Anyone thought of using one of these?

[Indymagoo]

Has anyone thought of making a toy from a Hoberman Sphere? Linky to what they look like: http://www.houseofrave.com/hoberman-mini-rainbow.html My son used to have one of these and I think they would be great. The come in expanded sizes from around 4" all the way up to 4 feet! There is a 12" and a 30" size.

[Monica]

It does look like it could be a fun toy! However, how easily can it be destroyed? If a bird chewed on it, would they ingest it? How safe are the parts if ingested?

[LizTheParrotSlave]

I can see where a bird might get a huge kick out of one of those, but they aren't sturdy enough for mine (big birds, big beaks)

[Lori~D]

I played with one once and one thing I thought of was they collapse down on a little birdie toe easy and it hurts little birdie toe.

[ndeben]

I would be afraid of it folding up on my birds, I would not let them play with it.

[Indymagoo]

From what I remember about it, it will not fold up if it is suspended.

[Adinah]

I thought about one too. Looks like it could be fun but thought it had too many pinching points.

[jakeandoscar]

The toy parts could get swallowed and choke your bird and if it did get into the crop it would be very had for your bird to digest

[expressmailtome]

I think that like Adinah said pinching points would be the biggest problem. Feet, toes or even beaks could get caught. I would go with the opinions of the others and say no to this toy.

Matt