Making Toys Last

Sometimes it's difficult to make toys last.  After all, the best toys are the ones that our birds like to destroy!  However, it gets frustrating if the shredible toy gets attacked at the hanging loop first and ends up at the bottom of the birdcage where the poop is.  One solution is to protect the hanging portion of the toy with a buffer.  For this fun shredible toy, I used a section of luffa!  The birds love chewing on this interesting texture so it actually adds a lot of interest to the toy.  One can get creative with ways to hide the vulnerable parts of the good toys.  Paper tubes, straws, and stacked pony beads are some other solutions.