{"product_id":"super-bird-creations-sola-toys","title":"Super Bird Creations Sola Toys for Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you have a small bird, or a gentle one, hardwood toys are a waste of money. The bird cannot make a dent in it, loses interest, and you conclude it does not like toys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSola is the answer to that problem.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat sola actually is\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSola — also called sholapith — is the dried stem wood of \u003cem\u003eAeschynomene aspera\u003c\/em\u003e, a marsh legume that grows in Bengal, Assam, Odisha and the Deccan. It is \u003cstrong\u003eamong the lightest woods in the world, lighter than cork\u003c\/strong\u003e: milky white, spongy, and soft enough that a budgie can tear it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree things follow from that, and they are the whole reason it is used for bird toys:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA small beak can destroy it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Which is what a bird wants. Destruction is the reward.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt shreds into satisfying fibres\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than splintering — closer to stripping bark than to gnawing a block.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt is porous\u003c\/strong\u003e, so seeds and small treats can be pushed inside, turning any sola toy into a foraging toy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is non-toxic, all-natural and unprocessed.\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\u003eSola Balls 4 cm (6 pack)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFoot toys \/ small\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 1.5\" across. Kick them, chew them, or fill them with small seed for foraging.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSola Balls 6 cm (4 pack)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall to medium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 2.5\" across — the same idea, a size up.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSola Balsa Ring\u003c\/strong\u003e — 5.5\" × 4\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoft sola on a \u003cstrong\u003ereusable stainless steel ring\u003c\/strong\u003e — when the sola is gone, the ring stays. Made for timid and gentle chewers.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSola Balsa Stack\u003c\/strong\u003e — 11\" × 3\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSola and balsa layered together, two textures in one toy.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSola Ball Delight\u003c\/strong\u003e — 13\" × 6\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSola ball with mahogany pods, vine stars, crunchy finger traps and vegetable-tanned leather.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSola Party Basket\u003c\/strong\u003e — 7\" × 5\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA rattan basket of sola stems and a sola ball with crinkle shred. Hide treats in the basket.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSola Star Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e — 14\" × 4\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSola balls, mahogany pod slices, palm flowers, pinecones, coconut husk and vine shapes. The coconut fibre gives it a preening job too.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSola Surprise\u003c\/strong\u003e — 9\" × 4.5\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSola, balsa, mahogany pod slices and cornhusk flowers on bird-safe rope. Built to be destroyed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHonest expectations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSola toys do not last. That is not a defect — it is the product working. A bird that reduces a sola ball to fluff in an afternoon has had an excellent afternoon, and the alternative is a hardwood block sitting untouched for a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBudget for sola as a consumable, the way you budget for food. Buying the multi-packs is the cheap way to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTurning any of these into a foraging toy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePush a few seeds or a small piece of nut into the sola. The bird smells it, works for it, and the toy suddenly has a point beyond destruction. This is the single easiest foraging upgrade there is, and it costs nothing.\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 you give it. Replace sola when it is chewed down to the hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Super Bird Creations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColorado, since 1992, founded by Deb White and still going with 40-plus staff and 400,000 toys a year. 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