DIY Straw Ring Shredding Toy for Birds

We bought some of these stray rings one sale cheap at a craft store. They were discontinuing this size and so there was a steep markdown.

The rings are bound with something like fishing line - not good for the birds. It took awhile to get all of it carefully removed, while doing my best to keep the ring intact.

I decided to use these rice paper wraps to cover the stray.

I soaked sheets of the rice paper in a tray of water until they were soft, a minute or two.

And then carefully wrapped the ring.

After sitting for couple of days the rice paper forms a crunchy layer.

Due to the size of this toy, Harlan was intimated by it for awhile. I had to introduce it slowly, and even then he ignored it for several days.

But once he figured it out, he worked on it almost continuously until the stray was in a heap at the bottom of the cage. It lasted 4 or 5 days.

Happy bird!