DIY Homemade Bird Toys Ideas

Birds are highly intelligent creatures, and they need mental and physical stimulation to thrive in captivity. DIY homemade bird toys not only enriches their lives but also provides a bonding opportunity for you and your feathered friends. Unleash your creativity with homemade bird toys. 10 great ideas for any parrot to shed, chew, and destroy. Shop Now: 21 Best Bird Toys for Parrots.

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Why do birds need toys?

Parrots are highly intelligent and therefore need mental and physical stimulation and agility. Bird toys encourage exercise, decrease boredom, and keep them happy and healthy. 

 

 

Homemade Bird Toys Ideas

Make your own bird toys, safely with household items.

Can my bird play with cardboard?

Cardboard might be every bird owner's best friend. As bird toy parts prices increase, making homemade bird toys out of cardboard is easy and fun. There are cardboard boxes, cardboard blocks, and cardboard sheets. Cut the cardboard into smaller squares or rectangles. Make a hole in the center and string the cardboard pieces. Yes, it's that easy. Cut, Hole, String. For Further Reading: Best Bird Toys for Small Birds

Can you use baby toys for birds?

Infant toys are not just for a human baby; your 20-year-old parrot might love them too. There are so many varieties of baby toys from wood to sound-making that birds will love. Go to your nearest thrift store or look at marketplaces online for used old baby toys. (baby wood toys are safe since they use safe material for baby stuff). Watch out for moving parts toys because your parrot can get its toes stuck in them. Best to use simple, no-moving-parts infant toys. 

Can I buy safe bird toy parts at the Dollar Store?

My favorite place where I find all types of goodies for homemade bird toys. Wooden spoons to paper cups and rubber ducks. The dollar store or bargain stores are the best places to find all types of treasures for DIY bird toys. Remember to check out their baby section. Also, don't forget the popsicle sticks and coin paper wrappers. 

Where do I buy wood for bird toys?

Even with high prices, you can find a clearance section at the lumber yard where they are selling untreated pine wood for 70 percent off. You might not be able to use the full length and throw away part of the damaged wood, but it's much cheaper than the full-priced lumber.

DIY Homemade Bird Toys

If quarantine had taught us anything, it's how to youtube and google new skills. There are many DIY homemade bird toys videos. Many places are selling wood blocks with drilled holes. All one needs to do is string them with a sisal or chain.

Further reading about: Learn to make your own bird wood block.

Can I use Books for Bird Toys?

Parrots love catalogs that get delivered to your home and go straight into the cage. Cheapest shreddable bird toy you can find. Just hand it over to them. To convert a book into a homemade bird toys, make a hole about an inch down, 1/2 depth on the spine side. String.

Pinecones

If you live in a semi-rural area with no hazards from insecticides or exhaust fumes, you can use pinecones as free bird toys. Bake them in your oven for 1 hour at the lowest temperature to sanitize them. 

What is the best material for bird toys?

Yes, sometimes it's as easy as paper. So, how do you make bird toys out of paper? Use plain paper, no dyes, cut into strips and weave the strips, in and out on your bird's cage. They will have a bast shedding it, destroying it, or getting rid of that paper you just added to their clean cage. A perfect homemade bird toys for any type of parrot.

Using Paper Towel Rolls

Just a paper towel roll can be entertaining for hours. Give it as is or make them into a homemade bird toys. Wait until you have a bunch of paper towel rolls. Fold them in half. Make a hole on the folded end and in the middle about 1/2 in depth. String a bunch of folded rolls together.

Using Baskets for Bird Toys

Sometimes, you can find cheap bamboo or willow baskets. Fill the baskets with foot toys and paper shreds, and watch your bird spend hours trying to find all the cool stuff you added. Remember to add a few foraging toys for even more stimulus. Another homemade bird toys idea is if you are friendly with your pizza delivery person, ask for an unused pizza box. Use the pizza box in place of the basket. 

For stringing your bird toys, I suggest paper rope since it is the safest and most bird-friendly, in my option. For the rest, you should know your bird and use jute, sisal, hemp, chain, and/or cotton rope according to your discretion. 

Unleash your creativity with homemade bird toys and discover the joy of crafting toys that keep your feathered companions happy and healthy. By providing mental stimulation, exercise opportunities, and a source of entertainment, you're not only enhancing their well-being but also strengthening your bond with these intelligent creatures.

If you're looking for new bird toys, made safely and bird friendly, PDS parrot shop has toys for all types of birds.

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Author: Monika Sangar
Co-founder of Prego Dalliance Sanctuary, Artisan of PDS Parrot Shop