Most of all and I realize parrot toys are expensive; don't buy cheap toys that won't last long. Rather make your own. Don't buy cute furry little toys that can be ripped apart and chewed. This is extremely dangerous, as your African Grey will swallow what is in his mouth.

 There are a number of different toys for different actions. There is the puzzle toys designed to get your African Grey to use his grey matter. They vary from solving puzzles to get a treat, such as opening a box to find the treat inside to putting coloured shapes together. Some toys is made for foraging; this could include the puzzle toy of find a treat in a box. There are balls with treats in them and your parrot needs to find away to not only keep the ball still, but to also to retrieve the treat.

Like your nails, the African Grey parrot's beak does not stop growing, so you need to make sure that it is kept at the proper length. In the wild he will be trying to crack open a few hard shells with his beak, will chew on thin twigs, and making use of his beak to help him climb up the bark of a tree. This keeps his beak trimmed to the proper length and strengthens the beak. You need to duplicate that for him at home by providing chewable toys for him.

Give him puzzles containing nuts that need to be pried open with his beak, a thick perch for him to climb up using his beak and even large wooden toys that may be taken apart. Parrots really like to chew, if it looks chewable it will be chewed, if it doesn't look chewable it gets tested. Be prepared that all the toys will be chewed. Therefore, I would advise you to possess chewable toys. This strengthens the beak and wears the beak down so that it is good shape.

Foot toys, so called because these toys are manipulated by the birds' feet. Toys that can easily be manipulated by the birds' feet are good exercise for the feet. When making a perch or buying a perch try to get it in a range of thicknesses better yet try to get a thick tree branch.

Climbing Toys is great exercise toys that use the entire body. You could have a good fitness center for them to actually ascend up and down. Sturdy rope is also excellent when it comes to climbing and when unraveled your parrot might try to groom the rope.

There is a excellent assortment of toys out there for your African Grey and there are a lot of toys you can easily make yourself, all you need is creative imagination, understanding what role the toy plays and most times you have all you need at home to make them. I will discuss homemade toys in another article. Remember toys are not just toys they are functional as well. They serve a greater purpose than just a mere plaything. If you would like to know more please visit my blog.