Parrot foraging materials

It is not at all necessary to spend a fortune on inedible foraging items. In the park, forest or even in your kitchen, you will find waste materials that you can give a second life in the foraging feeders. We tell you which of these are safe and which are not:
00:18 dried plant parts for potpourri
01:40 sand
01:46 and 08:28 beech chips
01:48 wood wool
01:53 shredded paper and cardboard
02:03 zigzag paper
02:11 pieces of wood, wood blocks, wooden beads
02:18 natural string, raffia
02:31 basket wicker, straw hat, linen clothes, jute
02:42 food dyes
03:04 buttons, beads
03:48 grit, mineral cube, sepia
03:57 yucca stems and leaves
04:40 flowers for drying, cones
04:50 twigs and bark from trees
08:40 acorns
09:20 chestnuts
09:40 catkins of willow, hazel, etc.
10:09 shells, pebbles
10:15 blades of grass, grain ears, straw
10:23 dried rowan berries, rosehips, hawthorns
10:41 colour dried leaves
11:12 KITCHEN WASTE
11:20 marrow bones
11:37 nut shells
12:07 SHOULD YOU BE AFRAID of TANNINS?
13:07 eggshells
13:28 wine corks
13:36 brewed leaf tea (grounds)
14:03 peels of broad beans
14:37 onion and garlic peelings
15:06 dried citrus peel
16:17 fruit stones
17:31 paw toys and forage toys

See also our previous videos on foraging:
“How Do Parrots Forage and Can We Follow Nature at Home?” https://youtu.be/u7_IZknpL-s
“How to Provide Parrots with Food” https://youtu.be/AVUyrK6ArcI
and the DIY series:
“Simplest Parrot Forage Toys” https://youtu.be/Mku-EcWSVYs
“Enclosed Parrot Forage Toys” https://youtu.be/nzb6avdXxnc
„Parrot Foraging Feeders” https://youtu.be/cH-F2TNlslk
„Parrot Foraging Materials” https://youtu.be/msIGaI5mOfg
“Parrot Foraging Tree” https://youtu.be/h8-lUnKnClA

Posted on 27 July 2024

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