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Are toys where my parrots are meant to chew them safe?

Herr Vogel

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I want to place toys in my parrot's cage for play and to try to eliminate feather plucking. I am concerned about the safety of the products out there for sale. The ads mention "bird safe wood", "made from all natural corn husk" and "safe color dyed paper and fabric".
My question is how safe is safe? Are these products safe for my parrots to ingest?
 

Mizzely

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The only thing safe for your bird to truly ingest is food.

Most parrots know the difference between food and "stuff to chew on" and will not ingest non-food items.

Chewing is a natural behavior; in the wild they would chew to make a nest, to trim their beak, to find food.

Safe means that it is generally recognized as safe, is not poisonous, or treated with chemicals.
 

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There are reputable bird toys brands. Places like Bonka Birds, Planet Pleasures, etc. And we have a lot of wonderful vendors on here that sell safe toys. I am a little leery of some of the over seas companies- like ones from China- as I'm not sure if their safety standards are the same as ours. They might be. But I out of caution, I don't order them.
 
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