cotton rope
I feel that there are better materials to use for your bird's toys than cotton rope, and I would like to see people eliminate the use of cotton rope in their birds' cages.
Rope toys are one thing that should only be given to birds when supervised.
Birds should not be left alone with rope toys.
this poor bird is dead,
killed by the toy he is hanging in, caught in the rope by just one toe
please dont let this happen to your bird, pine4parrots Note: toys with cotton rope pose an extraordinary hazard for birds, there are other materials from which to make toys that, while any material can be dangerous to any bird, would be safer.
Leather strips, stainless steel skewers, or paper rope, are safer options.
sisal rope is safer option than cotton rope, but beware!! some sisal rope contains creosote, and I have found this to be the case in lots of parrot toys I have seen.
I myself think leather is the safest option for our birds toys.
But beware!! any long lengths of rope/string/leather that have objects on the end of them (wood, beads, etc.) can flip over wrap and around a bird's neck.
So whatever you hang your toys with, keep it short!!
And always!! keep your birds nails trimmed.
I have read hundreds of terrible stories about birds being injured and killed by the rope toys in their cages.
birds biting their legs off to free themselfs, birds found hanging dead from their faviourite toys.
Far to many deaths.
Please dont let it happen to your bird
WARNING! Dangerous Threads On Budgie Toys And Perches
By Anna-Marie Stewart
Please please PLEASE make sure you always check your budgies toys for threads that could be hanging down, or harmful bits that could be sticking out.
Back in June I found out first hand how awful it can be for a budgie to get strangled on a thread from a toy.
I was lucky enough to go out into the aviary in time to see her there before she died of strangulation, and it took me 35 minutes to free her and make her comfortable in a hospital cage.
The poor thing looked wretched, her eyes and surrounding areas were totally pitch black, there was a massive bulge of fluid on her neck and I honestly didn't know if she would survive or not.
Sweetpea a few weeks before the accident:
And about half an hour after the accident:
When I took that picture Sweetpea already looked at least 10 times better than she had done just 35 minutes earlier.
It took a lot of time, hard work and loving care to nurse her back to full health, but luckily she got there in the end and is now as happy and healthy as she ever was.
She never did get her full voice back, so sounds a bit like a miniature duck. Apart from that I'm pleased to say she made a full recovery.
~~~ABBY~~~
if you have a story to tell about a rope toy, please email me with your story, so I can add it to this page.
yvonne@pine4parrots.co.uk
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