Safe DIY Materials (535 views)

[Casey]

So, as bird owners, we like to make sure our birds have lots of toys. However, not everyone has a large budget for toys. Many bird owners like to make their own toys to help keep within a budget. But, a common question always pops up; What is safe to make toys out of?



Well, here is a list of some safe household or easy to afford things:


Untreated cotton, jute, or sisal twine
Empty toilet paper rolls (without glue!)
Unused egg cartons
Unused popsicle sticks (can be bought in the craft section)
Unused paper sticks (often bought at baking stores or craft stores; used for suckers and lollipops)
New shoelaces
Plastic Dice
Plastic Ponybeads (make sure they are size appropriate for your bird)
Clean pen caps
New Drinking Straws
New Paper cups (unwaxed. Dixie cups are great!)
Cupcake papers
Bamboo skewers (cut the point off of them!)
Wiffle balls
Paper shreds
Plastic buttons (make sure size appropriate!)
Vegetable tanned leather (make sure untreated)
Vine wreaths (make sure untreated!!!)
Clean plastic bottle caps
Ping Pong Balls
Clean cat jingle balls
Baked coconut shells
Untreated natural raffia
Timothy Hay
Playing cards
Plain white paper
Black and white newspaper
Dry pasta noodles
Rubber Duckies



If other members have items that they have used please feel free to add on to this list!

;D

[Shelly]

- 'practice' or wiffle (?) golf balls
like...


-clean cardboard
- hay (check for mold first!) store bought is safest
- clean paper bags
- plastic chain (i get it from Lowe's)

- new printer paper for the people that like making origami toys!


- little mirrors from the craft store


-polar fleece
- mini clothes pins for attaching toys to the cage (for birds who wont touch the metal part, or take it apart)

and you know those plastic hooks that socks and tights come on? well break part of the long part off and you got yourself a hanger (seen on the hay wheel)


;D

[injood]

i love your toy ideas ilovepets

[Casey]

we all do

[Shelly]

thanks i need to make some designs for bigger birds

[Casey]

the hay wheel could be one for some large birds as a foot toy

[Shelly]

true you could probably use the same materials but just make them for bigger birds.

adding to the list:
DIY bird toy part kits (i have been looking for one myself)

[Casey]

i give my birds Pokemon cards to chew lol any that i have too many of i give to the birds and they love ripping them up lol