{"product_id":"super-bird-creations-balsa-toys","title":"Super Bird Creations Balsa Chew Toys for Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalsa is the wood in the middle. Harder than sola, so it lasts more than an afternoon. Far softer than pine or hardwood, so a cockatiel or a conure can actually make progress on it — which is the difference between a toy that gets used and a toy that gets ignored.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSuper Bird Creations list balsa among the woods they consider bird-safe, alongside pine, birch, maple and sola, and colour it with \u003cstrong\u003efood-grade colorants\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in this range\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eToy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBalsa Nibblers — 6 pack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall birds and small mammals\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSix sticks, ¾\" × ¾\" × 4\", dyed with food-grade colour. Plain, cheap and effective — the workhorse of the range.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBalsa Stack\u003c\/strong\u003e — 6.5\" × 2\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStraight balsa. Most birds take it apart quickly.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBalsa Tower\u003c\/strong\u003e — 9\" × 3\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural balsa, taller — shred, climb and forage.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBalsa Bliss\u003c\/strong\u003e — 11.5\" × 3\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBalsa slices with \u003cstrong\u003ecork pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e on sturdy wire, finished with a bell. Two textures, and picking the cork out is its own game.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBalsa Flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBalsa blocks, wooden beads, wood flowers and woven dried palm leaves on bird-safe rope.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy chewing matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not just entertainment. A parrot's beak grows continuously and chewing keeps it in shape; so does the foot and jaw work of holding a toy still while working on it. Super Bird Creations put chewing alongside foraging and preening as the three things their range is built around, and the reasoning is the same in each case — captivity removes work the bird evolved to do, and the time it frees up shows up as screaming, plucking or aggression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bird that has reduced a balsa tower to splinters has done a job. That is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow long should it last?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDays for a determined conure, weeks for a gentle cockatiel, an afternoon for a cockatoo that has decided to concentrate. If your bird destroys balsa too fast to be economical, move up to pine or hardwood; if it cannot dent it, move down to sola.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSafety\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFasten with \u003cstrong\u003equick links or pear links only\u003c\/strong\u003e — never split rings, spring clips or shower rings. Supervise the first time. Replace a toy once it is chewed back to the hardware, and check it when you change the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuper Bird Creations recommend keeping \u003cstrong\u003efour to six toys\u003c\/strong\u003e in the cage and rotating weekly rather than leaving the same ones up permanently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Super Bird Creations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColorado, founded 1992 by Deb White. Over 400,000 toys a year, assembled in the USA with bird-safe materials, food-grade colorants and vegetable-tanned leather.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Super Bird Creations","offers":[{"title":"Balsa Nibblers — 6 pack","offer_id":50523886518491,"sku":"SBSC231","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Balsa Stack","offer_id":50523886551259,"sku":"SB680","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Balsa Tower","offer_id":50523886584027,"sku":"SB1261","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Balsa Bliss","offer_id":50523886616795,"sku":"SBPK2023","price":12.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Balsa Flowers","offer_id":50523886649563,"sku":"SB1180","price":12.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0058\/6733\/9846\/files\/Balsa_Nibblers1.jpg?v=1790510749","url":"https:\/\/farooze.com\/products\/super-bird-creations-balsa-toys","provider":"FAROOZE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}