MacawMom87
Strolling the yard
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- Brandy
We have had our little Gonzo for about a year now and it's been so wonderful! He is a happy, talkative, fully flighted boy who loves to get scratches on his neck!
However, he is a MASTERMIND of disassembling his cage and escaping and he goes through toys in matter of hours. It's getting to the point I'm spending more on bird toys a week than groceries for my family!!!!
So... he LOVES unscrewing bolts on his cage. He has broken all the food/water doors so now he only eats at his tree in the kitchen. He unscrews his toys from where they are connected and they fall to the floor. He knows how to unlatch his cage from the inside and does so everytime he is in there. He is out of his cage many hours of the day with freedom to fly around the house. He has a tree in the kitchen and my bedroom and he gets lots of love and attention. But sometimes I need him to be in his cage (when I'm out of the house or cooking etc.) for his own safety!
I'm at a loss!!! What recommendations do you all have for long lasting entertainment!?!?
We have foraging wheels, chewing toys, I tried one of those toys with all different hardware on it but he ignored it, I want to give him the best but goodness I'm not made of money haha!!! It feels like hanging a bunch of $100 bills from his cage and letting him shred him would be more cost effective! haha.
(and bless his little heart, he just flew on my shoulder and said "Oh hiiiii!!!" haha. he knows...little stinker)
In love but going broke....
Brandy
However, he is a MASTERMIND of disassembling his cage and escaping and he goes through toys in matter of hours. It's getting to the point I'm spending more on bird toys a week than groceries for my family!!!!
So... he LOVES unscrewing bolts on his cage. He has broken all the food/water doors so now he only eats at his tree in the kitchen. He unscrews his toys from where they are connected and they fall to the floor. He knows how to unlatch his cage from the inside and does so everytime he is in there. He is out of his cage many hours of the day with freedom to fly around the house. He has a tree in the kitchen and my bedroom and he gets lots of love and attention. But sometimes I need him to be in his cage (when I'm out of the house or cooking etc.) for his own safety!
I'm at a loss!!! What recommendations do you all have for long lasting entertainment!?!?
We have foraging wheels, chewing toys, I tried one of those toys with all different hardware on it but he ignored it, I want to give him the best but goodness I'm not made of money haha!!! It feels like hanging a bunch of $100 bills from his cage and letting him shred him would be more cost effective! haha.
(and bless his little heart, he just flew on my shoulder and said "Oh hiiiii!!!" haha. he knows...little stinker)
In love but going broke....
Brandy