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		<title>Ideas For DIY African Grey Parrot Toys</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article gives ideas on cheap African Grey parrot toys. Commercial parrot toys are african grey parrots are rather expensive. They typically costs about $20-$30 dollars and have to replaced within a few months. Rather than paying for these money, here are some ideas on using everyday materials to create affordable african grey parrot toys. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This article gives ideas on cheap <a href='http://parrottoys.blogspot.com/2009/08/african-grey-parrot-toys.html' target='_blank'>African Grey parrot toys</a>. Commercial parrot toys are african grey parrots are rather expensive. They typically costs about $20-$30 dollars and have to replaced within a few months. Rather than paying for these money, here are some ideas on using everyday materials to create affordable african grey parrot toys.</p>
<p>Background on african grey parrots<br />
African Grey Parrots are a species of parrot native to West and Central Africa. Of the two main varieties of African Grey, the Congo African Grey Parrot has a stronger ability to imitate speech, and is thus a more popular pet. The Timneh African Grey is similar in appearance, but has a horn-colored beak, maroon tail, and is slightly smaller.</p>
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Using cardboard boxes as chewing materials to create african grey parrot toys. What you can do is to create a house using the cardboard so that it becomes a nice shelter for the parrot. It is becomes a good playground for your pet parrot to play. More over, it is chewable, which is great for the parrot. It is an excellent <a href='http://parrottoys.blogspot.com/2009/08/african-grey-parrot-toys.html' target='_blank'>African Grey parrot toys</a>.</p>
<p> Another idea is to get inspirations from baby toys. Check out your used baby tools to see if they are usable. One good example is the brightly colored plastic oval baby links. They are cheap items and can be used by simply twists the plastic link near the side where the opening is and then slides the opening over the bar of the cage or onto the toy. These links are not safe parrot toys for small sized birds but for African Greys, they can be an affordable parrot toys.</p>
<p>Another great place to look for ideas for African Grey parrot toys is your local discount store! Look around and see if there are any cheap items that can be used as afican grey parrot toys. One suggestion is to buy Cornhusk whiskbrooms, which cost two dollars or less. Each whiskbroom has a metal ring on its handle allowing it to hang easily in the African Grey’s cage using the plastic oval links. The materials in the brooms are a wonderful destruction chew parrot toy for African Grey Parrot, especially Greys that are feather pickers.</p>
<p>Use your imagination and create african grey parrot toys from normal day items such as newspapers or brightly coloured paper. These paper stock can make good chewing parrot toys. You can create rings with it around the cage or you can design strips that slides in between the cage parrots. The good thing about this idea is that you can create lots of African Grey parrot toys just based on your imagination.</p>
<p>I hope these ideas can inspire you to look for more affordable African Grey <a href='http://parrottoys.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'>parrot toys</a>.</p>
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		<title>Making Parrot Toys Beginners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will talk about how to make parrot toys for beginners. Making parrot toys is both a fun exercise as well as being able to save you money from buying commercial parrot toys. Parrots tend to destroy the toys they are play with. If you need to keep on buying the toys as replacement, you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I will talk about <a href='http://parrottoys.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-to-make-parrot-toys-for-beginners.html' target='_blank'>how to make parrot toys</a> for beginners. Making parrot toys is both a fun exercise as well as being able to save you money from buying commercial parrot toys. Parrots tend to destroy the toys they are play with. If you need to keep on buying the toys as replacement, you are going to spend quite a large sum of money. So, instead of doing that, I will cover some tips of how to make parrot toys for beginners.</p>
<p>First thing first, you must make parrot toys that are suitable for your parrots. Size is one consideration. Big birds tend to have stronger beaks so you need to make parrot toys that are stronger and more resistant.  Another factor to keep in mind is thethe size of your parrot cage. Take care not to making a parrot that is too small for the cage as you will wasting your time and efforts in doing so. </p>
<p>Here are four different materials for you to make parrot toys</p>
<p>The first material I recommend is rope. They are useful material to hang stuff and you will probably need a few of these to create some interesting parrot toys. When buying the materials for making parrot toys, you can choose from several different types of rope, of which solid braided rope and twisted rope are the most popular. One important point to highlight is that you should choose a 100% cotton rope as it is safe for parrots when they incidentally digest it. Any alternatives are not considered bird safe. When making rope parrot toys, make sure all the frayed ends are trimmed so that your bird does not get caught.</p>
