Floor foraging ideas?

[Xoetix]

When you have birds that thoroughly enjoy being floor chickens (like cockatiels), what do y’all do for them?

I have a little rectangle of fake grass that I use for a foraging mat, but what else do y’all do?

 

[Icey]

Frankie my macaw is on the floor playing with his toy and has a toy hut. Whatever he wants to play with, he just goes in and gets it.
We play ball together, fetch, catch, he goes behind his hut for peekaboo.
He is pretty much independent, unlike Miss Dolly.
After I saw you had got that grass mat, I thought it would be a fun thing for Frankie, so I bought one too.
Well, he wanted nothing to do with it, so I rolled it back up and it's in it's box in my storage cupboard. Lol

 

[Parutti]

I have little trays from the dollar store and will put food then scatter old toy bits all over it.

I also found hamster bedding that is 100% pine and have used that mixed with food in trays.

I also don't clean up food they scatter on the floor until it's bedtime and they think they find the most amazing prizes when they're on walkabout

 

[rocky'smom]

What about seagrass mat like they use for rabbits? Bebe has one in his cage that he loves to shred. You can attached things to it like busy boxes.

Pictures - Busy (knot) Boxes

I had a busy morning, making little busy (knot) boxes to show @cassiesdad . I made some little ones also. I am use to making these from a lot bigger boxes that I get from Dr. Barb's clinic. all of her meds in bottles come in little individual boxes packed into bigger boxes; some come 6 little...

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[rocky'smom]

Pictures - New enrichment for Bebe

Seagrass mat assorted bits and pieces from his toy making box. All sewn together with hemp cordage.

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[choplady]

I have a large basket on the bottom of my girls cage, its filled with foraging things. She loves it.

 

[Road2go]

When you have birds that thoroughly enjoy being floor chickens (like cockatiels), what do y’all do for them?

I have a little rectangle of fake grass that I use for a foraging mat, but what else do y’all do?

You can grow some grass and spread seeds for them to collect and have a little bird bath with maybe a hidden sprayer. Just make sure they are not exposed to any wires by covering the wires with metal tubes or plastic if they dont have powerful beaks. I only have macaws now and they mostly like it high up with big plants to ruin.

 

[Cloudburst]

You can create foraging boxes or even use baskets, pizza box, or buckets. Link for the idea.

 

[fashionfobie]

My birbs are also floor cruisers. Sometimes I sprinkle treats around a beach towel for them to search. Other times I place blueberries around, there is no hard set rule.

Generally I just let them do as they want and use the out most care with my steps. They are hilarious! The other day I was laying on my stomach reading on the floor and they climbed/flew to me and I had a row of parrots on my bum!

 

[Birdie Mama]

I also use a lap tray and fill it with toys and throw in some seeds for Bailey to find. Sometimes it’s on the end table, but lately he has been on the floor lots so I put it on the floor next to his tunnel so he can play if he wants…

the tunnel is plastic so no metal there to chew on. Excuse the mess, I’m on holidays and systematically going room to room, but there is always a ‘mess’ in the living room!

 

[Emma&pico]

I also use a lap tray and fill it with toys and throw in some seeds for Bailey to find. Sometimes it’s on the end table, but lately he has been on the floor lots so I put it on the floor next to his tunnel so he can play if he wants…

the tunnel is plastic so no metal there to chew on. Excuse the mess, I’m on holidays and systematically going room to room, but there is always a ‘mess’ in the living room! View attachment 455872 View attachment 455872 View attachment 455872 View attachment 455871

Does he use the tunnel ?

 

[Icey]

My birbs are also floor cruisers. Sometimes I sprinkle treats around a beach towel for them to search. Other times I place blueberries around, there is no hard set rule.

Generally I just let them do as they want and use the out most care with my steps. They are hilarious! The other day I was laying on my stomach reading on the floor and they climbed/flew to me and I had a row of parrots on my bum!
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OMG when I lay on the floor with Frankie (macaw) he tries get under my shirt, or he will start 'bopping ' me ( to regurgitate on me). Thanks, but no thanks sweetie.

 

[Birdie Mama]

@Emma&pico

Yes he does, he likes dark areas, so this encourages him to stay away from under the couch. We put a strip of towel inside so he has purchase for his feet. The tunnel is a section of a/c tubing. The inside of it is black so he likes to go in there and beat his bell around, or feed his bottle cap.

 

[thedogtor]

My bird loves the foraging flats. You can get them here or on Etsy.

"BYOT" Foraging Flats by Cheep Thrills

Foraging FlatsThese Flats are "BYOT" (Bring Your Own Treats!). Simply hide your flock's own favorite treats inside the nooks and crannies for hours of diving, digging, rustling and an all around foraging good time! What is a Foraging Flat? Foraging Flats were designed after seeing the wonderful...

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[Icey]

Does he use the tunnel ?

@Emma&pico here was my two playing in their tunnel. Frankie loved it. :

 

[Emma&pico]

@Emma&pico here was my two playing in their tunnel. Frankie loved it. :

Noisy boy having so much fun

 

[Emma&pico]

@Emma&pico here was my two playing in their tunnel. Frankie loved it. :

Oh wow two I was typing and watching

 

[Emma&pico]

@Emma&pico here was my two playing in their tunnel. Frankie loved it. :

I think that’s first time ever I’ve seen two big bird preen each that lush