Bird owners - have a Happy Hut or related bird toy?

[Deja Q]

http://www.parrotparrot.com/articles/aa072400a.htm

I received a very sad e-mail today from a woman whose African Grey parrot had one of these Happy Huts and went through a terrible ordeal. Here is her story:

"My 1-1/2 year old Timneh grey has always slept on top of a happy hut; it gave him better balance. Yesterday morning, I found him hanging upside down with his foot twisted in threads from this item, an item so new it hadn't even been washed yet. In attempting to free himself before I found him at 7AM, he had chewed off a large portion of his foot and two toes. He spent 2 hours in surgery and required 50 stitches to have his foot repaired as well as possible. We won't know for some time if the remaining toe and the remnants of one other toe will survive. Needless to say, I will never use this product again."

This terrible incident reminds us that sometimes toys...

:(

[suninvited]

1. Toys for pets dont go through the same scutiny as toys for kids

so we have to be extra careful when buying them.

[yewberry]

2. Oh, I shouldn't have clicked on that link.

Now I'm all weepy and terrified that something will happen to my birdie friend.

[Darth_Kitten]

3. Some toys are not suitable for some birds...........

Poor birdie though....... birds have to be monitored with their toys.....I don't put any toys in with Murphee in which she can become caught or tangled in.....