Safe homemade toys for parakeets (budgies)? Wood, hemp rope, coconut, gourd houses, etc????

Question

I would like to make my own toys, houses, and nest boxes for my parakeets. Which materials are safe to use? So far I thought of a few things:
-hemp rope
-coconut shell (from grocery store)
-wood pieces (what kinds of wood and does it have to be organic?)
-birdhouse gourd or other gourds used for houses and nestboxes? Safe?

Can you suggest any other materials I could use to build stuff?
Do all the materials HAVE to be organic? Can I buy wood at the hardware store to use?

All this stuff is going into a gigantic aviary so they will have enough room, dont worry. :)

Thanks!!!

Answer 1

Beads, hemp, rope, bells, and basically anything else crafty that is non-toxic can all be strung together. Just be creative.

I use straws with my parakeet, and i bend then and hook them together, or I just leave them as is. My bird carries it around.

Plain sheets of paper in small squares are also good. Birds love to chew on the paper.

I really do not know about why types of wood you can buy.

Answer 2

Homemade Toys For Parakeets

Answer 3

Be very careful with bells and any other metal because your birdies can get metal poisoning.

-you can paint your wood pieces with food coloring because they will chew on it.
-mirrors
-perches in interesting arrangements