Enrichment Resources
There are literally thousands of environmental and behavioral enrichment (translation: toys, toymaking, playgyms, etc.) sites out there... The sites listed below are a few with whom our staff and members have had personal experience and that we feel confident recommending
 

SAFETY FIRST! >
How do you REALLY know if your parrot's toy hardware is zinc-free? You can test it yourself and find out!
 
 
PARROT TOYS AND TOY PARTS  >

 


Mother Pluckin' Bird Toys
- Check out their "avian wood" toys (the "Everlasting Gobstoppers" of the avian toy world!), unique ceiling guards and, of course, the ATOM!

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The Bird Safe Store - SAFETY FIRST! An excellent stainless steel selection, and a portion of your purchase goes to help CPC birds when you link from our site!
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California Bird Nerds - really great prices on toys and unique toy parts DON'T MISS THEIR DOLLAR DEALS!
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HOW-TO: DIY TOYMAKING >

 
Birds N Ways DIY toys, playgyms, games and more for your parrot
 

The Frugal Parrot - Kaye Oldner's DIY parrot toys site with safety and, of course, cost effectiveness in mind
 
Cheep Parrot Toys N Tips - Great ideas and detailed instructions for toys, play areas and everything else your parrot needs (and that usually costs a fortune!)
 
 
FORAGING ENRICHMENT  >

 



Birds Just Wanna Have Fun - Specializing in foraging and enrichment toys used by parrot rescue groups, zoos, and thousands of  parrots.  Over 100 avian veterinarians recommend their toys. Their foraging toys are featured in CPC's Food, Fun and Foraging seminar
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TRAINING ENRICHMENT  >

 
Good Bird, Inc. -- Barbara Heidenreich's site with links to her training books, Good Bird! and The Parrot Problem Solver, and magazine, Good Bird Magazine
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Karen Pryor's website on operant conditioning, with pages on training birds and links to her Yahoo group, BirdCLICK
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