Providing Adequate Exercise for Parrots In the wild, parrots and other pet birds fly hundreds of miles per day, forage for food, and participate in countless other survival-related activities that help give them intense physical workouts. Placing birds in captivity inadvertently limits their opportunities to provide themselves with adequate exercise to maintain their physical conditions, so bird owners must do what they can to maximize their pets' opportunities to move around and exercise more. Follow the tips in this article to help your feathered friend become more healthy, happy, and active!
Try some physically challenging toys Bird toys can be more than just playthings -- with a little imagination, they can also make great exercise equipment for your feathered friend. Buying things like ropes and ladders for your pet to climb on can encourage movement and working of major muscle groups in your bird. Finding fun "foot toys" for your bird to toss around and play with outside of his or her cage can promote good exercise habits as well. Whatever toys you choose, make sure to secure as much of a variety as possible and rotate them in and out of use so that your bird doesn't get bored with them too quickly.