Wesco Pet Mini Bird Kabob Shreddable Bird Toy

Who cares if I like it? The parakeets are chewing it like crazy!

An excellent toy for the cockatiel in your life. Soft enough for their little beak but doesnt get used up in a couple days. Helps relieve boredom and satisfy the need to chew up things.

Parakeet loves this thing!

Hasnt been in his cage 20 minutes and he loves it. Looks Like this will last him awhile. Very happy with it.

Ideal for my Double Yellow Amazon. She absolutely loves it. I have purchased this item numerous times and will continue to do so.

If you want to keep the birds busy this is perfect, I recommend it n will order again

My little parrotlet shreds these up. He loves them. They do not last too long around him, but as long as he is happy about it, so am I.

My conure absolutely loves these things. It’s his favorite thing to chew on after his bath and right before he goes to bed.

My Fischer Lovebirds, Papillon & Mariposa, love this thing. I can see that this is something Im going to have to buy once a month or so but it keeps them occupied and exercised - as I have it hanging in a spot they sorta have to work to get at it. I dont want to make it too easy because it would be gone in a week! I am very careful to keep as little of the rope exposed to the birds as possible as I take very seriously some other reviews warning of their birds getting caught in it, but few things are without risk - and as long as Im careful I think its worth it. I give this a 5 star rating because it has exceeded my expectations. Do I wish it cost less? YES, but thats just how it goes. Do I wish it lasted longer? YES, but, again, it is what it is and the birds love it. It wasnt something they went after the day I put it in, it was in their cage for a good week before they showed any interest in it. I think most birds are very wary of new things, new foods, new toys, anything new to their cage, but after they became comfortable with it I see them going at it daily. Give your bird some time to adjust to it and most likely your bird will love this too. I bought the regular sized one, I think I will try the ole next time because its larger and may last longer. Regardless of the size of your bird, I would not buy the mini sized, start with the regular/medium and your bird will turn it into a mini in no time! Update: My birds have gotten so used to having the Kabob in their cage that they are going through them faster. To help with that the last time I purchased them the larger ole size, and as they were already used to having the original size kabob in their cage, the transition to the larger ole has proved a non-event - they went right at it and it is proving to lasting longer than the original size. I really do not recommend buying the mini for any size bird, even a single parrotlet or parakeet would love the original size after they become used to it in their cage and you wont have to replace it so quickly. As a precaution I do cut the rope quite short - I tie it to the top of the cage pretty closely and then I cut off the excess as a precaution from a bird getting caught in the rope. Outstanding product. Buy it for your bird(s). 2nd Update: The ole has not proven to be the success I had hoped. There are several pre-drilled openings that the birds have chewed at (my birds are smaller, lovebirds and parrotlets) and this ole has a hard crust on it that my birds dont seem to be able to penetrate - larger parrots such as Amazons, African Grays, etc., might not have this problem at all, but small species will. I went back to the original size for the lovebirds and Im going to stick with them - the ole is still in their cage but is not going mostly ignored. This Wesco original kabob has been the most heavily used of any toy in my birds cages. In order to advance my crusade to improve bird nutrition and health I wanted to include here a recipe for a fresh diet that a breeder I highly respect gave me (Thank you Angela) just to offer some advice to keep our pet birds healthier - it is not at all related this the product I have reviewed here but it could very well give you some great ideas to get fresh fruits and vegetables into your bird. All domestic birds, especially parrots, lovebirds, parrotlets, parakeets, canaries, finches, conures, etc, should have fresh fruit and vegetables and they can present a challenge to get them to eat them. Gives this recipe a try Heres a recipe that I make and it took some time for them to get used to it, but now my lovebirds and my parrotlets both eat this when provided. I give it in the morning and remove uneaten food in the evening. 1 apple cored and chopped 1/2 Cup chopped raw broccoli 1 Chopped bell pepper seed included 2 shredded carrots 1/2 Cup chopped greens (bok choy, mustard greens, kale and/or chard) 1/4 Cup frozen corn (can be eliminated if you put slices of raw corn on the cob in treat holders/clips in your cage - all my birds LOVE it and I have had 100% success getting them to eat this) 1/4 Cup frozen peas 1/2 Cup cooked rice (brown or GABA brown rice) 1/2 Cup cooked dried beans (they will need to be soaked overnight for 8 hours) A handful of blueberries, chopped cherries and chopped seedless grapes Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Place ingredients in an ice cube tray and freeze. Remove frozen cubes and place in plastic bags to store in freezer. Then you can take out the perfect portion on a daily basis . They say 1 cube per bird but you may find that 1 cube will work well for a pair of birds of if smaller birds, even more. Instead of an ice cube tray I use slider freezer bags and press them flat after I fill them with enough of the mixture and this way I can easily break off appropriate sized pieces. This recipe is variable and you can switch out or add/delete ingredients that you have on hand or what you know your birds already like. This recipe is in ADDITION to their regular diet of pellets and seeds and not a substitute.

I have a cockatiel, and he was very uninterested at first. However, I cut the rope and used them individually in different places around his cage and he went crazy with them! Shredded to pieces is how I found the kabob when I came home. I purchased two sets, which lasted a couple of months, maybe even less. Cockatiels love chewing on it! At least mine does!