Paradise Toys Bird Creative Foraging System Wheel, Spins with Food Inside, 6” Diameter

The media could not be loaded. My African Grey loves this toy; as soon as she realized how it worked, she was all over it.By now, it's become the only way she gets seeds and has reduced the amount she is able to eat in a certain time frame (which leaves more room for healthy food), all the while keeping her busy and entertained. She is still somewhat new to foraging and I think the clear plastic is helpful to birds like her that need a visible incentive to explore new toys. If she isn't able to see what's inside, she often loses interest pretty quickly. With this, though, her food was clearly right under her beak and, once I showed her that there was a way to get to it, she wouldn't stop until she had gotten it to work herself.I'm afraid the concept of rotating the toy with the knob is kind of lost on her, but she has no trouble moving the holes around by holding on to them and pulling. Unlike bigger parrots, she also doesn't seem strong enough to take it apart or damage it in any way. She has trouble spotting the holes, but I get the feeling that her eyesight might not be the best. Either way, it adds to the challenge.I've seen reviews that say their bird wasn't interested in the toy and I can think of one possible reason why this might have been the case. I used to think that her curiosity would just get the best of her with most toys, but have had to realize that she's just kind of paranoid and new things are scary. So, nowadays, I always give her time to get used to new objects and place them in her field of view for a couple of days before I introduce her to them. This and luring her in with treats has made a huge difference in how she approaches new toys. I find that rewarding her in close proximity leads to her seeing them in a new light fairly quickly. She is usually fine with touching them soon afterwards, especially when I place treats on them.I can see why having to unscrew the toy to refill it could be annoying to some people, but because I only put a seed mix in it, I don't need to bother with that. This is the only negative I can think of; it's valid criticism, but doesn't really affect me, since I basically just dunk it into the seed mix a couple times and shake off what has collected on the top. If you intend to fill this toy with small pieces of dry food, "dipping" it into a big container should do the trick and make unscrewing it unnecessary. Lately, I've been filling the chambers with only small amounts of food and adding crumpled-up pieces of cardboard to make things a little harder. (This also leads to way less food falling out of the toy). I'm thinking about adding small wooden beads to the mix as well, just to keep things interesting for her.If you're looking for a time consuming foraging toy, this is it (especially if you also fill it with cardboard or other "obstacles"). It can withstand my parrot's incessant pulling and biting and seems durable enough (at least for a grey-sized parrot). I bought it used for about 11 bucks, so if you think a new one is too pricey and a used one is available, that might be an option for you, too.

I bought this for my African Grey congo. She is of average size and is a very curious parrot. She is almost 2 years.She has not been able to break it , it is pretty strong.Now for a African Grey this size wheel is very good, not too big or too small. The wheel has openings in it and as the bird turns the wheel the individuale holes appear with what ever treat or small toy you have placed in there.For me cleaning this wheel is easy , all you have to do is unhook it from the cage and then remove the back part with a small pinch, after that you will see a small screw and plastic click on bolt, remove them and there you have it wide open to wash out.My bird hangs off her wheel and it still is working . The first hour after I had set it up in her cage, she was soo scared of it and sat on the other end of her cage. She did not even move or sing or call us like she usually does, so I thought this was not going to work. Just an hour or so later my husband says, I want to add some pistachios , thats her fav treat.We added the pistachios and a minute or so later she was picking at the wheel trying to get them. The interesting thing is she knew what to do without us teaching her.This wheel keeps her busy threw out the day and she loves it or what we serve her in it

The media could not be loaded. First off, both my birds LOVE this thing! I mean they really love it lol one of my birds has spent the entire morning pulling food out of it. The ONLY downside is it seems the little plastic part on the back that fastens to the cage is not very sturdy—I’ve bought two and they’ve both broke. The first one I bought lasted months without a problem, but recently broke so I bought another one which arrived already broken. BUT let it be known: I was refunded without being required to send it back! Now my other bird gets to have one (broken but still kind of effective leaning on one side), and he’s HYPED about it. For those interested, I filled it with Harrison’s Coarse pellets and BirdTricks Life Enhancing Pellets. I do recommend this product HIGHLY—just be gentle when fastening it to the cage.