Post by kmic on Dec 3, 2013 11:47:48 GMT
I had seen this on a forum but can't seem to find it again. Anyway thought I'd post the idea here in case anyone would like to make his own toy/treat.
What you need:
- toilet roll (make sure it doesn't have print or anything that might harm your budgie)
- small treat (optional)
- toilet paper (same as the roll - make sure it isn't printed - optional)
- string (same as the others - optional)
1. Cut the toilet roll into 'circles'
2. Place a treat in the middle and start building a ball (treat is optional - I don't always place treats as I use them to try to train them)
-> you can also use some string or toilet paper when building the ball ; when I'm not placing treats, sometimes I've placed a ball of toilet paper in the middle
3. It's ready ; Just find a way how to hang it in your cage. I've used string (careful not to leave long dangling bits of string - I'm afraid they might hurt themselves), sticks or even attach them to other shredding toys.
All my budgies love these and are very simple to make. They immediately know they might find treats inside and love to tear them up. As far as I know they should be safe and shouldn't harm them in any way - from the mess they leave in their cage it's very obvious that they just tear up the papers and not eat them or anything.
What you need:
- toilet roll (make sure it doesn't have print or anything that might harm your budgie)
- small treat (optional)
- toilet paper (same as the roll - make sure it isn't printed - optional)
- string (same as the others - optional)
1. Cut the toilet roll into 'circles'
2. Place a treat in the middle and start building a ball (treat is optional - I don't always place treats as I use them to try to train them)
-> you can also use some string or toilet paper when building the ball ; when I'm not placing treats, sometimes I've placed a ball of toilet paper in the middle
3. It's ready ; Just find a way how to hang it in your cage. I've used string (careful not to leave long dangling bits of string - I'm afraid they might hurt themselves), sticks or even attach them to other shredding toys.
All my budgies love these and are very simple to make. They immediately know they might find treats inside and love to tear them up. As far as I know they should be safe and shouldn't harm them in any way - from the mess they leave in their cage it's very obvious that they just tear up the papers and not eat them or anything.
