megjp
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Post by megjp on Dec 28, 2014 19:21:54 GMT -5
We recently got our first Quaker - Pipa, and I was wondering if she could use baby toys, as some bird items looks like one's you'd see in the baby section. If so, what ones do your Quakers like?
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Post by biteybird on Dec 28, 2014 21:01:07 GMT -5
Just me, but I'd recommend bird toys made of wood & beak-resistant materials...also, some of the rubber and materials that baby toys are made from might not be safe for your Pipa to chew. Others will correct me if I'm wrong.
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Post by cnyguy on Dec 28, 2014 21:36:03 GMT -5
Some toys made for human babies are perfectly fine for parrots too. A popular toy is the set of little multicolored plastic keys; lots of parrots like those. My QP Ralph has had a set of them since shortly after I got him, and he plays with them more often than he does with his parrot toys (which isn't too often, really, since Ralph prefers things that aren't meant as toys at all).  |
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Post by biteybird on Dec 29, 2014 1:35:43 GMT -5
I never thought of plastic keys for Bonnie (thanks, Gary!). I suppose any hard plastic baby toys might be OK (we don't have kids, so don't have any baby toys)? My husband made 'toys' for Bonnie by just tying knots in a length of rope, which she loves. Also she likes playing inside empty chip packets, of all things.  A word of warning: DO NOT leave your laptop open unattended, EVER...Bonnie pulls the keys off (as well as the clips on the back of the keys, so they can't be reattached)!  |
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Post by megjp on Dec 29, 2014 13:43:05 GMT -5
I never thought of plastic keys for Bonnie (thanks, Gary!). I suppose any hard plastic baby toys might be OK (we don't have kids, so don't have any baby toys)? My husband made 'toys' for Bonnie by just tying knots in a length of rope, which she loves. Also she likes playing inside empty chip packets, of all things. A word of warning: DO NOT leave your laptop open unattended, EVER...Bonnie pulls the keys off (as well as the clips on the back of the keys, so they can't be reattached)! Yikes! We thankfully keep our computer in a different area than Pipa, hopefully our's won't feel the wrath! |
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Post by cnyguy on Dec 29, 2014 21:19:30 GMT -5
I never thought of plastic keys for Bonnie (thanks, Gary!). You're welcome! I don't deserve full credit though-- they were suggested in some parrot book or other that I read a long time ago. Dr. Irene Pepperberg also used them to teach Alex the Grey to identify colors and objects. Ralph used to have a small plastic car intended for human babies that he liked to drop on the floor for me to pick up. He also liked watching me roll it around on the floor. It vanished when some electrical work was being done in our apartment, but must still be here somewhere (and I ought to look for it). Ralph likes untying knots too. That's a favorite pastime for lots of parrots. I know of at least one QP who can also tie knots (Siobhan's QP Jade). |
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Post by sherri on Jan 1, 2015 15:28:40 GMT -5
Rascal prefers things ropes or a group of twine that hangs. He shakes them and says "I got it". Sugar likes long toys with a bell on bottom. She sits under them and wears the bell like a hat.
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Post by tcallen on Jun 2, 2015 18:57:51 GMT -5
Some toys made for human babies are perfectly fine for parrots too. A popular toy is the set of little multicolored plastic keys; lots of parrots like those. My QP Ralph has had a set of them since shortly after I got him, and he plays with them more often than he does with his parrot toys (which isn't too often, really, since Ralph prefers things that aren't meant as toys at all). I was wondering about the keys thing, too. One of the keys has a guillotine-style window, and I am pretty paranoid after having read stories. What do you think? |
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Post by cnyguy on Jun 2, 2015 19:57:25 GMT -5
Some toys made for human babies are perfectly fine for parrots too. A popular toy is the set of little multicolored plastic keys; lots of parrots like those. My QP Ralph has had a set of them since shortly after I got him, and he plays with them more often than he does with his parrot toys (which isn't too often, really, since Ralph prefers things that aren't meant as toys at all). I was wondering about the keys thing, too. One of the keys has a guillotine-style window, and I am pretty paranoid after having read stories. What do you think? I think I'd probably set that one key aside and only use the plain solid ones. |
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Post by julianna on Jun 5, 2015 12:09:49 GMT -5
When it comes to toys my quaker rarely touches them. He would rather play with me or build a house with plastic tie wraps. I have a box full of various toys I have purchased and he doesn't play with any of them.
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Post by biteybird on Jun 7, 2015 3:19:21 GMT -5
When it comes to toys my quaker rarely touches them. He would rather play with me or build a house with plastic tie wraps. I have a box full of various toys I have purchased and he doesn't play with any of them. Bonnie is the same. If her human slaves are present, she would much rather torment them (e.g., shrieking in our ears, nipping/biting, trying to steal food, chewing on remote controls/phones/laptop cords, etc....) than actually engage with a 'toy'. Go figure. |
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