CharlieB Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Hi, I have seen many cardboard bird toys. Can I just one of those moving boxes at office depot or uhaul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingy Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Why not use cardboard that held food or ask for a new pizza box or 2 from your local pizza joint. Then you know that the dye is safe and that it hasn't been treated with a coating. Not all inks are soy based and not all glue is food safe. Strangely enough the new packing peanuts are safe to eat. They are made from cornstarch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 My 3 birds LOVE small boxes. To keep them from chewing my kitchen cupboards, I keep a small empty cardboard box way up on the top where we can't reach, they love playing hide and seek in them, chewing them and just hanging out there. My kitchen decor doesn't look to nice with chewed up boxes up on the cabinets.....but I don't even notice them anymore, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLB Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Talon...I am sure your kitchen looks much nicer with chewed up boxes on the cabinets than chewed up cabinets! I make all types of toys from recycled cardboard..mainly food grade or unprinted, no glue. Shadow loves corrugated cardboard the best! We cut squares and string them on leather strips or fold strips accordion style. She stays very busy making cardboard confetti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Cardboard is # 1 in our house. Toilet paper and paper towel cardboard centers are a favorite along with cereal boxes and woodwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawL Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Barnaby absolutely loves toilet paper rolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Barnaby absolutely loves toilet paper rolls Thus the controversy begins............there are many threads here in the past over whether or not the paper towel oe toilet paper rolls have toxic glue or not......... FYI: I chose not to give them to my parrots because I never really found a correct answer as to whether or not they are safe....I always err on the side of caution. Just my nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I have given my fids toilet paper and paper towel rolls but not on a regular basis but cereal boxes and the sort that food came in is excellent for them to tear and rip up, boxes are great toys and cost nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Great, thank you for helping me. Lol now, I have to return all the cardboards that I bought them from OfficeDepot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 I have given my fids toilet paper and paper towel rolls but not on a regular basis but cereal boxes and the sort that food came in is excellent for them to tear and rip up, boxes are great toys and cost nothing. Thank you, and I have another question. Those food boxes has color labels, logos, and pictures. Are those safe for bird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Those food boxes has color labels, logos, and pictures. Are those safe for bird? They don't eat the boxes they just tear them up so they aren't coming in contact with them but for just short periods of time so I don't think it is anything to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingy Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Boxes that hold food are held to a higher standard than those that hold cleaning products or auto parts. Everything must be made of food safe materials including the paper which cannot be made from certain types of recycled paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Boxes that hold food are held to a higher standard than those that hold cleaning products or auto parts. Everything must be made of food safe materials including the paper which cannot be made from certain types of recycled paper. Thats good to know, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawL Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Penny, thanks for the heads up on this! I didn't even think about it. My kids go through cereal like you couldn't believe, so I will just start offering these boxes instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 They don't eat the boxes they just tear them up so they aren't coming in contact with them but for just short periods of time so I don't think it is anything to worry about. Oh I c, thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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