I have a secret.
I’m gonna tell you because you’re my bestest friend…but you can’t tell anyone. It’s our secret, and if it gets out I’ll never be able to find this deal again!
As a fellow parrot owner, you know that you can’t live with your bird unless you supply him/her with mass quantities of bird toys. And, like most parrots, they will rapidly chew and destroy them as fast as you buy them.
And they are expensive! That toy is nothing but a bunch of colored wood blocks, wire, lacing, and sometimes some acrylic toys threaded in. They can easily cost over $20!
Your bird toy must be able to keep their attention! Parrots are like kids, and they are intelligent! It’s not enough to chew on them, because they want to play!
OK…here’s the secret. Buy baby toys at yard sales! (SSSSHHHH!!!!!!!)
Safe? You gotta be kidding me! Just a quick look at the daily news will convince you that if you manufacture a toy for babies, it had better be safe! No lead paint! No sharp nails or anything that can be swallowed! No toxic chemicals! What more would you want in a bird toy?
They are strong and last a long time. Many are made of plastic or acrylic. They were designed for babies to chew on them. They were designed to be shaked, rattled, pushed, pulled, tossed, and dropped on the floor. Toss them into the dishwasher and your ready for the next day! They have all sorts of moving parts that will ring bells or play music. What parrot would not go crazy over such a toy?
The problem is that baby toys can be expensive! Go to Toys-R-Us and see how fast you can drain your checkbook.
But (shhhh…here’s the secret again!) If you go to yard sales you can get these toys in great condition….for next to nothing! These toys sell for as little as a quarter! We never have trouble finding a box full of new toys for our birds when we shop this way.
We got this toy for Chastity for $1 at a Yard sale
So keep an eye on the classified pages, and go hit some yard sales!
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