Parrot-Toys and Play Areas : How To Put Some Fun Into Your Parrot's Life

by Lauren Shannon-Nunn

Providing activities for "Birdie Buzzsaws" and "Avian Einsteins" is a challenging and ongoing task for companion parrot owners. Parrot-Toys and Play Areas covers all aspects of play and encourages... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967882001
• ISBN13: 9780967882000
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: CrowFire Publishing
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great condition and perfect pricing!

Perfect price. As a rescue we lend out our books. Sometimes they get misplaced or the birds eat them! Thank you a great resource! Book Itself is great for DIY lots of your ideas could even make a few dollars selling them.

Cheap and Easy (that's good when it comes to parrots!)

This book includes playgyms of all sizes of birds and toys for all bird personalities (the buzzsaw, the cuddler, etc.). It made toymaking and playgym building nearly painless! The instructions clear and they even give you shopping checklists and estimated costs!!!! I was able to make a HUGE playgym for my Military macaw for about $50 (not including toys) in a Saturday afternoon all by myself with just a chop saw and a rubber mallet (see my photos under customer photos). Compare this to a small, wobbly PVC playgym that I paid $200 for and had to wait 6 weeks for delivery. Oscar (our birdie) loved his gym so much that I made a smaller version for indoors so he doesn't have to be cage-bound when the weather is bad. After I made the first one, customizing is a breeze. I work for a companion bird education/adoption organization and we recommend this to all of our members, but I didn't really appreciate it until I built something for myself.

Awesome - a must have for the informed parrot companion!

This is one of the most useful parrot books I have purchased for day-to-day life with my parrots. "Parrot-Toys and Play Areas" breaks down toy ideas into different groups based on the parrots size and play style (play styles, as used in this book, are fully explained). Finally some ideas for my little guy who doesn't seem to like toys! And plenty of new things to try for my bigger birds that are hard to keep in toys - without breaking my budget! There are many wonderful sites on the internet for making parrot toys, this book will help you choose the toys that are best for your fid (feathered kid). "Parrot-Toys and Play Areas" will also serve as a springboard for your own new ideas. It will earn it's place on your bookshelf many times over - a must have for people owned by parrots!

Many good ideas....

If you think you can bring a parrot home and toss him in a cage and throw him a few vegetables and seeds everyday, and he will entertain you in return, guess again. Parrots are smart, and you are setting yourself up for a very large hassle if you don't take the time to find out just how smart they are (they can talk and understand what they say). D'Arezzo and Shannon-Nunn reveal just how smart these birds are by providing a very good overview of what bird owners need to do to keep their pet parrots entertained. That's right, the bird may entertain you, but the price you will pay or suffer the consequences is entertaining the bird. PARROT TOYS AND PLAY AREAS includes all sorts of toys-noisemakers, destructible and non-destructible toys, puzzles, preeners, push-`n-pull toys and plenty of other items that will lead you to believe you don't own a parrot, you own a three-year-old going on 12. Not all toys must be hand-made. The bird owner can find toys ready made at a local pet supply outlet. Some items made for other purposes also serve as parrot toys. Dog rawhide, whisk brooms, and cotton mop heads can be purchased at your local grocery or pet store. Wireless clothes pins are a little bit more difficult to locate, but can be found in craft stores. Plastic chains can be found in hardware stores. The list of toys provides a clue. Parrots like to dismantle things. D'Arezzo and Shannon-Nunn suggest if you don't provide them things they can destroy you can expect them to destroy other things-like your furniture for example. Bringing a parrot home is not so different from bringing a puppy home.

Delightfully Fun

I am the owner of three parrots. I have spent much money to keep them occupied with the toys I know they love. This book has enabled me to keep a continual supply of their favorite toys on hand and even try a few new ones, and my feathered friends have loved everyone of them. I can keep them happy and occupied and save money at the same time. What more can you ask for?