally and utterly unafraid of whatever is around her but she would rather be human interactive than toy interactive.... if I play with one of her toys she's up for a game but left to her own devices not interested.
Since the price of the simplest of parrot toys seems to be escalating due to import duties etc I must source some new places to get things from by having a look at some of the things available for the rodent populations as quite a few rodent toys are made from willow and seagrass and are suitable for birds as well.
Quite a few eco friends things like kitchen utensils are made from things like beech wood and banana leaf as well these days an so a lot of those are parrot friendly as well just need to be a bit into making your own toys is all.
Going to see what I an come up with if anybody has any inventions of their own feel free to share the love!
I used to get these from The Range and throw away the pastry brush but drill holes in the tops of the others and make a hanging dangling destroyable shew thing.They used to just be £1.99 but are now £2.99 but still quite reasonable when you consider the price of chew blocks etc. Nee to pop over and see what they have available ...
Apollo Beech Kids Utensil Set (therange.co.uk)
Weirdly as her sister Denarii is from the same parents but a different nesting a year younger and she's very reserved very sweet but very very reserved and doesn't take to strangers or new things easily. She spends a lot of time growling as Bob once discovered he said hello Tuppy replied hello back and Denarii sat there going raaaarrrrraaaahhhhh as some greys do! It's the same with toys she likes certain particular things and even if she hasn't had a favourite toy for a while and she gets a new one she's all over it like measles give her something totally new to her that she hasn't seen before and you have to take it out at night time for a few days before she decides its not going to eat her and its safe to kill.
The ammie boys they don't care about anything if they like it then its destroyed if they aren't keen its just totally ignored or taken down and dropped on the floor of the cage as they don't like it.
Henni though .... she's game for anything, has to look at everything totally and utterly unafraid of whatever is around her but she would rather be human interactive than toy interactive.... if I play with one of her toys she's up for a game but left to her own devices not interested.
Since the price of the simplest of parrot toys seems to be escalating due to import duties etc I must source some new places to get things from by having a look at some of the things available for the rodent populations as quite a few rodent toys are made from willow and seagrass and are suitable for birds as well.
Quite a few eco friends things like kitchen utensils are made from things like beech wood and banana leaf as well these days an so a lot of those are parrot friendly as well just need to be a bit into making your own toys is all.
Going to see what I an come up with if anybody has any inventions of their own feel free to share the love!
I used to get these from The Range and throw away the pastry brush but drill holes in the tops of the others and make a hanging dangling destroyable shew thing.They used to just be £1.99 but are now £2.99 but still quite reasonable when you consider the price of chew blocks etc. Nee to pop over and see what they have available ...
Apollo Beech Kids Utensil Set (therange.co.uk)