My foraging toys are working!

[Zoepr143]

I'm using cotton rope, made for loom. In Sweden that rope is called varpgarn or bomullsvarp. (cotton yarn) It's 100% natural and no bleach.

You can buy it in a sewing store.
If it isn't thick enough I twine mine. Like this:

It looks so good! I happen to have a sewing store in the next town over, I’ll have to check next week if they have one as thick as the one you use.

 

[Begone]

It looks so good! I happen to have a sewing store in the next town over, I’ll have to check next week if they have one as thick as the one you use.

Or you can buy them on eBay.

You can make small adorable foot toys to your little's, just add a small part (like a bell or something) and then knit some macrame.

 

[Zoepr143]

Or you can buy them on eBay.

You can make small adorable foot toys to your little's, just add a small part (like a bell or something) and then knit some macrame.

I haven’t bought anything of off ebay before so I’m not familiar with their shipping process, I’ll read up on the site. And do budgies even use their feet like that? I have never seen them use their feet like e.g GCC’s use their feet to pick up stuff and eat not just flr grip.

 

[TikiMyn]

Those are lovely ideas @Eloy !
Looks like about the same rope I use @Zoepr143 I guess sisal, but that’s just a gamble though! My lovies don’t grab foot toys the way a conure would, but they do grab hanging things with their feet and Fëanor holds foot toys in place with his foot. I mostly use foot toys when they are on me but I have to work, or when they don’t want to play by themselves I keep a jar on my table filled with foot toys, so when I take them downstairs I take the jar and they can play around there too. Mostly my foot toys are Made with easy things to shred, shiny things, small wooden and plastic beads and small balls and cat toys

 

[Zoepr143]

Mostly my foot toys are Made with easy things to shred, shiny things, small wooden and plastic beads and small balls and cat toys

Thank god, I’m not the only one that buys cat toys for their fids
Here are some close-ups of the thread/rope. I just went downstairs to ask my dad what it’s called and it turns out he went to the gym, so I’ll have to wait.

 

[faislaq]

Thank god, I’m not the only one that buys cat toys for their fids.

I do, too. And I buy baby toys for the bigger fids.

 

[TikiMyn]

I do, too. And I buy baby toys for the bigger fids.

Whaha I get baby toys for the ducks/rabbits too I have a two year old half sister and a four your old half brother so I can get a first pick of all their toys when they don’t use them anymore! I am now waiting for a sort of toy that makes noises for the fids, I think they might enjoy that

Thank god, I’m not the only one that buys cat toys for their fids
Here are some close-ups of the thread/rope. I just went downstairs to ask my dad what it’s called and it turns out he went to the gym, so I’ll have to wait.

Hmm my guess is jute, but I am not really an expert I just forget all the names of everything, I just walked downstairs and don’t have a clue what I was going to do

 

[Zoepr143]

I just asked my dad, he says it’s sisal. Maybe you’re an expert after all @TikiMyn

 

[javi]

Loved that original video. I hadn't done any foraging for my birds in a couple of years. I know it is terrible. Well I have been buying parts for simple foragers the last few weeks and set up a couple. The birds loved them. I have a few more planned. It is really cool seeing the bird that is scared of everything hanging upside down trying to get to his food.

 

[Zoepr143]

Loved that original video. I hadn't done any foraging for my birds in a couple of years. I know it is terrible. Well I have been buying parts for simple foragers the last few weeks and set up a couple. The birds loved them. I have a few more planned. It is really cool seeing the bird that is scared of everything hanging upside down trying to get to his food.

Yes my birds are also scared by everything, it took them 2 to 3 days to get used to that toy hanging there. Now that they know what it is they charge right to it when i hang it in the cage!
Good luck with making those toys!

 

[javi]

Very cool. What shocked me is also my semi-senile older tiel was the first to start foraging after about 10 minutes.

 

[TikiMyn]

That is great! I also got my rescued pretty traumitized Tiel to forage It is a lot of fun to teach them and come up with new ideas! Good luck!

 

[Smbrds]

Very nice. Looks like she's enjoying herself. It's always fun watching them check things out and have fun.