Our dog is exclusively fed from puzzles and treat balls, no bowl. I have a TON of them so I can swap them out regularly.
It has occurred to me that a lot of them might be something a parrot could enjoy as well.. rolling things, tipping things, levers and sliders.
It would be cool if I could pick some that work for both animals and swap them back and forth rather than having a set of puzzles for each.
The parrot might be more destructive but the dog isn't gentle on them anyway.
But I'm worried about the health aspects of the idea.. obviously I don't want to give a parrot something with dog slobber on it, but HOW paranoid would I have to be? Is a wash off in the sink and drying enough, or would I want to disinfect everything?
Is there a contaminant besides slobber that I've not yet thought of?
It has occurred to me that a lot of them might be something a parrot could enjoy as well.. rolling things, tipping things, levers and sliders.
It would be cool if I could pick some that work for both animals and swap them back and forth rather than having a set of puzzles for each.
The parrot might be more destructive but the dog isn't gentle on them anyway.
But I'm worried about the health aspects of the idea.. obviously I don't want to give a parrot something with dog slobber on it, but HOW paranoid would I have to be? Is a wash off in the sink and drying enough, or would I want to disinfect everything?
Is there a contaminant besides slobber that I've not yet thought of?