February 28, 2007

Get a Grip Parrot Rope Grid Perch and PlayGym

For some reason we are continually surprised by how many households have birds. Perhaps it is because they don't stand out in the front lawn and bark at everyone going by. Domesticated birds are generally sweet and playful. Most of them need a fair amount of human attention or they become bored and lonely. That can lead to psychological problems for the bird, and it may act out by pecking and pulling out feathers. Birds need physical and psychological exercise, like all pets.
This Rope Grid Perch and PlayGym from Avian Love provides a fabulous play environment for your bird. Birds love to climb and play games--this gym certainly does the trick.

It is made of untreated Abaca and can be hung or draped in any configuration that works for the space available in your home. You can hang toys, millet, branches on the grids. It is sold in 5 sizes for birds ranging from the smaller parakeets and cockatiels, to Greys and Cocatoos in large. The sizes are based on rope size as well as grid distance to accomodate your particular bird's grip.

The website issues the following suggestions for keeping the gym safe for your bird: "hand made product and the length of the fuzzy preening knots may vary. Please clip these fuzzy preening strands to your desired length if they should be too long for your bird to play with them safely, a safe length should be approximately 2 inches.”