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Macaw Bird Toys The
big guys are so often shortchanged when it comes to toys. I
think that toy manufacturers forget that they have the exact same
toy needs as their smaller counterparts. Choices for macaw
toys are normally things I would give to my medium parrots or toys
made of wood so hard that a even putting a chainsaw through it
would be difficult. Talk about frustrating, for both the
owner and the parrot. The big birds need toys that they can
destroy, as well as toys that stimulate their intelligence by
allowing them to "do" something. Designing for
this category is by far my biggest challenge. I have tried
to meet the needs of the bigger guys by creating toys that are
durable, reusable, refillable, easy to destroy, challenging and
stimulating.
These
toys are appropriately sized for Macaws (including Hyacinths and Greenwings), Cockatoos
(including Moluccans and Palms) and medium parrots that really,
really love to chew. We ask that you read the description
for each toy carefully. While we normally use 4.0MM chain
for macaw toys, there are a few instances where we needed to use
2.5mm to accommodate certain toy parts. Most big birds will
play safely with this size chain, but if you've got one of the
really big guys, who happens to be a metal chomper, it would be
best to avoid the toy or supervise playtime with it. All O-rings and chain are welded closed and quick
links are sized for the big guys. Metal components are stainless steel and
nickel plated. Toy
Hint: For big bird owners on a budget, please take a
look at the Treat Cages located in our Puzzle
Toy category. It can be filled with all kinds of
inexpensive goodies to meet your bird's chewing needs.
Feeding Frenzy #4-27
The possibilities are just endless with
Feeding Frenzy, a 31" PVC based toy. Feeding Frenzy has lots of
plastic rings to spin and move back and forth on the pipe. There is also
stainless steel hardware to manipulate, all of which is welded on so there
will be no picking through the poop looking for wing nuts. For your
bird's extreme chewing pleasure, there are HUGE brightly colored shapes:
squares made from pine 4"x4"s and triangles made from pine
2"x4"s. For the parrot who is a monkey is disguise, this toy
is also wonderful to hang and swing on!
What makes this toy especially cool is that
there are stainless steel quick links at each end of the chain so you can
refill the toy when the wood is done. Wood Refill packages can also be
purchased below and contents is what appears in the photo. Each package
contains (4) Brightly colored pine squares made from 4"x4"s, as well
as (2) Brightly colored pine triangles made from 2"x4"s. They
come already drilled so all you need to do is string.
Toy
Safety Hint: One of the problems with toys strung on chain is
that as the wood is chewed off, you develop soap-on-a-rope syndrome (a long
length of chain with a heavy weight at the bottom). Birds can toss the
chain around and have it wrap around their necks. I'm sure you know
where this is heading without any further description. Here's a helpful
hint to prevent a dangerous situation: As each piece of wood is chewed
off, moving the existing wood higher up the length of chain until only an
1" - 1.5" is showing at the top. Slip a quick link through the
chain to keep the wood at the desired height and tighten with pliers if you
need to. The excess chain will then hang below with no weight at the
end. This toy should not be a problem as the wood hangs very low, but it
would still be a good idea of employ the same safety measure, just in
case.
Parrot Photo: Indigo nibbles on
her spoils from Feeding Frenzy.
High Intrigue #4-26
High Intrigue is a take-off on Feeding
Frenzy, instead using tough, durable plastic parts. High Intrigue has a
PVC body and is approximately 16" long. There are plastic rings to
spin and slide, as well as stainless steel hardware on the face to
manipulate. While the hardware can be moved around, it is welded so
everything stays in place. Durable plastic components are hung on metal chain
which can be pulled back and forth through the body. The plastic parts
are large Interstar Rings and large, plastic beads. The chain has
stainless steel quick links on each end so you can refill the toy when the
Interstar Rings get worn, or rotate them with something different to give the
toy fresh appeal. The following items in our Toy parts section can be
substituted with no drilling: Interstar Rings (small and large), Daisy
Rings, 2" Marbella Rings, Lattice Links, Wiffles Balls (Baseball and
Colored). This toy is also ideal for parrots that love to climb and
swing on their toys.
Parrot Photo: Indigo reels up
High Intrigue and tests out the Stainless Steel hardware.
Price: $34.50
Ticker Tape Parade #4-25
I don't know of any bird that does not love
paper so we designed something a little fancier than the standard paper
holders currently on the market. This version of Ticker Tape Parade is
designed for the big guys and can be used on playgyms or in cages. Aside from
all the paper to unroll, there are plenty of brightly colored, high-impact
plastic beads to beak and lots of interstar rings to spin.
