How to Make Large Parrot Toys

Parrots need toys to avoid becoming bored, consequently encountering behavior problems. The birds do have a tendency to quickly destroy toys, however, despite the high price of some of the larger toys. Bird owners can make a large custom stringed ball for their parrot, which is inexpensive and includes the bird's favorite playthings. Owners can also make large hanging sticks to entertain their pets. These toys, which will be destroyed eventually, are made differently every time to include variety for the bird.

Things You'll Need

  • Rope
  • Large waffle ball
  • Bells
  • Hard plastic rings and beads
  • Sticks
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Instructions

  1. Waffle Balls

    • 1

      Watch your bird to discover what toys are favored. Some birds adore hard plastic chew sticks while others favor bells or noisy toys.

    • 2

      Collect materials to recreate your bird's favorite toys and activities. Materials for a large parrot toy include items such as rope, waffle balls, bells, hard plastic rings and beads, and strips of leather.

    • 3

      Tie a knot in a length of rope or strip of leather and add a bell, hard plastic ring or bead that will spin freely. Lace the rope or strip through the waffle ball to the other side and add another bell, bead or ring to the opposite side. Tie the opposite end tightly.

    • 4

      Repeat steps 1 through 3 for the rest of the ball holes. Add the new ball, full of the parrot's favorite toys, to a bird toy box that should be already filled with small plastic bird toys.

    Hanging Sticks

    • 5

      Create a second large toy for your parrot with sticks of wood, which will accompany the ball in the parrot toy box. When the parrot destroys older toys, attach the pieces to this toy to make it larger and keep it interesting.

    • 6

      Tie rope to one end of the stick. Attach this rope to a wall or side of the bird's cage. Tie sections of rope down the stick length. Make them long enough to attach various toys and toy pieces.

    • 7

      Attach bells, beads, tubes or other favored toys to the ropes along the stick length. Choose toys your parrot will be excited to see. As toys break off or as other toys are chewed to pieces, attach new pieces to the ropes. The length of both the stick and the ropes is adjustable to your available space and size of the bird.