old tshirts

[skeetersunconure]

hey guys so i recently made an addition to skeeters climbing net by hanging toys like sticks from old thirts. yeah i had a old ragged thirt and i cut it into strips and voila a nice cheap rope or string for him to ckimb on he loves it! just an idea for new cheap toys.

[lainmai]

I'd be too worried personally of loose threads that can pose a danger to do this myself =/

[HyperD]

Plus if they see old t shirts to tear, would they not try the same with new t shirts? How are they to know what is old and what is new?

[skeetersunconure]

its not actually in his cage so i can supervise verything and its in little strips like rope i tied little pieces otgether to make a a climbing rope it really doesent look like a tshirt anymore je doesent cheww on it at all jus hangs upside down from and stuff like that.

[Mr.Darcy]

T-shirt cotton is a weave not loops so it should not pose a risk to catch toes. I used white cotton undershirts cut into strips and tied them around a stainless circle clamp and added tied drinking straws for a preening toy....

[Natacha]

I have a friend who did something similar - she uses old t-shirts cut into strips and then puts them around a circular thing (such as a hula hoop) and voila, cheap swing (just going to add, yes hula hoop but she has two large macaws...)

Why old rather than new? Well it's a new use for a shirt you are no longer going to wear

Personally, my old shirts become "bird shirts", aka shirts I wear around the birds since I like to avoid any, hmm, "accidents" they might have while on me on any clothing I might want to wear out

[minhta]

Hi skeetersunconure

Thanks for sharing, I'm going to try doing this too as my Princess Parrot isn't playing with the toys I've bought for him so far. This is a cheap and save way to experiment.