Roseanna Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 (edited) Hi all My baby loves plastic bottlecaps from sodabottles, if we are drinking a soda she is likely to steal the cap and run away with it, even the caps that is tight on the bottle is worth a steal (although she haven't figured out how to get them off yet) I plan on collecting a few different colored caps, punch a hole in the middle and run them on a piece of leather string. Would that be ok for a toy? Im just not sure if the caps are parrot friendly? Of course they are washed thoroughly before she gets to play with them Edited October 16, 2010 by Roseanna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Yes I give my grey those bottle caps and they come in a variety of colors depending on what sodas you buy, she loves to destroy them and they would make a good toy if you want to take the time to make something with them, let us see what you come up with ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roseanna Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 Judy - cool i already made a toy with them, some leather string and colored wooden beads She loves it (i start to believe that she would love anything i give her to play with haha) I will look out for caps more nicely colored than the ones i had at hand and collect them, to make a bigger toy she can climb and chew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Way to go Rose, you have made some great toys but do leave a couple to play with as foot toys, you can get very creative if you had different colors of them but who wants to buy sodas you don't normally drink just to get the color of top, why not enlist friends, family and neighbors to keep theirs and then you may have a wide variety of colors, thanks for posting the pics of your creation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roseanna Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 Judy - very good idea! I will ask my family and friends to save their bottlecaps for Happy I always have a few loose caps lying around for her to play with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Yes...Issac has a thing for the caps of almost anything. Especially Milk jug caps. Look up a toy by Stanley's Bird Creations called 'Bottle Cap Fun' and you'll see one of Issac's favorite toys. http://www.mcssl.com/store/stanleysbirdcreations/catalog/search?keyword=bottle+cap+fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roseanna Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 Elvenking - wow that toy looks awesome! Looking forward to have more caps to try make some other toys Wow parrots are spoiled birds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimKim Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 I have also started a small collection of plastic milk/bottle caps to try and make a toy out of. I found out a little while ago after Elvenking posted a picture of that toy Issac loved so much, so I let Babalu play with a cap and he loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDS5607 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 We have been saving bottle caps for about a year now, and we just throw them into a solution of 1 gallon of water to a 1/4c. bleach, and rinse rinse rinse! We keep a big bucket of them in the livingroom, and the birds go and get them as they please... of course then the cats knock the bucket over, and there is a million caps all over the floor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayd Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 (edited) If I may say so, Try using Vinegar, It's far more safer then bleach, etc... With Vinegar, you can use it at any dilution you want, or straight, right beside you pets and birds... The proper dilution for bleach is 3 drops per gallon...The vapor from bleach can kill a parrot... Edited October 17, 2010 by Jayd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roseanna Posted October 17, 2010 Author Share Posted October 17, 2010 Thank you Jayd, i already use vinegar for cleaning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDS5607 Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Thanks Jayd Didn't even think about vinegar. We really rinse them well, and sit them out in the sun for a couple days to dry and all, so hopefully all the danger is gone. Vinegar sounds like a much safer and easier process, lol. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris and Matt Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Maggie loves the lids off of syrup bottles too. She can open it and close it while holding it in her foot. It's one of her favorite foot toys to chew on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 ChrisandMatt, Been meaning to ask you - the toy that is to the right of your birdy in your picture below your name in each of your posts, is it a toy for human tots? I think I have seen that toy in K-Mart and Target and so on, and even purchased one, but have been reluctant to offer it to my AG or 'Too because I was not sure if the coating on the wire is safe. Anyway, just wondered if yours is the same as the one I bought, and if so, then I am thinking I can give my birds access to that toy, too. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris and Matt Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 That's exactly what it is, I picked it up at WalMart. Maggie's breeder had a few of these wooden bead toys and Maggie loved it so I grabbed that as soon as I found it. She loves sliding the beads from one side to the other, she can even get them around the twirly parts. Ya know, I didn't even think about any kind of coating on the wires and the beads. She doesn't eat things that she chews on (I would even trust her with foam beads) so I'm not too concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Maggie looks like she is enjoying playing with that toy and yes a lot of greyt toys come from the baby's section of the stores and they are cheaper too than made for bird toys, thanks for sharing that with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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