Foraging Cork
Type
Food-Based Enrichment
Animals
Only suitable for small birds like parakeets, budgies, and cockatiels.
Beak Use
Food Extraction
Behaviors
Why We Like It
According to the folks at ForragingForParrots.com, this toy that they came up with "was just hard enough to keep [our bird] occupied and just easy enough to stop her [from] losing interest. This toy is suitable only for small birds like parakeets, budgies and cockatiels."
Materials
Wine cork
Cotton shoelace or string that cannot fray
Screwdriver
Sunflower seeds
How to Make It
See full instructions here via ForagingForParrots.com
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