paper rolls

[cbalvino]

thought i would share this with you all,take 1 wooden swing like the ones for budgies,metal on top with wooden dowel thru it,go to the thrift store or goodwill, buy the adding machine paper rolls take off dowel insert paper put dowel back on hang in cage let'em unravel great cheap fun!

[PowerBBS]

Originally Posted by cbalvino

thought i would share this with you all,take 1 wooden swing like the ones for budgies,metal on top with wooden dowel thru it,go to the thrift store or goodwill, buy the adding machine paper rolls take off dowel insert paper put dowel back on hang in cage let'em unravel great cheap fun!

That's a great idea!... I've been been doing something similar to it for about year on a slightly larger scale. If you have a larger parrot/bird, get a roll of cheap plain unscented/untreated flat (no pattern) toilet paper (singly ply is less messy), and put it on the larger 3/4" to 1" purchases or swings. However, you should make sure each nite to maybe re-rollup the paper (all that you can) so that you're bird doesn't make too big a mess and cut down on his available cage space with a bunch of paper.

[birdlady49]

That's a great idea! Too bad I didn't see it when I was in the thrift store last week .... they had several bags of calculator paper rolls.

[Lisa B]

All my greys have adding machine tape to "kill"

[tweet52]

Yes,great ideal for my budgies,thanks for the share!

[Parrotpeople]

Great idea to home make those, I've seen them on sites for way too much money!

[ROYJOY]

I use a piece of small rope to go through the center. that way it doesnt unroll as fast, so they can shred it more, and it lasts longer. i started out with a dowl, but they could unroll the whole thing in a day, and there was always a cage full of paper. on the rope, it lasts for several months, and you only have to remove 6-12 inches of shreded paper a day.

[cbalvino]

great idea! I just bought some sisal rope!