Many parrot owners do not allow their birds the opportunity to forage for food. It is essential to let your pet parrot exercise it’s natural instinct by foraging. In the wild, parrots spend most of the day looking for food and looking for new sources of food. As pets, parrots do not have to look for their meals. This bypasses their natural instinct and deprives them of the much needed exercise of foraging.
Every parrot owner should provide their pet a parrot foraging toy such as The Box Of Fun. Inserting treats into the toy allows them to inspect, shred, and dig with their feet and beaks for food. Limiting the amount of available food in the dish and putting their favorite items in the toy will help them to practice what comes natural and prevent them from becoming a lazy perch potato. The box of fun is one of many available foraging toys at The Pampered Parrot store.