Cockatoo!
It becomes pretty apparent how toys can become a major expense for parrot owners! Parrots are meant to chew things, and if not provided toys, will often start to chew on unacceptable things, like walls, molding, or themselves. Sometimes even with proper toys they will chew on unacceptable places, but it's less likely when they have plenty of things they can destroy!Queenie is a male rose-breasted cockatoo who is a resident at the Center. He is a very happy bird and loves to destroy wood. However, Queenie is a bit of a wood snob. He will not chew undyed wood; he requires color in his life!
Last week, I was going around taking pictures of various parrots. When I got to Queenie's cage, he started showing off for me. Look at that beautiful crest!
And then he decided to play in his foraging bucket for a bit:
We love foraging buckets here at the Center. You can put them near your bird's favorite perch (in Queenie's case, this boing). Then, you can fill it with foot toys, pieces of toys that the parrot destroyed, crumpled paper, maybe a small treat or two. Pretty much anything that is parrot-safe. If used regularly, it can become a bit of a fun treasure hunt for your bird -- she never knows what she's going to find!
And then he decided to play in his foraging bucket for a bit:We love foraging buckets here at the Center. You can put them near your bird's favorite perch (in Queenie's case, this boing). Then, you can fill it with foot toys, pieces of toys that the parrot destroyed, crumpled paper, maybe a small treat or two. Pretty much anything that is parrot-safe. If used regularly, it can become a bit of a fun treasure hunt for your bird -- she never knows what she's going to find!We sell stainless steel foraging buckets, and our volunteers would be more than happy to discuss ways of increasing your parrots' foraging opportunities.
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