Featherland Paradise | See Saw Hanging Bird Cage Toy and Treat Dispenser | Creative Foraging Systems | Bird Toys

The media could not be loaded.  I bought this for my rats but I wasn’t too sure about it since I’ve only seen reviews about birds ( this makes since as it’s meant for birds) I still decided to get it since I’ve bought similar things in the past. For the fist day or so they didn’t really touch it they only took the treats out of the bottom that I had shaken out for them but when Moose my eldest by figured it out (my pretty sure by accident since he isn’t the brightest) it didn’t take long for the rest to figure it out too. I’ve had it for a little over two weeks and it’s still holding up well.

My indian ringnecks are quite intrigued by this toy, although they still haven't quite figured it out. It's also difficult to get things the right size for the holes... I started with some chunks of dried fruit, but had to cut the pieces quite small (3-4mm cubes) to make sure they would go through. I found that coconut worked best because other fruits would get too sticky and clump together and not fall through. Sunflower seeds can work, but they tend to also get lodged at weird angles and you need to really shake it to get some to fall through, even with the holes aligned.From a construction standpoint, the middle sliding lever is quite stubborn to move, and it is also difficult to screw and unscrew the top to refill. Perhaps this is a good thing for my birds who have managed to unscrew/unwind other toys, but I'm always worried at how much pressure I need to open or close it and worry that I might break the toy.I will be keeping this in rotation although I do think there are ways that this design could be improved.

I alternate between this feeder and the foraging wheel feeder of the same brand. Both hold up well to my 2 goffins cockatoos. I use medium sized pellets, a variety of different Zupreem flavors and they fall through the holes just fine. I showed my parrots how to spin it and it was empty before I knew it. I do wish the wing nut and the screw I’m threading it onto was bigger. That could be a challenge to anyone with dexterity or fine motor control issues to refill daily.

My mid-sized bird absolutely loves this foraging toy. When it first arrived, I had to show him how to work the tabs. After two lessons, he got the idea. Often he will bang the toy on the side of the cage to make the nuts fall through the holes instead of pulling/pushing the tabs.Only small bits of nuts can fall through the holes, which is a negative as it does take time to break up nuts. Sometimes purchased pre-cut nuts have to be broken in order for them to fit through the holes. While I do not like having to do this, my bird gets very excited when he sees me placing something in the top cup.Items have to be placed in the top cup and work their way down to the bottom where the bird can get to them . Small bits of food can be placed in the bottom two openings as a way of encouraging the bird to use the toy.I would recommend this foraging item only for medium and large sized birds as I do not feel small birds could work the toy.

Vet said had to give my African Gray parrot, food foraging opportunities. So now she has to work for all of her dry food.Purchased this blue tilt feeder from Amazon. She got over her fear of a new item in her cage quickly, food in it helped. :-) If your bird is really afraid of new items, you may want to place one of their favorite snacks in it first, I used some small crackers. She has gotten very adept at getting the food out of it, but she still has to work at it. I clean the tilt feeder periodically, disassembling it on a towel, being careful to not lose screws or spring. (hint: take before photo so you know how it goes back together) It is easy to reassemble. (note: I do not recommend this feeder for wet food such as veggies or fruit.)Also for foraging I put some food in a dish and it cover with aspen bedding chips, she has to dig thru the bedding to get the food. Occasionally I use cardboard boxes (with no tape on them) or cardboard egg cartons, with a snack inside, she really enjoys tearing the boxes apart.The foraging feeding has seemed to have helped, she was starting to feather pluck, and now she seems to stopped. If you have a species of parrot prone to plucking (most of the medium to large parrots are), you really should get them on forage feeding! Especially if the are left alone for long periods of the day. There is info online about forage feeding ideas.

This forager doesn't have the greatest design BUT you can modify by taking it apart (you'll need a screwdriver set for tiny screws) and removing the top layer and slider. It will then work fairly well with parakeet seed and not be too hard for parakeets. Be careful when you reassemble that the middle and bottom layers and sliders are lined up properly to allow seed to flow when the sliders move. I also set things up so that the bottom layer/slider was at a 90 degree angle from the middle bottom/slider. That way, all the seed doesn't just flow from the upper chamber all the way down to the bottom as soon as you add it.

My conure took quite a while to get over the usual foreign-object fear, as expected. She poked her head in to the bottom chamber a couple of times, emptied it out, then gave up. She progressed, learned to start pulling on the planks to cause more (nutri berry crumbs) to fall down. I don't think she's actually learned to pull planks one direction or another... She just shakes it, empties the whole thing out!The return window is way past closed so I might dismantle it, try to make it more difficult for her to empty out. Maybe thicken up the planks so they can't be slid in or out as easily, or make the dividers in between each chamber taller. Even just when filling the toy up, with the plank openings closed off on a given side, you will always end up with treats falling all the way down...The review sounds a lot more negative than I meant it to, I appreciate the fact that it has not taken ANY damage, has not gotten gnawed on like other cheaper toys. I do just have a tiny 70g Conure but she is capable of destroying cheap, imported toys.

This is a good toy where my African grey can occupy her mind working out how to get the treats from the top to the bottom, when the toy arrived I did however find that the top slide was out of line so the treats could not fall through but after striping it down and adjusting the slides it worked fine and the bird loves it.

birds seem to like it

Fun to watch the parrot try to get the seeds out

thank you

I bought this for my African Grey as he loves foraging for his food. This toy proved just too difficult. He was unable to move the sticks in and out as these were too stiff and the holes for where the food drops down were just too small. I had to sit and pick the smallest seeds out of his food to put into the toy and he just got bored when no food dropped down and ended up undoing the chain and dropping it to the floor of his cage. Definately not worth the money I paid, very disappointed!!!