It is approximately 15" long and 13" wide. This toy is made
with stainless steel wire and nickel plated chain. All quick links are
stainless steel. The paper can easily be changed by a removing one quick
link. All paper is untreated and replacement rolls can be purchased
below. Parrot Photo: Indigo
heads down to check out Ticker Tape parade and then get to work on chewing
paper. While I know that Delilah doesn't even look remotely like a big
bird, she was squeaking away when we hung this toy for Indigo. She has
one of her own, but I recently swapped it out for something else. I find
it difficult to resist a squeaking Grey Bird so she got to finish off Indy's
roll when he stopped playing with it. Delilah's photo will also give you
a better idea of just how big this toy really is.
Price: $32.75
Ticker Tape #4-24
Ticker Tape is designed to be used in cages. Just spread out the pear
links as shown in the photo on the right and let your parrot go to town.
Aside from paper chewing, there are brightly colored jumbo and superlarge
beads to beak and large interstar rings to spin. Metal chain is closed
welded and all hardware is stainless steel. To replace the roll of paper,
just remove the quick link.
Parrot Photo: Indy get a paper
chewing frenzy going.
Price: $24.00
Fuzzy Wuzzy #4-23
This adorable preening toy is full of fuzzy
Supreme Cotton rope, which is ideal for preening. Preening toys have
been helpful in controlling feather plucking and anxiety in parrots. The
concept is to get them to work on the rope, rather than their feathers.
Supreme Cotton rope is superior for this purpose as there are no long threads
to contend with and birds just love to pull out the fuzzy short fibers.
I'm always cleaning "fuzz beards" off beaks at our house.
Besides rope to preen, there are tough plastic parts to slide up
and down the chain and as well as jumbo beads hanging at the bottom to beak.
This toy is approximately 16" long. This toy uses welded 2.5mm
nickel plated chain. Parrot Photo:
Indigo works on giving Fuzzy Wuzzy a haircut.. Price:
$32.00
Razzamatazz #4-22
Talk about one heck of a massive
toy! Razzamatazz is approximately 20" x 20" and has 187
parts. The body of this toy is a resilient plastic boomerang, which
can be restrung when the toy is finished. The face of the boomerang is
also decorated with two nut, bolt, and daisy ring combos, which can be
removed and used as foot toys. The 12 legs have an abundance of
wiffles balls, supersize alphabet letters, large spin wheels and sea life
creatures. There are also tube beads at the top of the toy. The
stringing material is Odyssey™ Paulie Rope. Parrot Photo:
Indigo with Razzamatazz
Price: $65.00
Risky Business #4-20
Do I spin the rings? Do I bite the chain? Or best of all, do I just hold on tight, flap my
wings and swing around screaming at the top of my little birdie
lungs??? With this toy, your parrot can do any of those or do them all
at the same time. This durable toy is made of tough plastic parts that
are meant to last and are easy to clean. We just thrown ours in the
dishwasher as our guys seem to LOVE stuffing food bits into the slots on the
Interstar Rings. The overall length of this toy is 24" and the
width is 16". Wire is stainless steel. Parrot Photo: Indigo
checks out Risky Business. OUT OF
STOCK!
Price: $27.00
Ragamuffin #4-19
This is a preening toy for parrots that mixes a variety of
textures for the ultimate preen. First you have a mix of beautifully
colored Hawaiian fabric and solid cotton fabric. We've also added fluffy
supreme cotton rope which birds will enjoy preening into little fuzzballs.
We also have dangles of Paulie Ropeto nibble on with beads on the
ends. Finishing off the toy is a brightly colored length of plastic chain.
This toy is built on stainless steel wire. Overall length
is 19" with an approximately width of 6".
Parrot Photo: Indigo nibbles away
on Ragamuffin.
Price: $26.00
Bedlam
#4-18
I always think I know my birds so well and every so often one of
them does something that catches me totally unprepared. That is
just what happened with this toy. Indigo is very picky about her
toys and can sometimes be as difficult as Greys with certain new
items. I thought this one was so overwhelming that it would take
me days to get a photo. I knew that she would hack at it to
protect her space, unscrew the quick link, throw it on the floor
and proceed to poop on it. She totally shocked me by climbing
right down to play with it. The photo above is immediately upon
introduction.
Now that we have concluded my macaw has totally made a fool
out of me, let me tell you a little bit about this toy. IT'S
HUGE! It's approximately 30" of durable and soft plastic
parts. Did I already say it was huge? Well it is! The toy is
strung on close welded chain and both o-rings have been welded
closed for the safety of your bird. What's on it that makes it
so much fun? First there are the large colored wiffles that move
up and down the chain. Plastic beads are stuffed inside for
additional rattling noise. Then, threaded through a durable
plastic bowl, are nuts, bolts and spin wheels which can be
turned and removed by your bird for interactive fun or foot toy
use. At the bottom of the toy are 6 legs filled with wiffles,
plastic blocks, accordion tubes, plastic beads, spin wheels and
other assorted goodies. Bottom components are strung on Paulie
Rope. This toy is safe for the bigger guys and medium parrots
that like a larger, challenging toy!
Parrot Photo: Indigo tests out Bedlam and gives it her seal
of approval.
Price: $47.25
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