Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Tips For Choosing African Grey Toys

By Shari Swanson


African Grey parrots are exceptionally intelligent. They're sociable with a gentle nature, needing lots of attention and mental stimulation. Bored and lonely parrots are prone to feather plucking and screaming. African grey toys are necessary to entertain and stimulate our captive wild birds.

Look for brightly colored, chewable playthings with puzzles to be solved and activities to be discovered. Birds like to swing, climb, hang upside down, chew, and take things apart. Parrots want to see a kaleidoscope of color, movement, and noise. Provide ladders and swings and spinning rings.

Rotate toys every 2 weeks to keep your bird interested. Introduce new activities by playing with the toy yourself. Make some fun play noises. When the birds eyes are dilated, you have peaked his natural curiosity.

Cut away frayed ropes that might entangle your birds beak or talons. Collect broken toy parts. String together with rawhide to create new items. Buy only toys designed for your medium sized parrot. Too small objects and bells with a clacker that can break are a choking hazard.

Wild parrots spend 70% of their day foraging for food. Give your bird a job. Provide foraging boxes that have to be opened, or wiffle balls filled with nuts or other small snacks. Foraging activities should entice and surprise your parrot with treats and other hidden trinkets.

Parrots like to grab small objects and throw them around the play area. They also satisfy their curiosity by examining different tastes and textures with their beaks. Provide playthings they can pick up with their talons and beaks, called foot or talon toys.

Give your bird the attention it craves. Provide the mental stimulation it needs with interactive play. African Greys can identify and manipulate colors and shapes. Your parrot might also enjoy a noisemaker, or a toy talking parrot that it can interact with.

african grey toys should by colorful, chewable, challenging, and should encourage their natural instincts to forage and chew. Encourage exercise by providing climbing and swinging opportunities. Add some home made entertainment like wadded up newspaper, cardboard, cardboard rolls, and wooden spools.




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