Playstand and Perch advice for BFA owner

[birdsnreps]

mine was a rescue that just sat in a small cage forever.....ive raised baby amazons that were very active though.

[Trent's Mommy]

Be careful with the booda perches, parrots sometimes love to tear them apart. My BFA loves his playgym, it looks like a rough piece of driftwood.

[Alibluemoon]

I don't have a perch for Gabbi (YNA) to sit on outside of her cage. She would just sit there like a lump.

However, I did make a hanging play gym which she loved to death (I have to repair it). At the time I found a commercial version of the gym, but thought I could make it better myself. So I went to Lowe's and made what was essentially a hanging basket with toys and ropes. Let me tell you, she (and my other birds) ran up and down that thing like a house on fire! They love it.

Although, because it spins around and is great whirly fun, there is now a hole in my ceiling from where the hook was. I've had to find a ceiling stud in which to anchor the gym. LOL. Live and learn, I guess.

I can post instructions on what I used for the gym if you are interested. It took about twenty minutes to put together (and quite a few months to take apart). The bottom is removable for mess cleanup.

Good luck on the perch search.

[mgood01]

I would love instructions on how to make the gym. Anything I can do to get this girl moving is a good idea.

[swanwillow]

Alibluemoon, I want to see pictures too!!!

[my-africangrey-echo]

Originally Posted by mgood01

Hi all,

I bought a fun book on how to build PVC playgyms and thought I'd give it a try, but was just wondering if anyone had any proven experience with BFA's and playstands.

Where did you find this book? I would love to get a copy. I made one PVC gym so far but would love to make some other ones.

Thanks Chris

[mgood01]

Here's the link:
Amazon.com: Parrot-Toys and Play Areas : How To Put Some Fun Into Your Parrot's Life: Books: Lauren Shannon-Nunn,Carol S. D'Arezzo