At Design-Rite/Chopper’s Toys, we are devoted to the safety of your birds. We want you to rest assured that you can buy our products in full confidence. If you have any concerns, questions or comments, please feel free to contact me, birdstuff@chopperstoys.com
Thank you for choosing Chopper's Toys. We appreciate your business.

Safety First
Proudly Manufactured in the USA by Design-Rite Products
*All products used in Chopper's Toys are non-toxic and have been carefully researched for safety
*All materials are properly sanitized in our shop
*We use the finest quality natural vegetable tanned leather
*We use only vegetable dyes for our woods
*We also use natural untreated sisal rope, jute rope & twine, cotton rope, Supreme Cotton rope & Paulie Rope
*All hardware on our toys is stainless steel or nickel plate. NO Zinc!
*Our toys are manufactured, packed, shipped & stored in the Design-Rite warehouse, a clean, smoke free, bird free environment

Veterinarian Tested & Approved & Used by Avian Vets
No Toy is 100% Safe
* Any Non-Food Item is dangerous if swallowed, including leather, wood or even seed hulls
* All rope, cords, straps & leather need to be kept cut short & well trimmed to avoid strangulation
* Birds can become entangled in fabrics & ropes, please keep all threads clipped
* Some metals can tarnish as they wear and become toxic to birds
*Check Toys Daily. Please Watch Your Birds Around Toys

Common Hazards

Rope & Cord
The 2 most common problems are strangulation & entanglement both are easily avoidable. Know your Bird and their play habits!
Keep all cords and ropes cut short enough so they can not create a noose around the birds neck, (the thinner the rope, the shorter it needs to be). Fraying rope and cord are also dangerous because your bird may become caught in them, resulting in death or injury.
Check All Toys Daily

Strings and Threads
Many toys our birds love to play with (even their favorite household items) may contain fine string or threads. These should always be used as an out-side of the cage toy, with supervision. Even then, according to how some birds play, these may need to be avoided!
Check All Toys Daily

Fabrics
Fabrics can be hazardous to any bird, especially smaller birds with fine toe nails.
All fabric toys should be used as "Out of the Cage" toys. Cotton fabrics are woven threads that will unravel and easily become tangled around your birds toes & feet. You won't even notice this until swelling has occurred & by then it can be too late.
Use extra caution with all fabrics including your cage covers

Metals
The most common Quick link used by most Bird Toy Manufacturers is zinc plated.
Much of the chain used is also zinc plated. If the manufacturer does not specifically state otherwise, you should replace these links with a new one or remove it. Cages, Bells, Pear links and other metals products are commonly painted or plated in a variety of coatings. These are safe as long as your Birds do not like to chew on metal and you keep an eye on them for wear. Some birds are more fascinated with the link than they are the toy. In these cases, only Stainless Steel should be used.
These birds will quickly remove the coating and be exposed to the metals beneath.
All metals should be checked regularly for wear & oxidation.
Cages should be refinished as the paint or plating wears off.
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Flavored Toys
In the recent years, many toys have become available that are flavored. The purpose, of course is to attract the birds to play with them. The problem here is that it may also encourage your bird to ingest them.
NO Non-Food item is safe to ingest!
I would advise avoiding these flavored toys altogether

Baby Birds
Safety Tip
Baby Birds who are weaning are more likely to choke or swallow a non-food item than adult birds. They tend to bob (as if being fed) when they get excited & can be easily startled. Sometimes they have not yet learned to distinguish non-food from food due to the fact that they are hand fed rather than parent raised. It is important to give baby birds a wide variety of toys (both in colors & textures) but be aware and cautious of easily destroyed toys until your baby is well past the weaning stage

REMEMBER
No toy is 100% safe
Please watch your birds around toys