Bird Toys

What are the right bird toys for you pet bird care and how can you be sure they are safe to use? Find out below.

Bird toys are commonly used by pet bird owners to help their pets execute their natural instinct to nibble, bite and play with things. By providing your bird with bird toys you can also avoid the threaded chewing on skirting boards, doors, furniture and other wooden bits in your house.

Let's face it, birds simply love chewing and you find out soon enough if you are an avid reader. Your once treasured books and magazines will get chewed to bits unless you give your birds other things to play with like bird toys.

As owners of cockatiels and earlier in our lives an African Grey we can attest to the fact that they really love to chew on things. Although cockatiels and other smaller pet birds are less inclined to chew furniture, bigger parrots certainly do.

Provide them with a handmade or store bought bird tree and you will see a vast improvement in your birds behavior. Pet bird care also involves giving your bird enough things to play with safely without risk to their safety. Bird owners are usually worried whether something is safe or not and therefore you are always well advised to go with a store bought bird toy opposed to doing it yourself - unless you are familiar with pet birds.

You can find some information on bird toys on our bird supplies page which will also show you some recommended sources to buy your toys from. One thing you should always remember, is to buy your toys from a trusted source. Sometimes you get manufacturers of toys which are less than safe for your pet bird just by saving a couple of dollars.

If the health of your bird is important to you (and it should), then do yourself and the bird a favor and buy decent toys.

Usually birds like soft toys with lots of tassels which they can chew to bits. If you do provide a toy like this, make sure the tassels are dyed with bird safe colors. Bird toys with bells on them are also favoured by many bird species.

Bird toys also involve ladders, rings, swings, bird trees and mobiles. The idea is to create a peaceful and safe environment to make your pet feel right at home.