Bird Toys

Even birds need exercise and recreation. But those are not the only purposes that bird toys have. Bird toys are toys especially made and designed for birds. They are intended to enrich birds' lives, satisfy their chewing and clawing needs and alleviate their boredom.

Types of bird toys

Bird toys come in a wide range of types with varying styles, functions, designs and sizes. Some of the most popular are the following:

• Rings and loops - In choosing ring and loop-themed bird toys, make sure that your pet's head does not fit into the ring or loop because it may not be safe for your pet.
• Smart toys - Complex toys consisting of relatively complicated parts are mostly enjoyed by parrots, especially by African Greys. These bird toys enhance birds' brains, requiring less beak power and more brain power. Smart bird toys are usually very durable and easy to maintain.
• Wood toys without paint - Minus the paint and wood stain, wooden bird toys are a great option for amazons, greys, macaws, conures and cockatoos.
• Foot toys - If there's anything that a parrot wants to chew or examine, it picks the thing up with its feet. Foot toys take advantage of this parrots' habit and helps develop parrots' brains through its many different designs from wooden balls to grapevine rings.
• Natural Toys - These bird toys come in different styles. They are safe because they do not make use of synthetic materials and food coloring that can harm birds.
• Acrylic toys - Bird toys made of acrylic are great for birds, since they are resistant to bacteria and are very durable.

Among the bird toys that you have to avoid giving your pets are bells, painted wood and blocks, bird toys with small pieces, rubber toys and bird toys with food flavouring. These bird toys are usually deemed unsafe for birds.

Some bird toys are specially designed to help birds, particularly parrots, with their special needs. For example, parrots that have developed a habit of picking feathers can be given paper bird toys, rope toys or fabric toys to which they can transfer their need to pick feathers. By allowing the parrot to nibble something with the same texture as that of a feather, the parrot's habit of picking its own feathers is gradually eliminated.

Parrots can also have hormonal disorders, such as a sort of "bird P.M.S.", wherein a female parrot suddenly bites or hates everybody, a particular person or a particular bird. Cardboard boxes and foot bird toys often provide a form of therapy that can help correct these behavioral problems.

Bird Toys

Even birds need exercise and recreation. But those are not the only purposes that bird toys have. Bird toys are toys especially made and designed for birds. They are intended to enrich birds' lives, satisfy their chewing and clawing needs and alleviate their boredom.

Types of bird toys

Bird toys come in a wide range of types with varying styles, functions, designs and sizes. Some of the most popular are the following:

• Rings and loops - In choosing ring and loop-themed bird toys, make sure that your pet's head does not fit into the ring or loop because it may not be safe for your pet.
• Smart toys - Complex toys consisting of relatively complicated parts are mostly enjoyed by parrots, especially by African Greys. These bird toys enhance birds' brains, requiring less beak power and more brain power. Smart bird toys are usually very durable and easy to maintain.
• Wood toys without paint - Minus the paint and wood stain, wooden bird toys are a great option for amazons, greys, macaws, conures and cockatoos.
• Foot toys - If there's anything that a parrot wants to chew or examine, it picks the thing up with its feet. Foot toys take advantage of this parrots' habit and helps develop parrots' brains through its many different designs from wooden balls to grapevine rings.
• Natural Toys - These bird toys come in different styles. They are safe because they do not make use of synthetic materials and food coloring that can harm birds.
• Acrylic toys - Bird toys made of acrylic are great for birds, since they are resistant to bacteria and are very durable.

Among the bird toys that you have to avoid giving your pets are bells, painted wood and blocks, bird toys with small pieces, rubber toys and bird toys with food flavouring. These bird toys are usually deemed unsafe for birds.

Some bird toys are specially designed to help birds, particularly parrots, with their special needs. For example, parrots that have developed a habit of picking feathers can be given paper bird toys, rope toys or fabric toys to which they can transfer their need to pick feathers. By allowing the parrot to nibble something with the same texture as that of a feather, the parrot's habit of picking its own feathers is gradually eliminated.

Parrots can also have hormonal disorders, such as a sort of "bird P.M.S.", wherein a female parrot suddenly bites or hates everybody, a particular person or a particular bird. Cardboard boxes and foot bird toys often provide a form of therapy that can help correct these behavioral problems.