Sea Shells - Are They Bird Safe?

[Lady Jane]

Are seashells safe as parrot toys | World Parrot Trust

 

[EkkieLu]

Wow. I never thought about giving them shells to play with. Will have to experiment a bit with that. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Farlie]

Well cleaned, sure.

 

[EkkieLu]

It figures that I find this out now that I no longer live any where near a beach with free toys laying all over the place!

 

[Zara]

It figures that I find this out now that I no longer live any where near a beach with free toys laying all over the place!

If you were in my country I would post you some!
I only collect shells that are big, strong and unbroken or chipped. I give lots to my friend, who is principal of a primary school, for the children.

 

[Macawnutz]

They are a pain to clean....

I have one toy in my shop that has shells. I've been meaning to do another but hate prepping them. I also hate drilling them as it's death by seashell on my drillpress. Lol

 

[EkkieLu]

If you were in my country I would post you some!
I only collect shells that are big, strong and unbroken or chipped. I give lots to my friend, who is principal of a primary school, for the children.

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Ah! That is so sweet of you! If I lived closer I'd go and help you find some for the kids!

I lived in Hawaii for many many years and loved collecting shells! An early morning stroll on a beach is one of my most favorite things to do. Always kept my eyes open for the rare Sunrise shells. I'd make pendants out of them and then sell them. Now I wish I'd kept more of them for myself!

 

[Erikalynnha]

Ah! That is so sweet of you! If I lived closer I'd go and help you find some for the kids!
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I lived in Hawaii for many many years and loved collecting shells! An early morning stroll on a beach is one of my most favorite things to do. Always kept my eyes open for the rare Sunrise shells. I'd make pendants out of them and then sell them. Now I wish I'd kept more of them for myself!

That shell is gorgeous!!!

 

[EkkieLu]

That shell is gorgeous!!!

I wish I could take credit for that photo but it's a Bing image. My years in the islands were mostly pre digital pics!

 

[Zara]

Woah cool looking shell!
We just get nomal ones here :/

 

[EkkieLu]

They sell for crazy high prices!

Woah cool looking shell!
We just get nomal ones here :/

 

[EkkieLu]

If you were in my country I would post you some!
I only collect shells that are big, strong and unbroken or chipped. I give lots to my friend, who is principal of a primary school, for the children.

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You have really nice ones too! The kids must love you!

 

[AmyJas]

This gives me some great ideas for toys and perches! Maybe if I found an easy-to-clean shell with ridges, like Tricia posted above, I could figure out a way to mount it as a convenient shelf or step for my birds, like one of those Comfy Perches.

 

[EkkieLu]

This gives me some great ideas for toys and perches! Maybe if I found an easy-to-clean shell with ridges, like Tricia posted above, I could figure out a way to mount it as a convenient shelf or step for my birds, like one of those Comfy Perches.

I don't know about using Sunrise shells for bird items. One of those the size of a quarter can be a hundred bucks or more. I think Zara has the right idea though! Please post pics of your creations! I want to make something for my crew too!