Little Scooter is very nutriberry motivated

[saroj12]

He masters every new foraging toy I give him just to get at a nutriberry! I'll post pics tonight, but today he learned two new things. I wrapped up a nutriberry in a big collard leaf and tied it with paper rope. Made a little cut so he could see the nutriberry in there. So he ripped the leaf package open and got the prize. Also tied up one in a coffee filter and gave him a starting hole. No challenge for him, he is so persistent! Next time he will get these without holes.

Which of your birds are food motivated foragers?

 

[Piccha]

If I hide food in anything, Blaze shows intense motivation to make it happen. Food is her primary motivating factor, second is love

 

[lamagdalena]

the only one really motivated (but not for food but to just destroy) is Big Bird

 

[GlassOnion]

In-shell almonds. I double wrap an almond in those paper coin wrappers from the dollar store. I started with just one layer, and now we do two layers! Keeps Ruby quiet for a while

 

[Mizzely]

Jingo and Gizmo are the most food motivated around here. But, Jingo is lazy too I put pumpkin seeds in a thin cardboard box (one of those Caitec ones) and he decided he wasn't as interested after all

 

[Katy]

He masters every new foraging toy I give him just to get at a nutriberry! I'll post pics tonight, but today he learned two new things. I wrapped up a nutriberry in a big collard leaf and tied it with paper rope. Made a little cut so he could see the nutriberry in there. So he ripped the leaf package open and got the prize. Also tied up one in a coffee filter and gave him a starting hole. No challenge for him, he is so persistent! Next time he will get these without holes.

Which of your birds are food motivated foragers?

Does he ever go back and eat the collard leaf? Just wondering, but he is amazing!

 

[Katy]

Tho

In-shell almonds. I double wrap an almond in those paper coin wrappers from the dollar store. I started with just one layer, and now we do two layers! Keeps Ruby quiet for a while

Those things are thick and hard to forage! I've tried a couple times but my guys aren't ready. It doesn't help that my guys don't seem to be interested in almonds in the shell.

 

[GlassOnion]

Tho

Those things are thick and hard to forage! I've tried a couple times but my guys aren't ready. It doesn't help that my guys don't seem to be interested in almonds in the shell.

Hmm, surprised to hear that it's hard for a Grey? Ruby rips through layers of those in like 5-10 minutes. If she's feeling lazy, she dunks the whole thing in her water bowl and moistens the paper to make it easier to rip.

 

[Mizzely]

Tho

Those things are thick and hard to forage! I've tried a couple times but my guys aren't ready. It doesn't help that my guys don't seem to be interested in almonds in the shell.

Blue Diamond has released some "thin shelled" almonds where they basically remove the outer part of the shell. They are made to be opened with one hand ( though I apparently suck at it) I give those to Jingo and Koopa who can't open the regular almond shells and they go over very well.

Gizmo needs no assistance. Just give her a few minutes

 

[Katy]

Hmm, surprised to hear that it's hard for a Grey? Ruby rips through layers of those in like 5-10 minutes. If she's feeling lazy, she dunks the whole thing in her water bowl and moistens the paper to make it easier to rip.

Are you calling my bird a wuss?

 

[Katy]

Blue Diamond has released some "thin shelled" almonds where they basically remove the outer part of the shell. They are made to be opened with one hand ( though I apparently suck at it) I give those to Jingo and Koopa who can't open the regular almond shells and they go over very well.

Gizmo needs no assistance. Just give her a few minutes

Interesting. I'll look for those. And knowing you, I don't need to ask, but no salt?

 

[GlassOnion]

Are you calling my bird a wuss?

Of course not! :x3: But I am looking for the smallest in-shell almonds I can find, so that she'd get less almond meat for the same amount of work as a big one... that way, I can give her two a day instead of one and it'll keep her occupied longer!

 

[Katy]

Makes sense. I have one young'un and one rehome that has a few holes missing in his play and foraging muscles. I have a load of those coin sleeves and will keep trying!

 

[Mizzely]

Interesting. I'll look for those. And knowing you, I don't need to ask, but no salt?

Of course . They do have some salted also, but they offer a "natural" unsalted version.

 

[Anne & Gang]

S amantha is definitely the most food motivated.

 

[SunUp]

In-shell almonds. I double wrap an almond in those paper coin wrappers from the dollar store. I started with just one layer, and now we do two layers! Keeps Ruby quiet for a while

I push a nutriberry down to the bottom of the tube so it shows, then hole puch about in the middle of the tube, and put these on a SS skewer. My TAG especially loves this....keeps her engaged for a long time.

 

[Katy]

I push a nutriberry down to the bottom of the tube so it shows, then hole puch about in the middle of the tube, and put these on a SS skewer. My TAG especially loves this....keeps her engaged for a long time.

That's a great idea.i just got some skewers recently. I'll try this! Thanks!

 

[Shade]

Zuri will do anything for an almond...

 

[Cara]

Kirby (Harlequin) is very food motivated, although sometimes the pine nut toys get tossed on the floor until he makes sure he's found the pistachios and Yogurt-covered almonds (he gets one or two in a foraging toy each day). He'll always go down and get the pine nut toys later. Zuni (M2) likes pine nuts, but sometimes he's lazy about foraging. Pooka (LSC2) likes pine nuts, almonds and pistachios, but it's mostly about taking apart the toy. Sophia (CAG) gets 2 yogurt almonds, and she'll work for them. Everything else gets tossed. Chico & Rocky are foraging challenged. It seems that they often don't realize there is food in the toys. I give them very easy, shreddable toys which they enjoy wrecking. Not one of my 6 birds likes Nutriberries. Isn't that weird?