Reddit reviews Wesco Pet Original Bird Kabob Shreddable Bird Toy

You can't really discourage chewing on stuff with budgies, since it's such a strong instinct for them. I would suggest getting her something appropriate to chew on like these bird kabobs, and redirect her to them if she starts chewing on something inappropriate.

Did you try any of the chewable bird kabob toys? I got this for my budgie that wouldn’t stop plucking and it works perfectly:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002FP1W0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_zXIOAb9GYJQSW
You can also get a bird pacifier for them to pluck and groom. I have this one:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0034UHCSQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_.ZIOAbWJC0ZYJ
Just press it in between the bars of your cage, twist it and it’s secured. It also comes with refills.

Female birds love to chew on wood, and they make special toys for that made out of shreddable wood called kabobs. I keep my birds supplied with them, because if they use one up and i don't replace it, they start chewing up their perches. But as long as they have a kabob, that's all they'll chew. Keeps them busy all day.

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A cuttle bone isn't really a toy, it's a dietary supplement. Do they have anything they can shred apart, like a paper pinata, wicker balls, or a bird kabob? Is their cage large enough that they can fly from one side to the other, or do they get around just by hopping and climbing? Do they get any time out of the cage to fly around? Budgies get naughty when they can't blow off enough energy, either by flying or chewing (or both).

So he sounds a lot like mine, then! Sooo I would suggest something meant for shredding ( maybe like this ) and/or something a little hardier ( like this ). I haven't bought those specific toys, but I have bought many similar to that second one and Mattie absolutely has a blast with them and they manage to last about a week, which is nice.

Seconding straw/shreddable toys. I have one of these for my tiel and she likes it, she also loves the ones like this that have the straw balls and stars that she can destroy. They don't last a super long time, but she goes nuts for them.

My budgies are currently destroying a bird kabob. An eclectus might go right through that, haha. I haven't tried shredders, but people like them.

It's natural for budgies and other parrots to chew. You don't want to discourage her, you want to deter her from chewing certain things. Just as you deter a cat from scratching your furniture by providing a scratching post, you provide your budgie with toys it can destroy.

http://www.amazon.com/Wesco-Original-Bird-Kabob-Shreddable/dp/B0002FP1W0/ref=pd_bxgy_petsupplies_img_y

I gave my budgies the above. Two days later I found my blue budgie covered in the remains of the toy. She had a blast chewing it.

They are called bird kabobs. I purchased a pack of them on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Wesco-Original-Bird-Kabob-Shreddable/dp/B0002FP1W0

This is Rufus

I got him...I have no idea how long ago. He was 3 and it was about 7 years ago. Maybe longer. But he's my best friend. He can fly, and I never lock him in his cage unless I'm gone for a long time because if he gets bored, he gets destructive. This morning, I woke up to an adorable screech. He had walked from his cage to the windowsill, slid down the lamp onto my desk, grabbed a pen from my pen jar and sat on my mug chewing it and waiting for me to wake up. He also will fly into my drapes when he's bored...not to mention opening doors and walking out into the kitchen to hang out with someone.

What I'd get him is a tossup between this perch because he needs another in his 2nd cage and this toy.

I also have ducklings. Aren't they cute? Their names are Caspar and Valentina, and week 3 of having them and they've grown exponentially. I personally think that the dictionary definition of happiness should be redefined to "Ducklings in a puddle of water." But that's just me.

My sun loves this, it makes a mess, but it makes him happy!