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Post subject: Any toys,etc they would really CHEW instead of my furniture?  Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 7:13 am |
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A lot of times I see that birds are not really chewing the toys they supposed to chew. Can someone recommend what they WOULD CHEW for sure? They are destroying my furniture for now....
_________________ Cuddles and Trillie (cockatiel parents) and their 8 children
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Post subject: Re: Any toys,etc they would really CHEW instead of my furniture?  Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:57 am |
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thank you, where do you get it?
_________________ Cuddles and Trillie (cockatiel parents) and their 8 children
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Post subject: Re: Any toys,etc they would really CHEW instead of my furniture?  Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:35 am |
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Coyote seems to love to chew on everything he shouldn't, my keyboard, wires, my kindle, etc. So I started covering everything with magazines and pieces of paper to stop enticing him and he started chewing on those.
You're welcome for this super unhelpful post.
Ok, here's the actually helpful part: He looooooves the little vine thingies, but only if they're the right shape and loose enough so he can undo them and break individual vine pieces so he can shred the thing. I got them from My Safe Bird Store and the heart shape is his favorite for whatever reason. He doesn't like the vine balls they have in stores. He also likes the... what is it called... it's like a woven grass strip that you buy in a rolled up ball. I have to start it off by unraveling it a bit to get him started but then he likes to undo the braid and chew off bits of the grass pieces and chew on them for a few minutes when he gets a good sized piece off. The woven grass thing (it comes in multi colored and natural un-colored) at PetSmart and Petco, so it should be easy to find.
Also, I noticed that the budgies always ignored these toys but once they saw Coyote playing with them, they're all about chewing up these toys now too. So if you can get just one of your flock to start chewing on something appropriate, I bet the rest of them will take interest.
As for your poor furniture that's getting so abused, does that Bitter Apple spray work for birds and is it safe for birds? If so, I'd try spraying that on all the wood they're chewing that they're not supposed to. Or cover it all with towels or tin foil or something that they'd prefer to not chew on so you can break the habit and redirect them to appropriate chew toys.
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