{"product_id":"super-bird-creations-foot-toys","title":"Super Bird Creations Foot Toys for Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003eWatch a parrot eat and you will notice it lifts food to its beak with one foot, standing on the other. That grip is a skill, and like any skill it needs practice. Foot toys are the practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey are also the cheapest enrichment you can buy. Most of these cost less than a coffee, and a handful scattered on the cage floor will occupy a bird that has ignored every expensive hanging toy you ever bought.\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\u003eWhat it does\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Rattle\u003c\/strong\u003e — 3.5\" × 1\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWood with movable plastic rings. Super Bird Creations note it promotes good foot dexterity — the plainest toy here and often the favourite.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhiffle Rattle\u003c\/strong\u003e — 5\" × 2\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA whiffle ball filled with pony beads and a knotted vegetable-tanned leather strip. Rattles when kicked.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaraca Mania\u003c\/strong\u003e — 7.5\" × 2\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree maracas with wiggly wafers and pacifier charms.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eXL Birdie Ball\u003c\/strong\u003e — 3\" diameter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLarge parrots\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThick-walled plastic with an inner rattle ball. Built to be kicked across a floor by a macaw.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHaving a Ball!\u003c\/strong\u003e — 6\" × 2\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRattles and moves — fine motor work.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoin Toss — 4 pack\u003c\/strong\u003e — 5.5\" × 1\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFoot toys\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCoin wrappers filled with crinkle shred. Pull, preen, kick — and stuff treats inside.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeaker Sneaker\u003c\/strong\u003e — 6\" × 2\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSneaker-shaped, with wavy beads. Hide treats inside.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrinkle Crinkle Little Star\u003c\/strong\u003e — 6\" × 2\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVine stars and a vine ball packed with crinkle shred, with a bell.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDaisy Ring\u003c\/strong\u003e — 6\" × 4\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMini vine balls and flower beads.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Power\u003c\/strong\u003e — 7\" × 2.5\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpinning mini star rings and charms — the bird spins them rather than destroys them.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirecracker Sticks — 5 pack\u003c\/strong\u003e — ¾\" × 6.5\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFoot toys\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBamboo finger traps with crinkle paper. Stuff treats into the traps.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper Fingers — 12 pack\u003c\/strong\u003e — ½\" × 5–6\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFoot toys\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRolled paper. Shred them, hide treats inside, or use them as parts when you build your own toys.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to actually use them\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not put one in a bowl and expect anything to happen. Foot toys work when there are several, on the floor and on flat surfaces, so the bird trips over them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScatter four or five\u003c\/strong\u003e on the cage floor and on the play stand. Birds investigate what is in the way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRotate them weekly.\u003c\/strong\u003e Super Bird Creations recommend keeping four to six toys going and swapping them out — a toy that vanishes for a fortnight comes back new.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHand them over.\u003c\/strong\u003e A toy you have been holding and looking at is far more interesting than one that appeared in the cage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStuff the hollow ones.\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin Toss, Firecracker Sticks, Paper Fingers and the Beaker Sneaker all take treats, which turns a foot toy into a foraging toy for free.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSizing matters more here than anywhere else\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA foot toy that is too small is a choking hazard; too large and the bird cannot hold it, so it never gets picked up. Match the grade to the bird — the small-bird toys here suit budgies, cockatiels, lovebirds and parrotlets; the XL Birdie Ball is made for the big parrots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSafety\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupervise a new toy the first time. Check the shreddables regularly and replace them once they are worked through. Where anything hangs, use quick links or pear links — never split rings, spring clips or shower rings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Super Bird Creations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in Colorado in 1992 by Deb White, still family-run, 400,000-plus toys a year. 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