{"product_id":"super-bird-creations-foraging-toys","title":"Super Bird Creations Foraging Toys for Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wild parrot spends about \u003cstrong\u003e70% of its waking day looking for food\u003c\/strong\u003e. Yours finds a full bowl every morning and is done in ten minutes. That leaves roughly eight hours of nothing — and that gap is where screaming, chewing the furniture and, at worst, feather plucking come from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eForaging toys give the work back. You hide the food; the bird has to find it. It is the closest thing to a universal fix for a bored parrot, and it costs less than a bag of pellets.\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\u003eHow it works\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForaging Basket\u003c\/strong\u003e — 10\" × 5\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA wicker basket packed with popsicle sticks, grass mat, mini loofahs and paper fingers. Bury treats in it and let the bird excavate.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForaging Cubes\u003c\/strong\u003e — 8.5\" × 2\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSee-through acrylic. The bird can \u003cem\u003esee\u003c\/em\u003e the treat, which is the point — visible reward, hidden access. Dishwasher safe.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForaging Roll\u003c\/strong\u003e — 8.5\" × 4.5\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA woven seagrass tube stuffed with crinkle paper. Shred through it to reach the nuts.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMini Stainless Steel Treat Cage\u003c\/strong\u003e — 6\" × 3\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRefillable steel cage. Work fruit, veg or nuts out through the bars. Dishwasher safe and effectively indestructible.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePickin' Pocket\u003c\/strong\u003e — 7\" × 5\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA seagrass pouch and vine balls. Tuck treats into both.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCorner Cardboard Treat Block\u003c\/strong\u003e — 4.5\" × 4.5\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBolts into a cage corner on two sides. Shreddable cardboard with corks pushed in. Doubles as a perch.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMug Forager\u003c\/strong\u003e — 5.5\" × 2.5\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA lidded translucent mug. The bird has to work the lid.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBasket Case\u003c\/strong\u003e — 10\" × 4\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwo bamboo baskets on a chain with crinkle shred, vine stars and a bell.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eStarting a bird that has never foraged\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe commonest mistake is making it too hard on day one. A bird that cannot solve a toy will ignore it and you will conclude foraging \"doesn't work for my bird\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStart visible and easy.\u003c\/strong\u003e Put the treat on top of the toy, not inside it. Let the bird take it for free a few times.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThen barely hide it.\u003c\/strong\u003e A single piece of paper over the top. One cork loosely in place.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThen properly.\u003c\/strong\u003e Once the bird understands that this object contains food, you can make it as difficult as you like.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLet it watch you load it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Birds learn far faster from seeing you handle food than from finding it by accident.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse the food the bird already eats. Foraging toys are not a reason to add treats to the diet — the best version is moving part of the daily ration out of the bowl and into the toy.\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 a new toy the first time. Check anything shreddable regularly and replace it when the bird has finished with it.\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, 40-plus staff and over 400,000 toys a year. Everything is designed around three behaviours — \u003cstrong\u003echew, forage, preen\u003c\/strong\u003e — and assembled in the USA with bird-safe materials and food-grade colorants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir own advice, which we would repeat: keep \u003cstrong\u003efour to six toys\u003c\/strong\u003e in the cage and rotate them weekly. 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