It's time for our birds to do what they do naturally--work for their food. Nearly 70 percent of a wild parrot's
day is spent eating or acquiring food. Parrot PocketsŪ have been created to fill the need for our birds to work for
each bite. Be creative on what to fill it with--nuts, seeds, cereal, dry noodles, paper, etc. No more tossing
food out the food dish. It's time to forage like they are hanging out on a claylick!
Each Parrot
Pocket is unique and handmade in the USA by Debbie Goodrich, The Parrot Lady. Imperfections are encouraged! Look
for twists, dents, odd pieces in the hide as The Parrot Lady uses all the hide when she makes her Pockets. These imperfections
also encourage our birds to investigate. As we know, parrots are curious, problem-solving critters.
We
do not sell Parrot Pockets with any form of Hanging Device as each bird is unique in their problem solving skills. Some
birds untie things, others unscrew things. We do not want to buy the wrong rope or metal to hang the Pockets with or
upcharge for items you can get for a lower price at a hardware store. So, hang your Pocket with Washers and Nuts and
Bolts, wingnuts, etc--just be sure the metal is STAINLESS STEEL. Also, you can hang your pocket with sisal rope as sisal
can digest and fall apart easily for your bird vs. cotton which can get caught in toes. The Parrot Lady hangs her Pockets
with quicklinks.
Each Pocket is saddle-machine-sewn vs. tied or secured with rivets with cotton
saddle thread. Parrot Pockets are designed for the bird to learn how to forage--a developmental necessity. Many
times, foraging toys are ignored because the bird does not understand the concept of retrieval until they learn it first.
Parrot PocketsŪ have it covered! The hole opens at the top wide enough to have easy
access to favorite treats, pellets, dried goods and then becomes more difficult as they are emptied. Once they figure
out to pull their treats from the holes, we have a foraging parrot! Sometimes they destroy a Pocket or two in the process,
but we try our best to make them pretty tough. Doubling back the stitch, using 6-8 oz leather help a lot. My macaws
have had the same Pockets in their houses now for over a year.
The Parrot Lady feeds her parrots HARRISON's and ZuPreem pelleted diet in addition to the fresh fruits and veggies daily.
The Pocket is not recommended for wet foods due to food-borne pathogens and difficulty in sterility. We recommend
any pelleted diet, millet spray, etc. The Pocket loses the same amount of pellet or LESS than a typical dish setup.
Be sure to wet your Pocket before using it to open it up to access the interior easier. Take about 5 minutes to
soak. Remove the Pocket from water. Add a solid object like a screwdriver handle or hammer into the Pocket opening.
Allow the Pocket to fully dry. The Pocket may harden. That is okay. The birds will soften the Pocket with
usage. If it is still too hard for the bird to manipulate, soften with vegetable oil or other nontoxic oil for
your bird. Thank you for choosing Parrot PocketsŪ, The Ultimate Foraging Toy!
