There are many different opinions about this subject. Many bird owners will claim things like “my bird doesn’t like to play” or “I don’t want to buy that many toys for him because my bird destroys his/her toys right away.”
In actuality, birds require between 10 and 14 toys in their cage at any given time. The reason for so many toys is simple. For a brief while, picture yourself stranded in your home with nothing but some food, water, and a single book to read. The simple answer is nothing. How quickly would you finish that book? How bored would you be after finishing that one book? What would you do next? Now look at it from your bird?s perspective. In their cage, they have a few bird toys, food, and water. The same as for you, nothing can be done after they’ve played with the one or two toys.
I had no idea my first bird would require so many toys when I bought her 25 years ago. I played with three to five bird toys at a time as usual. What I noticed was that my Umbrella Cockatoo was bored. She would often scream for my attention. I discovered after reading up on birds and bird toys that I hadn’t given her enough stimulation to keep her happy and healthy. After that, I began giving her more and more toys, and she started acting like a happier, more playful bird.
After reading this, you probably wonder where you’re going to put all these toys and how their bird will be able to move around in their cage. The answer is easy: you can line up a few bird toys along the cage’s back wall. Additionally, you can hang some of the toys from the cage’s top and arrange the toys on the left or right side of the enclosure. To ensure that your bird can readily access the toys, place a perch close to the play area. An additional intriguing location for some toys is to hang them from the cage’s exterior. Your bird will discover a whole new way to play when he can retrieve the toy from inside. With her Cockatiel, my mom actually does this quite a bit, and he simply adores tugging at the toy outside the cage and attempting to pull it inside.
Remember that birds are a lot like kids. They require a lot of stimulation because they get bored easily. They would spend the majority of their days in the wild hunting and evading threats. They are idle in our homes, just sitting in their cages. For this reason, it’s critical to give our cherished birds as much stimulation as you can through bird toys.
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