I was just wondering I am about to buy a new cage for my baby http://www.queencitypets.com/8002422.asp I was wondering what type of toys should I buy for her this is my first bird so I really dont know what they like. thanks

Rather new here myself...that is the exact cage I have as well...

Anyway, regarding toys....all of them

Get as many as you can, let them check them out, and gauge their interest. Then buy similar toys in the future. And swap them out every few days to a week to give variety.

I just finished my setup, and rope toys seem to be the most fascinating at the moment, but balls with bells (cat toys) are getting some use too...

I bought some plastic chain from Home Depot, and hung the balls from it, there are 3 of them strung across the cage....Morgan (my Quaker) has also used the chain to get from one side of the cage to the other....

Hope that helps

Brian

As for toys.. Quakers are notorious for liking to SHRED! I buy these lil chinese bamboo finger traps at the dollar store for like 6 for a buck and mine loves them.. i always make sure to keep lots in his cage.. popsicle sticks, bamboo skewers (like for the bbq) but break the sharp points off.. you can also take a tissue paper/kleenex and put a treat in it and wrap it like a candy and wind it through the bars of his cage.. our quaker loves to forage for these treats and several placed around his cage keep him entertained for some time...

Our kiwi has a toy filled with veggie tanned leather and wood peices he loves to chew on..
We also strung some cocnut shell peices on some jute string and he loves climbing all over that.. your only limit is your imgination! We try to get a good mix of buying toys as well as making toys because we swap toys 1-2 a week to keep him busy and actively getting acustomed to new toys all the time...

Be aware of those lil plastic cat toys.. we call those"supervised" play toys because quaker beaks can break the plastic if they really wanted and we dont want them swallowing the lil bell inside.. i use one as a foot toy when teaching our lil quaker to get used to being on his back in our hands/.. keep that beak and toes busy just great!

There are tons of do it yourself sites online as well...i like this one.. http://www.birdsnways.com/birds/ideas.htm

As for perches.. try and use different varieties.. we keep a rope perch, a natural wooden pear tree perch as well as some pedicure perches in the cage to keep nails trimmed and it works great!
Just be sure with all the toys and perches to leave enoguh room for some active wing flapping for your lil one

And Welcome!

You need a good variety of toys, of various kinds, textures, Personally I would avoid anything with mirrors as that gives them another birdie to interact with and bond to rather than you. Several of my guys like bells, And puzzle toys Shreddable are always a big hit, rememeber they get shredded quickly and will need to be replaced

Boings are good, (coiled rope swings) They need wooden toys that aren't too big so they can satisfy their chewing needs. I like to have one or two acrylic toys as well so that they aren't as easily destroyed, and I change them out periodically so they don't get bored with them. Each of my guys has a swing of some sort in their cage. Many of these things you can make with things you have around the house.

Start out with smaller toys that aren't too intimidating find out what the breeder has had them playing with and try and find some like them so they are familiar to them. And remember, they don't come knowing how to play with these things so you need to spend time with them one on one and show them what they can do.

My birds LOVE the little plastic wiffle cat balls with the bells in them. Get the heavier ones not the ones with the narrow strips they actually look like a wiffle ball and are usually 2 colors, Mine love to toss them and have learned to play catch with me.

Simple shredders... take a string of leather, or jute or hemp string. take heavier colored construction paper and cut it in to big circles, squares etc and accordian fold them and tie them to hold the folds then poke a hole in the center and lace your string through it. Add a few wooden or plastic pony beads and layer them makes a great colorful toy that they LOVE to shred. start out with smaller circles about the size of a drinking glass or a canning jar ring, you can always make them bigger later as the bird gets used to things.

Make foraging toys out of nut cups or condiment cups and string them on a string with beads in between, at first leave them open so that they can easily find the "prize" inside then start making it harder for them to get into them. You can get those cups from your local fast food place just to try them and a lot of times cash and carry outlets will carry them as well. Or you can even pick them up as Nut cups at places like Michaels craft stores.

Another fun shredder is to take cup cake papers and smoosh them out flat or turn them inside out so they fan, layer with beads or other objects and watch them go to town on them.

Give them lots of things to climb on different sized perches and different textures, it helps exercise their feet so they don't end up with arthritis so easily.

Plastic chains are always fun too because you can do so many things with them. Or you can just leave them loose and hang them or drape them throughout their cage so they can swing on them.

I'm sure others will have lots of other ideas for you.

Have fun decorating. I find that the more simple the toys are the better they like them.

That is a great cage. I have the exact same one for my conure and another on the way
for our new quaker.

We have pedicure perches, rope perches and wood perches in ours as well.

We get the shredder braided paper and have that. That is a must from what I understand
for quakers. My conure has it as well and goes through it quickly.

Good choice on the cage. Have fun.

Willie likes noisy toys (bells, things that rattle, etc.) and things he can unscrew and take apart.

He has that same cage also.