I have put toys in, they have been there for a while. After I read on here that they need to chew, the importance of it, I bought a couple chew toys - one has thin colored wood, rattan balls, a couple bells and a thin strip of leather.
I bought him a small foraging toy with crumpled paper and plastic toys which dangle from it. He has now gotten to the point where he touches it from time to time with his beak.
He also has a toy which is string with colorful beads on it. There is also a Planet Pleasures Octopus Pinata. He is now touching a bead or two.
He does have a cuttle bone and a mineral block which is banana flavored. Also, there is a concrete ladder which he sometimes climbs on. I am hoping that that will help his beak and nails some. I do plan to get a concrete perch for the door that swings open. He won't get that until closer to time to get to leave the cage though.
I do have balls with bells in them. Those and his skateboard will have to wait for him to come out to play with them. I did buy stacking cups so that he can find his ball under them. When the time comes.
I also put a bamboo perch in there which has lots of colorful paper for him to tear apart and throw on the ground. Perhaps, I should be happy that he doesn't want to shred paper. And thus not encourage it? None of the budgies he sees are playing with toys like his, or shredding paper. They have balls to play with, or a cart to ride, or a skateboard. There was one that knocked little paint tins off that were set up for him, then the little bird would laugh when they fell.
His favorite video:
He has only been here a couple weeks, so perhaps he just needs time to check all these new things out. They have only been in there about a week, 10 days. For the health of his beak though, I do think he needs to chew on something. Is that correct?
He is busy and active. He just doesn't chew on his toys. I understand that he doesn't know what they are. I truly want him to have an enriched a life as I can possibly give him.
I bought him a small foraging toy with crumpled paper and plastic toys which dangle from it. He has now gotten to the point where he touches it from time to time with his beak.
He also has a toy which is string with colorful beads on it. There is also a Planet Pleasures Octopus Pinata. He is now touching a bead or two.
He does have a cuttle bone and a mineral block which is banana flavored. Also, there is a concrete ladder which he sometimes climbs on. I am hoping that that will help his beak and nails some. I do plan to get a concrete perch for the door that swings open. He won't get that until closer to time to get to leave the cage though.
I do have balls with bells in them. Those and his skateboard will have to wait for him to come out to play with them. I did buy stacking cups so that he can find his ball under them. When the time comes.
I also put a bamboo perch in there which has lots of colorful paper for him to tear apart and throw on the ground. Perhaps, I should be happy that he doesn't want to shred paper. And thus not encourage it? None of the budgies he sees are playing with toys like his, or shredding paper. They have balls to play with, or a cart to ride, or a skateboard. There was one that knocked little paint tins off that were set up for him, then the little bird would laugh when they fell.
His favorite video:
He has only been here a couple weeks, so perhaps he just needs time to check all these new things out. They have only been in there about a week, 10 days. For the health of his beak though, I do think he needs to chew on something. Is that correct?
He is busy and active. He just doesn't chew on his toys. I understand that he doesn't know what they are. I truly want him to have an enriched a life as I can possibly give him.