<p>Wood is another material that will be popular with your pet. When choosing wooden materials to make your parrot toys, ensure that you buy bird safe products. This is because your parrots may ingest some the wood that it is chewing on. Note that you should never buy wood that has been chemically treated (certain paints/lacquers contain zinc and other harmful chemicals/additives) as the chemicals can be deadly to your birds. </p>
<p>Paper is a relatively easy and abundant material to work with. In fact, using paper to make parrot toys is the most easy way for beginners. First , you will need paper towel rolls. They are the easiest to work with. What you can do next is to[s/pin] remove the glue and cut them into small slices. [spin]Next, create a hole into the slides so that they can be string together with a rope. The great thing about this parrot toy is that you can have the option of putting lots of interesting materials between the paper towels to create variety for your <a href='http://parrottoys.blogspot.com' target='_blank'>parrot toys</a>. </p>
<p>The final materials I recommend for making parrot toys is leather. As leather is less common, you might need to spend more time looking for a cheaper source. There are various widths and thickness of vegetable tanned leather strips. Be sure to purchase what is most suitable for your bird and the size of the hole that is drilled. The important thing is to ensure the leather has not been treated with any chemicals or dyes to prevent poisoning if you parrot accidentally swollen it.</p>
<p>These are all I have for you. Now, it is your turn to go and have fun <a href='http://parrottoys.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-to-make-parrot-toys-for-beginners.html' target='_blank'>making parrot toys</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Guide To Safe Material Selection For Parrot Toys</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to choosing the right parrot toys, it can be not so straight forward.The range of toys is very wide, from rope ladders to plastic covers. You have to find parrot toy that are safe for your birds. How to select the right parrot toy is an art but here is a guide [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to choosing the right parrot toys, it can be not so straight forward.The range of toys is very wide, from rope ladders to plastic covers. You have to find <a href='http://parrottoys.blogspot.com/2009/08/parrot-toys-for-different-species.html' target='_blank'>parrot toy</a> that are safe for your birds. How to select the right parrot toy is an art but here is a guide to help you make your selection. In particular, it will provide information on what kind of materials are best for parrot toys.</p>
<p>When it comes to parrots, you know they are fun loving birds that love to fly and search for food. They are also clever creatures that need constant entertainment to keep them from being bored. Hence, when parrots become domesticated, they need similar stimulation and this is where parrot toys come in. While many bird owners might think <a href='http://parrottoys.blogspot.com/search/label/parrot%20toys' target='_blank'>parrot toys</a> are just playthings, they are actually quite essential to parrots. Unfortunately, these bird toys sometimes have harmful materials and you need to know which types to avoid.</p>
<p>It is a well known fact that parrots like shiny materials. However, not all metals are suitable as parrot toys. Specifically, pick only those where the metal is either nickel- plated or stainless steel. Avoid other metals such Zinc and copper plated metal parts because they are dangerous to parrots and when ingested, can result in death.</p>
<p>Besides metal, you must note the type of leather used in the parrot toys. Specifically,you will want to go for leather that is free from chemicals. This is because parrots like to chew on stuff more than anything else. They can literally spend hours just pecking and choking at the leather. If you are not careful, the parrots can accidental swallow some of the leather, which might contain chemicals that cause illness and possibly death to your birds. In addition, you must discard any leather based toys that have been soiled. This is because bacteria can grow on the soiled leather and cause illness to the birds when swallow.</p>
<p>You might think that wood is a safe material but this is where you are wrong. There are several types of wood that are unsafe for parrots such as oak. It is better to choose parrot toys that are made of pine, poplar, java or manzanita as these wood types are safe for chewing.</p>
<p>The final material to consider in this guide is ropes. For rope based toys, do remember to keep the toe nails of your birds short to prevent the nails from getting caught in the ropes and causing injuries to themselves.When choosing such toys, keep in mind to trim your parrots&#8217; toe nails as this will avoid your birds from getting injured as a result of the nails getting trap in the role. Choose only cotton or sisal ropes because they have not been chemically treated and hence will be safe for parrots chewing on them.</p>
<p>In summary, try to avoid any chemical treated materials. In fact, it is recommended to buy toys which are labeled “100% Organic.” So, keep them in mind when shopping for your <a href='http://parrottoys.blogspot.com/search/label/parrot%20toy' target='_blank'>parrot toys</a>.</p>
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