Posted by Christopher on Sun, 01/15/2006 - 21:13 :: Macaws
I was wondering if I should change something with Oscar.
I made something from an old pair of my jeans. They now are cut up and have become a hanging toy that he chews on at night and then also the places himself so that it is on his back when he goes to sleep.
He stands on his night perch in his cage and the hanging hand-made jean-toy after he chews on it then he positions himself so that the toy is laying on his back.
There is another pair of pants that I have made into a silimar toy that is in front of him and he chews it.
He likes to pull these around him at night when he goes to sleep. Like curtains. He has a cage cover so I do not know what his deal is about that.
He never distroys a toy I make for him. Only store bought toys. I don't know how he knows, but he does.
Then, he has two day-time toys that he loves to chew and rattle them around as they are made of acrylic and he can be "hard" on them and he rattles them a lot and chews.
Then he will sometimes have one of these toys resting on his back while he naps. It is a play toy that hangs from a "branch" on his playstand. He can go out on this playstand and eat and play with some toys.
I first thought maybe it was a security issue, but now I suspect it is not.
Does it have any sexual overtones?
Or should I not worry about any of this?
So, what should I do? Nothing? or take the toys?
I made something from an old pair of my jeans. They now are cut up and have become a hanging toy that he chews on at night and then also the places himself so that it is on his back when he goes to sleep.
He stands on his night perch in his cage and the hanging hand-made jean-toy after he chews on it then he positions himself so that the toy is laying on his back.
There is another pair of pants that I have made into a silimar toy that is in front of him and he chews it.
He likes to pull these around him at night when he goes to sleep. Like curtains. He has a cage cover so I do not know what his deal is about that.
He never distroys a toy I make for him. Only store bought toys. I don't know how he knows, but he does.
Then, he has two day-time toys that he loves to chew and rattle them around as they are made of acrylic and he can be "hard" on them and he rattles them a lot and chews.
Then he will sometimes have one of these toys resting on his back while he naps. It is a play toy that hangs from a "branch" on his playstand. He can go out on this playstand and eat and play with some toys.
I first thought maybe it was a security issue, but now I suspect it is not.
Does it have any sexual overtones?
Or should I not worry about any of this?
So, what should I do? Nothing? or take the toys?
