Mizzely
Member
I make bird toys (for my own parrots as well as selling them online) and am trying to see what all I have already can be used for toys for the rats. Here is my list so far; please correct me anywhere I need it!
So far I think I know the following are safe:
Hardwood beads
Loofah
Vine
Apple
Cardboard
Paper
Popsicle Sticks
Seagrass
Cork
Coconut shell
Cottonwood
Cotton Rope
Fleece
Acrylic (Hard Plastic)
Cholla
Stainless Steel
Vegetable Tanned Leather
Yucca
Bamboo
Palm
Willow
And unsafe are:
Pine (fresh)
Soft Plastics
Rubber
Small Plastic beads (pony, etc)
What I am unclear on are:
Balsa
Pine (kiln dried) (I've heard it's okay if they can't pee on it?? I know that most bird toys in the pet aisle are usually pine and those are supposed to be fine)
Pinecones
Mahogany Fruit Pod slices
Anything else I am missing, or any corrections to this list? I know birds are really sensitive and there is a lot of overlap but not everything overlaps! I just want to be 100% sure before I add anything to the cage.
Thanks in advance!
So far I think I know the following are safe:
Hardwood beads
Loofah
Vine
Apple
Cardboard
Paper
Popsicle Sticks
Seagrass
Cork
Coconut shell
Cottonwood
Cotton Rope
Fleece
Acrylic (Hard Plastic)
Cholla
Stainless Steel
Vegetable Tanned Leather
Yucca
Bamboo
Palm
Willow
And unsafe are:
Pine (fresh)
Soft Plastics
Rubber
Small Plastic beads (pony, etc)
What I am unclear on are:
Balsa
Pine (kiln dried) (I've heard it's okay if they can't pee on it?? I know that most bird toys in the pet aisle are usually pine and those are supposed to be fine)
Pinecones
Mahogany Fruit Pod slices
Anything else I am missing, or any corrections to this list? I know birds are really sensitive and there is a lot of overlap but not everything overlaps! I just want to be 100% sure before I add anything to the cage.
Thanks in advance!