Are colored plastic straws safe?

[Julieakw]

Colored plastic straws

Are they safe for African grey birds to chew on?

A lot of manufacturers of bird toys use them

and I was just wondering what your experiences

have been?

They are pretty inexpensive if you make your own toys

but i wonder if the greys can chew through the plastic?

[judygram]

Yes they are safe to use for toys and yes they will chew right thru them, try some and see how long they last.

[Luvparrots]

I knot plastic straws together for my grey all the time. She loves to play with them. Edited April 21, 2010 by luvparrots

[JillyBeanz]

Great photo Janet! Ana Grey is loving those straws! Harvey loves them too - I tie them in knots and he likes to unpick them! It keeps him quiet for ooo, 5 minutes!

[Spinner]

They're next-best to chopsticks. Gabi loves to hold them at one end and attempt to catch the other - often hitting herself and generally causing great fun. The whole event brings out the best vocal objections

 

As Janet and others said, tying them up makes for great fun. I also coil them up for a springy toy.

[danmcq]

Dave - You've got to get a video of Gabi doing that!!! :-)

[Greywings]

Yes please we want to watch her playing.

[JJsHoney]

How do you get them to coil? I have tried a few ways and they have all just looked like a mess lol, my birds liked them anyway, but I would like them to look better LoL

[bigbird519]

one of Mojo's fav toys, next to coloured popcycle stix....

[chezron]

That straw toy is soo cool! I am definitely going to make one for Brutus. He loves big pasta shapes threaded on a rawhide. The toy is reloadable, but it makes a mess. He sure loves it though.