Keeping Your Bird's Mind Active

Can you imagine what it is like living in a cage? If you have done jail time you might appreciate that you will feel bored after just a few minutes so you can probably understand how your pet bird feels like being locked-up the whole day. That is why to prevent them from harming themselves, you should know how to choose the right toys.

Choosing a toy: make sure that this is the right size for your bird. Small toys are not good for large birds because they could swallow and choke on it.

One safe toy for both small and big birds is the swing. This will allow them to sway back and forth to pass the time.

A ladder is a great toy to give your bird some exercise as they climb up and down.

Large birds like to play with puzzles and mazes. As an added incentive, see to it that there are nuts inside which they can get as a reward for being able to finish the game.

If your bird  plucks its feathers this can be harmful. So the best toy to get is the kind that are preened. Most of the preened toys are made of cotton fabric. The downside to using this is that type of toy is that it will eventually fray due to wear and tear.

When this happens, remove it immediately and have it replaced with a new one because the threads could tangle around their neck or toe.

An option to the preened toy made of cotton is the one made from feathers that are considered to be safer since loose threads will never happen.

Other toys you can give your pet bird include children’s wooden blocks, paper towel tubes and tongue depressors.

Having a selection of toys allows you to create a play gym for your pet bird by buying several of these and putting it together and placing this inside their cage.

You should make sure there is sufficient room so the bird can rest and do some other stuff when they don’t feel like playing.

Toys not safe for birds.

Toys with small parts should never be given because they could swallow it and there could be fatal consequences. It should also not have any bells or split rings.

Mirrors or anything that has a reflective surface are also said to be bad because the bird may bond to its own reflection and become unfriendly to people.

Your pet bird needs time to unwind and providing them with toys is one way to keep them from being unhappy and bored especially when they are left alone.

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