Things You'll Need:
- Vegetable tanned leather strap (1/8 inch)
- Various leather shapes
- Paulie rope
- Various wooden blocks (small)
- Various plastic blocks and beads (small)
- 1/8 inch drill bit and drill
- Stainless steel metal bells
- Stainless steel pear links or quick links
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Step 1
Gather the various parts that you would like to use. To string the toys together, you can use tanned leather straps (make sure it is 100% natural) or paulie rope.
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Step 2
Cut the leather or paulie rope into three 8 inch lengths. Tie them in a knot near the top. String a pear link through the knot. This will be used to hold the toy to the rungs of the cage, so use a size that will fit between two of the cage bars.
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Step 3
String various leather, plastic and wood parts on each string or strap. Alternate the parts. If some of the parts do not have a hole to string them on the rope, use the drill to drill a small hole in the middle of the wood or plastic part.
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Step 4
Tie off each end with numerous knots. If you are using paulie rope, once you tie the knots, you can melt the knot a bit with a lighter. This helps to prevent the birds from being able to undo the knots.
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Step 5
Place the toy in the bird’s cage. If the bird seems to be afraid of the new toy, hang the toy where the bird can see it. Leave it there for a couple of days. Move the toy a little bit closer to the cage every day after that, until it is hanging on the outside of the cage. Leave it on the outside of the cage for a couple of days. When you notice your bird chewing on the new toy, you can safely hang it inside the cage.
