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Post by John on May 8, 2006 9:42:20 GMT 7
I went shopping for bird toys today but I didn't go to the pet store, I went to the craft store. I was probably the only male in the place but I found some neat stuff for toy making. I got 25 yards of leather lace, a bag of assorted size heart shapes 57 pieces, a bag of 1.5" toy wheels 12 pieces, a bag of 1" round beads 16 pieces, and a bag of wood spools 20 pieces. I paid $25.00 for all of it. The hearts will need to have holes drilled but the others are pre-drilled. img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img24202yb.jpgHere is the first toy I made, I started with 2 30" leather laces which I doubled and tied in a not. img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img24216je.jpgThen I added some of the wood pieces and tied a knot in between them, I added a hanger and here is the finished toy. img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img24226pk.jpgAnd now to test the toy with my toy testers... img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img24252lt.jpgAs soon a I put the toy in their cage the both attacked and and were having fun hanging from it. They love toys. John
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Post by Peter on May 8, 2006 15:03:49 GMT 7
Great idea john! For toys that are "destructables" i use lots of old bits of wood etc. I even got those dog chew bones, that are ment to last dogs hours, for my alex's........lets just say, 2 mins later, they were gone!
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Post by Natenla on May 9, 2006 14:52:43 GMT 7
They look like they ae having fun!! I made some toys only the other week I meant to post pics of them! Might as well do it now hey? I found these great edible bird treats in a pet store near my place. Some of them have holes so you can thread them!! I used paddle pop sticks, cut up toilet rolls into shapes, gum nuts, practice golf balls and some of the kids old wooden blocks, egg cartons, bells ect. I coloured some of the things with food colouring to make them brighter. A few of them look like a real jumble but the birds had a ball pulling them apart!! The teils especially love the paddle pop sticks!!! And Kieko loved preening the sisal string i used to thread everything! The kids had heaps of fun helping make them as well, so we all were entertained for a while! ;D
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Post by Silvercloud on May 9, 2006 16:11:05 GMT 7
Cool toys Nat and John.
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Post by John on May 9, 2006 22:33:05 GMT 7
Thanks.
Nat, I like your idea with the treats.
This was my first go at making toys, next time I will make some for my larger birds.
John
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Post by Natenla on May 10, 2006 4:44:14 GMT 7
You did a really good job on them to John!! At least they look tidy! LOL not llike mine! Big jumbled mess, but the birds find them interesting. I will need larger things to make some for my bigger birds to! Not that I have any (yet ) that are very big.
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