Everyone with birds that like to take things apart...

[KDK241]

I need help! My 6 month old tiels LOVE to take things apart, they have figured out how to take their food dish off the cage and then take the hangers off the food dish, how to unscrew all the quick links that attach their toys and have gotten the bells off of all their toys, some that I can't even figure out how. All the toys that I see that are "take apart" toys are for bigger birds and I can't find any for smaller birds. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas for toys that they can take apart without actually ruining them. I tried getting some small SS nuts and bolts but they didn't like those.
They have a bunch of foraging things to do and paper to chew but thats not good enough. They want to take things apart so I can put it back together again and they can do it over and over again. It's like I have 3 big birds in little bird bodies, lol. They love to hang on their toys and attack them as well. They play like some conures and bigger birds that I have seen.

[cockatiel92]

pony beads my cockatiel love those. he loves to move them around on a string. also a string with multiple knots for them to take out. my cockatiel also loves to do that.

[vle1170]

Petey has one of those toys that has 5 rings attached going down and then a loop thing that has the bell on it, now its not that simple of a loop but he sure as heck knows how to get the bell off and I am constantly putting it back on every single day. Here is the link of the toy and look at that loop the bell is on...and he gets it off there all the time, and its not fun putting it back on either. its not as simple as it looks LOL
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[cockatiel92]

id recommend the pony beads. petrie has hours of fun playing with them. ill also look stuff up to help u out.

[KDK241]

[quote=vle1170;1083916]Petey has one of those toys that has 5 rings attached going down and then a loop thing that has the bell on it, now its not that simple of a loop but he sure as heck knows how to get the bell off and I am constantly putting it back on every single day. Here is the link of the toy and look at that loop the bell is on...and he gets it off there all the time, and its not fun putting it back on either. its not as simple as it looks LOL[quote]

Ah yes, those rings! They have some of those as well only the bell is attached to the bottom ring with a split O ring...well, it used to be. They figured out how to get the bell off somehow and I would put it back on and they would have it off before I even left the room so I finally just took it off. Don't you love getting out-smarted by a bird!

They have tons of toys with pony beads, knots, rings and other stuff but they don't play with them as much since they don't actually come apart. It's apparently not enough just to try and take things apart, it has to actually come apart, lol.

[cockatiel92]

try removing that toy for maybe a week to see if they get intrested in something else

[huntress]

Split O rings are very dangerous with birds. Quick loc crocks are the best for "take apart" birds.

[Astrid660]

hah. smart birds that's cute. My tiels aren't like that, but my ringneck is! He takes apart and knocks down everything. but I suppose that is the whole point. *giggles* I keep buying them, and he keeps destroying them...