Avian Avenue has lost some beloved birds and others have sustained life changing injuries due to dangerous toys that are on the market. In honor of them and to hopefully prevent any more unnecessary tragedies and injuries due to toys we have initiated this thread so we can keep a list of dangerous toys in one place for reference.
Please only list toys that have caused problems and not those that may keeping in mind that ANY and ALL toys can be a risk in the wrong situation.
Accidents tragically happen. However some toys are accidents just waiting to happen and we want to keep our members informed and alerted.
Things to be aware of when buying or making bird toys:
1~ Check toys regularly and frequently for loose strings more than 1" long and for frayed edges that can entangle or be swallowed by your bird.
2~ Your bird should not be able to fit it's head into any holes in a toy that are small enough to get stuck in and strangle.
3~ Links should be completely closed so as not to allow beaks to get wedged between the link ends.
4~ Only stainless steel or nickle plated metal hardware should be used to avoid potential metal toxicity.
Please only list toys that have caused problems and not those that may keeping in mind that ANY and ALL toys can be a risk in the wrong situation.
Accidents tragically happen. However some toys are accidents just waiting to happen and we want to keep our members informed and alerted.
Things to be aware of when buying or making bird toys:
1~ Check toys regularly and frequently for loose strings more than 1" long and for frayed edges that can entangle or be swallowed by your bird.
2~ Your bird should not be able to fit it's head into any holes in a toy that are small enough to get stuck in and strangle.
3~ Links should be completely closed so as not to allow beaks to get wedged between the link ends.
4~ Only stainless steel or nickle plated metal hardware should be used to avoid potential metal toxicity.