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Macaws
Species Specific
Personal Shopping Guide
*Package Deal
*Top 12 Toy Suggestions
*General Play Behavior Information |
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Package Deal For Your Macaw
Save 10% or more on this package deal |
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Package includes each of the 3 toys shown
More info on these
toys is available below in the "Top 12" section
PD09 $41.99
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Top
12 Suggestions For Your Macaw
Our Top 12 list and "General Play Behavior" info below are only
offered
as a guide to help you shop for your specific parrot/s by species.
Please view Chopper's entire
site including
"Talon
Treasures" and
"Odd Balls" for more great toys
your bird will enjoy |
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"Blockers"
Tons of Pine For The
Serious
Wood Chipper!
36 large pine blocks tied on 12
individual cotton ropes,
assembled
on a 6" pine block.
It's Chew Time!!
Stainless Steel Hardware
12" wide 12" long |
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3 way
"Rag
Mop Braid"
A 20" long braid of 1/2" Supreme Cotton
rope with rings &
links at each end and
covered with wood wheels & leather squares!
A terrific braid to hang & swing from and
lots of stuff to pick &
preen & pluck
Rings & clips on each end.
Let it hang for swinging from or clip it
across the cage or in a swing
style.
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"Cello Crunch Braid"
A thick, beautiful braid made of crispy
crunchy cellophane in
fabulous tri-color
combinations.
This braid is like our discontinued braid but
with
double the cellophane and no jute rope.
SIZE
12" long and 2" wide with a huge cello
pompom on top!
A Perfect Choice for Greys & Toos! |
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"A Frayed Knot"
Natural dried
grass & colorful
3/4" wood wheels
All Birds will go Crazy over this
terrific new texture!
10" long
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"JumBalliya"
14" long x 10" wide
12 colorful large reed balls
12 large round wood clothespins
12 feet of 1/4" leather
assembled on a 2"x2"x6"
pine block
stainless
steel screw eyes on each end.
Put some seeds or beads in the
balls for more play fun
Your birds will have a ball!
This toy is refillable
with your own stuff
or our
toy
parts, when the balls are gone
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"Wacky Weaver "
Un-Weavers Delight!
Large 32mm plastic beads & 2" plastic rings
are
woven (not knotted)
together with 3/8"
leather.
As your bird starts
un-weaving this
toy it gets harder & harder as the leather gets
longer & longer.
12" long
6 beads, 6 rings, SS wide jaw link
Perfect for Cockatoos!
note; if your bird does not untie knots you
should untie them
just to get your birdie
started
(no parts will fall off) |
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"Last Straw"
Don't be Fooled, This is No Ordinary Toy!
30 colorful straw pieces that fit very tightly
on (special cut) 1/4" leather
lace!
Your birds
will be puzzled to see that the straw pieces
don't simply fall to the
floor as he unties each
knot. They will have to work each piece off
individually
NOTE:
Wetting the knots so the leather will swell
slightly will make it harder for
your bird to
remove the straw pieces
A challenging & tough toy for all birds,
Big or Small!
An excellent toy for Amazons & Cockatoos |
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"The Ultimate Weaver"
A Great Manipulating Toy
for big birds
A long thick leather strap with 10 large holes,
tightly woven with 40"
of 3/8" leather lace
throughout with 1" Marbella like
rings, triangles
& squares & 2" colorful pacifiers woven in.
Unweaving this strap & claiming a prize will
be a terrific challenge for those clever
Cockatoos & all larger
parrots who love
manipulating toys.
1.5" wide, 18" long
stainless steel wide jaw quick link |
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"Tumbleweed"
A 4" Grapevine ball stuffed full of
dried grass for lots of pick plucking fun!
Easy to clip to the cage |
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"Corn Balls"
A 4" Cane ball stuffed full of dried
corn husks for more great pick
plucking fun!
Easy to clip to the cage |
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Hide
a foot toy or two or some
peppers,
nuts or other treats to create some exciting
foraging fun for your parrot
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" Chopper's Nut
House"
This unusual nutshell is similar to a coconut
shell only much
thicker & larger. Strong
enough for the biggest of beaks!
It's the Perfect Hiding Place
for a Treat or Toy
for ALL Parrots, even Macaws!
It can also be used as a
Natural Sleeper for
Parrotlets, Love Birds, etc..
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Approximately 7" round, 4" deep
mounts to the side of the cage with
stainless steel hardware |
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General Play Behavior For Macaws
(complied over more than 10 years of play
behavior studies & research) |
Those Beautiful Macaws, they will rip through a $50 toy
in what seems like just minutes.
Or, maybe your Macaw, will scissor through where the toy hangs from the
cage bars
just to
watch it fall to the floor, and then ignore it.
I'm not sure how, when or why it started, but somewhere along the way,
someone
decided that Macaws needed toys that are 2 to 3 times their body size.
Our studies have revealed however, that much of this destructive
behavior
isn't healthy play behavior, but rather an aggressive attempt
to rid their cage
of what he/she perceives as a threat, a predator or
intruder.
Our belief is that these toys are really not designed with the purpose
of stimulating and entertaining the parrot ...but more for a nice
decoration in those huge cages.
These larger toys, are after all just a collection of smaller toys
strung together, and taken individually, they could be of more mental
benefit!
I know these big beaks are powerful but it is important not to let your
Macaw fall into the "wood" rut. Because these giant, basically wood toys
may be perceived as an intruder,
your Macaw may destroy the toy as rapidly as possible just to be rid of
it!
Once your bird has mastered the art of making toothpicks, the mental
stimulation is lost.
A toy really should not be about how long it lasts, but rather the
mental stimulation
each toy can give your parrot.
Be certain to offer your Macaws lots of smaller textured toys in great
variety even though
they may only last hours or even minutes, the mental stimulation
gained
will be far more beneficial to your parrots mental well being.
In the long run you will find that your Macaw will start investigating &
experiencing
each new toy instead of just attacking it with mindless demolition.
Besides a variety of shredding toys, manipulating toys are a good
choice, such as
nuts & bolts and weaving toys. Foraging toys are also good to keep them
stimulated.
Foot toys should be encouraged especially when your bird is out of the
cage.
Most Macaws love big plastic chains to hang and swing from.
Ball toys that can be tossed, rolled & chased are usually a big hit.
Boings, swings or bouncers should be standard for all Macaws.
Macaws are not usually fond of birdie beds but there are always
exceptions
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