When it comes to toys, size matters. Norm is Fizzy's Goffin's Cockatoo. Click here to see Norm getting treats out of his toy. Bruce invented a Sock Full of Nuts when he was bird-sitting Norm one weekend. He took an old sock, put some nuts (in shells) inside, tied a knot at the end, and gave it to the bird, who threw it around a few times, and then proceeded to chew holes in the sock, crack the nuts open, and eat the meat inside. It was a really good toy. So I decided to make one for Peanut. Now, Norm is about 19 times Peanut's size. Norm thinks jeans make a really good toy, but Peanut couldn't chew a hole in a pair of jeans if his life depended on it. In fact, Peanut can't shell a big sunflower seed by himself, so I had to modify the Sock Full of Nuts.

A strip of paper, twisted several times with goodies (oat groats, tasty seeds) hidden inside. Peanut just loves these. He climbs all around his house trying to get all the good bits, and then when he's gotten everything, he'll make spit balls out of the paper. Well, they're not really spit balls, since birds don't have saliva the way mammals do. But he's pretty good at tearing paper into tiny little bits. In fact, paper is one of Peanut's favorite toys.