The Coollapet Jingle Barrel is a clear barrel with a bell held inside it and wooden beads above, so the bird can see and ring what it cannot get its beak around.

Key Features

• The bell sits inside the clear barrel rather than hanging loose, which takes away the usual reason to be nervous about bells.
• Clear body, so the bird watches the clapper swing as it pushes the toy.
• Wooden beads and a disc above the barrel give it something it can actually chew.
• 20 cm long and 8 cm across - light enough for a small or medium cage.
• Hangs from a chain and clip that fits standard cage bars.

Good To Know

• Noise is the point, and not every bird enjoys it. A bird that backs away from a new noisy toy or screams at it should have it removed rather than be left to get used to it.
• Discard it if the barrel cracks. A sharp acrylic edge and a loose clapper are both worth avoiding.
• Chain, quick-links and bells are the usual route to zinc and lead poisoning in parrots. Watch for a bird that strips the coating off metal, and if you ever replace the clip, use stainless steel rather than galvanised hardware from a hardware shop.
• Most parrots are wary of anything new. Leave a new toy beside the cage for a day or two, then hang it at the edge of the cage rather than over a favourite perch.
• A bird that stops playing, sits fluffed on the cage floor or goes quiet is showing the first signs of illness - birds hide sickness until they can no longer manage it. That is an urgent avian vet visit, not a wait-and-see.