making toys, safety question

[Sweet Louise]

I do a mix of buying toys and making toys for my and my friend's CAG. Wood blocks are a favorite for both.
I had been using leather to string blocks and beads, and that works great for Louise. Grady un-knots the end and watches the blocks/beads slide off. He does like to chew up the wood, but is undoing the knots in the leather. I bought some small chain from one of the vendors here, and it would work to string toys-and I have seen that used with other toys. Since is it the smallest, or close to it, links, I am worried about toes getting caught in the links. If chain link isn't safe, any ideas to stump a bird who likes to take apart knots?
thanks

 

[Mizzely]

Bobber was really into undoing the knots also. Could barely keep anything together! He couldn't undo paper rope as easily as the leather, though, so I started using that for most of his toys.

The chain should be fine; you just don't want long pieces of it exposed is all.

 

[Macawnutz]

Most of my knot untying birds won't untie sisal rope. Not sure why but It's a gift.

 

[Mizzely]

Stainless steel skewers are great for knot lovers also!

Get the Expandable Habitats Style though. Jingo and Bobber would unscrew everything else

 

[Shezbug]

I have seen some people thread leather strips through the chain links to stop the toes going through.

I have no idea if this works or if it makes the chain any safer.

 

[webchirp]

You can also put the thinner leather through each of the chain links or cover exposed links with beads.

 

[Doctress]

I think Smoky Blue has fat toes- they don't fit through even a medium chain link. He grips them pretty hard- "plays" by smashing the toy chain into his face and biting at it. Great fun for a CAG I suppose...

 

[LSA]

I use metal chain and either a bell without a clapper or a metal ring on the bottom. Keep in mind that my babies are all medium or smaller. Even so, the Sun chews through more than I like to admit and the GCC is a prolific untier. Their first month was spent unhooking chewed up and untied toys.

 

[Sweet Louise]

great ideas. going to test out a few including the skewers. Just worried as he got his toes stuck 2 different times, once on a toy and once in the door.
thank you for the help!