Toy Suggestions?

[rosebunting]

Hi guys! Long time no post, haha.

Quick update, Arthur is doing well; we've gotten him to start eating pellets and he'll even step up pretty reliably now! (as long as I have millet )

But I'm trying to find some more toys for him to enjoy, and it is overwhelming! So I thought I would ask for all of your suggestions based on what he already plays with. I want to get him something he can (and will) destroy!

The main toy he will play with now is Bill the Triangle Swing, which looks like this (minus the stringy bottom because I cut that off):

Which he doesn't even swing on that much, he just loves singing to the yellow diamond, giving it "kisses," and just holding it in his beak. He is completely smitten with Bill and will just play with him from the time he wakes up until it's time for bed. And then, he sleeps in the swing.

But I would like to encourage him to play with some other toys too, the problem is, I don't super trust the big name pet store toys, and I'm worried that I won't know if something is bad for him.

For instance, he had this toy:

And he was starting to chew on the stars a little bit, but right around the same time, he was having his regurgitation problem, and so we took it out in case he was eating the wicker-like material, since it looked slightly frayed. I'm not sure if he was eating the wicker, or the dye was an issue, or if it was something else all together.

But now I'm not sure what toys to get for him to destroy. He has completely ignored the bird kabob in his cage (I've even moved it around a bit to see if he'd like it somewhere else, but no dice).

In the past he has enjoyed ripping paper from a forage ball, but unfortunately he seems a little bored with that now.

Or maybe he's just too smitten with Bill and will ignore everything else, I'm not sure, haha.

Either way, I love looking at bird toys to buy, so does anyone have any suggestions of specific toys or brands I should look into? (Btw, I am in the US, but even if it's an exclusive company in another country, feel free to send it my way, I'm just trying to get a better idea of what to look for and how to find it)

EDIT: Oops, I realized I posted this to the wrong section... Sorry! I'm not sure how to move it

[mona]

How about natural barks? Mine love shredding it.. i get many thin branches, tie them together and hang it in a corner..

Mine have always loved natural stuff more than artificial ones.. i have tied up loofah, bamboo balls, sola wood and couple of other wooden pieces together. Pine works well too.. one of mine loves to throw things down too, so I have some wooden beads, sola wood, bamboo balls, random stuff in a coconut shell.. which she throws down and waits for me to put everything back in there..

Then there are paper cups, paper folded in various shapes with treats inside it.

[rosebunting]

mona Thank you, those are all great ideas!

Arthur so far has been mostly interested in artificial materials, but I would very much like for him to enjoy some more natural toys

[tweetiepiesmom]

I have bought several toys from here:
www.lilmonstersbirdtoys.com/
The owner has birds and makes most of the toys she sells. She also sells toy parts so you can make your own toys. All the coloring is food dye so its safe. The toys are for all bird sizes. I've emailed her to ask if something is the correct size for a budgie and she's very honest and will tell you. Most of her toys are "chewable".