Connie

I voted too.

Foot toys...

They are toys that don't hang from the cages. Toys that the birds hang onto by them selves, with their feet....foot toys.

Beautiful blue eyes Skuffy. Nikko..."Aw crap, busted!" lol cute.

Kaedyn wrote: I think a new contest would be trying to figure out what kind of animal some of these eyes belong to! I think this is a turtle, but I'm not sure. Awesome picture Kaedyn!

The eyes have it!<br><br>Post edited by: Connie, at: 2008/05/05 12:48

Cotton is the easiest for your bird to escape from if need be, like from the mop head on the first page. Make sure it doesn't have a chemical on it, and is bird safe. Also that it doesn't have nylon or polyester as a filler! Make sure you read the label! If it doesn't say, then ask, if no one knows, don't buy it. The "cotton" rope at Wal-mart has a filler in the center that is not on label. Real cotton can be hard to find sometimes, depending where you are from. I have a really good dealer to get it from, and at a reasonable price. They have toys and materials for all birds needs. I can pass it on to you if it is ok with the admins. I am not affiliated with this place, but found them great to deal with. I don't want to upset the balance here. I could pm you if you like. Anyway, back to rope... Sisal is ok but make sure your bird does NOT eat it!!! This material is not digestable, and could gather in your fids crop. Hemp is great to work with because it doesn't frey when you are trying to string the chewables etc., but as I stated earlier, be sure you are around when using it and remove it when in doubt. My personal opinion and experience is unbraided cotton is best. It can be colored, not quite as dangerous, and is very versitile. If you are stringing chewables, beads, whatever on it, just tape the end while you are stringing so it doesn't frey and irritate the heck out of you...then cut it off when done. Hope this helps. Connie Spanky Darla Goldie I forgot leather, it is also ok to make toys with, be sure it is veggie treated and NOT dyed or treated in any other way that veggie tanned. My birds love to chew it and it is very durable/long lasting. It's harder to get tangled in but I'm sure it can/has happened. I just cut them shorter and bundle together. K I'm done ranting on now! lol need sleep, I have exams tomorrow...haven't done that for over 20 years!<br><br>Post edited by: Connie, at: 2008/04/16 08:11

Spanky is 2 years old, and weighs in at a whopping 472g. He's my little chub chub:P and he says it too. "Spanky's a chub chub"

Char wrote: I agree, but those discs are actually fairly soft, and it depends on how you use them in a toy. As for the hemp rope, I used it it toys for Spanky, until he got his toes cought in it and couldn't bite through it. He had chewed all the wood parts off, and somehow wrapped the cord around himself. Now I either don't use hemp, or remove the toy when I'm not around. Thankfully, I was home when this happened, and cut the cord off his foot. He didn't realize I was trying to help him, and I got a good bite out of it.

Hi Zeta, Have you checked his feathers, I know my 2 get nippy if there is a new feather coming in, or if there is a blood feather that needs to come out. He may just be asking for more attention too.

<br><br>Post edited by: Connie, at: 2008/02/17 18:14

I don't really know, but from the pictures here... only one is a TAG.