Super Bird Creations bird toys are recognized by bird enthusiasts as some of the safest available on the market. Since 1992 we have been intently focused on designing hundreds of original toys and products to address the instinctual and behavioral needs of companion birds.
Super Bird Creations is clearly the avian expert's choice for bird toys. Our toy designs utilize a diverse selection of stimulating materials and encompass all of the critical destructible, interactive, comfort, exercise and foraging toy categories necessary to ensure the mental and physical well-being of pet birds. Our product line consists of a variety of innovative products including: bird toys, swings, bungees, shower perches, snugglies, foraging toys and bulk bird toy parts. Whether you are looking for a toy for a parrotlet or a macaw we have you covered.
Our company mission is "To have a positive influence on the lives of companion birds and their owners through the design and manufacture of our products." In keeping with that mission, we are pleased to provide you with some important information on the care of companion birds as it relates to toys in the following articles:
As with kids, no toy is 100% safe for all birds. A parrot relies on its owner to make sure its playtime activities are safe. Selecting the right toy is one way you can keep your bird healthy and injury free. There are several factors that must be considered in making a safe toy selection for your bird:
• Size appropriateness
• Construction of the toy (materials, design)
• Knowledge of your bird's individual toy personality and play style.
Any toy has the potential to be unsafe if improperly sized to the bird. For example, a toy meant for a small bird is often constructed with components that could pose choking hazards to large birds and, conversely, toys meant for larger birds could pose a risk of entrapment to smaller birds. Small brittle plastic parts may be perfect for a little bird but could easily shatter into sharp splinters when subjected to the power of a large bird's beak...
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...or is it a magical device that becomes whatever your bird desires? One thing is very clear, bird toys are more than mere playthings when it comes to your bird. What does a bird toy represent to your bird? How can this help you to make better choices for your bird?...
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As a pet in captivity, birds don’t have the opportunity to engage in the activities that they naturally would in the wild. Avian behaviorists who have spent time observing parrots in the wild have reported that playtime ranks second only to food gathering in priority.
Birds have a natural craving to chew and a daily need to forage for food. In the wild, a parrot’s behavior is very active and playful. They have been observed stripping bark off trees, biting off and flinging leaves and twigs, swinging from and climbing on vines all the while chattering gleefully with the rest of the flock. Instinctively, companion birds are still very much like their wild counterparts.
Playing with toys is a vital substitute for natural behaviors such as foraging, nest building and interactions with their flock...
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