{"id":4676,"date":"2013-03-21T04:35:07","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T04:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/?p=4676"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:07:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:07:32","slug":"four-other-great-uses-for-newspaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/four-other-great-uses-for-newspaper\/","title":{"rendered":"Pet Bird Enrichment: Four Great Uses For Newspaper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since the dawn of the digital age, more and more newspapers are going the way of the dinosaur \u2014 extinct. While a computer, tablet or Smartphone can&#8217;t match the simple feel and satisfaction of turning a page, electronically delivered news is here to stay. I&#8217;m willing to bet, however, that many pet bird owners continue to check &#8220;renewal&#8221; on their newspaper subscriptions; after all, yesterday&#8217;s news is today&#8217;s cage liner. In addition to the long-held practice of lining the bottom of the birdcage with newspaper, here are four other ways to get the most bang out of your newspaper subscription buck:<\/p>\n<h2>1. Paper Curtains<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4679\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/four-other-great-uses-for-newspaper\/nandayconure2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4679\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4679 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/NandayConure2.jpg\" alt=\"a nanday conure (aka black-hooded parrot) sits atop a cage playing with newspaper draped on the cage\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/NandayConure2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/NandayConure2-90x67.jpg 90w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/NandayConure2-85x65.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by L. Doering<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many pet <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/species\/parrot\/\">parrots<\/a> enjoy their privacy and often retreat to a more secluded part of the cage during their downtime. If your bird likes a privacy screen and has a penchant for chewing, hang a page of newspaper along the outside of one side of the cage. Simply pull the paper through the top of the cage and push it through the bars down along the outside of the cage -no hooks or clamps are needed. (Note: Parrots are cavity nesters. For some species \u2014 namely chronic egg-layers like <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/species\/cockatiel\/\">cockatiels<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/species\/budgie-parakeet\/\">budgies<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/species\/lovebird\/\">lovebirds<\/a> \u2014 huts and similar enclosed items can send them into reproductive mode, so be careful that your female bird isn\u2019t becoming broody.)<\/p>\n<p>While I read the Sunday Los Angeles Times newspaper, my <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/species\/conure\/\">conure<\/a> sits behind the canopy of the Arts &amp; Entertainment page as he eats his breakfast. By the time I get to reading the metro section, he is well into his paper demolition project; taking care to pull a bit of the paper through the cage bars and then he chews strips into bunched-up paper balls. If my conure is in a feisty mood, chunks of ripped paper swirl about the cage. Even if your parrot doesn&#8217;t take to chewing up newspaper, it might enjoy it as a temporary privacy curtain that still allows light into the cage.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Bonus Real-Estate<\/h2>\n<p>Expanding your bird&#8217;s inside-the-cage foraging area can be as simple as laying newspaper on top of the cage grate. Treats won&#8217;t fall through the gaps in the grate, and your bird might find this setup easier on his feet for doing a walkabout on the bottom of the cage. Crumble up some Lafeber <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-food\/bird-food\/avi-cakes\/\">Avi-Cakes<\/a> or Lafeber <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-food\/bird-food\/premium-daily-diet\/\">Daily Diet Pellets<\/a>, and spread the bits around so your bird can go foraging walk. If your bird likes to roll around on his back during play, newspaper placed over the cage grate also makes a cost-effective play mat.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Wrapping Paper<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4680\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4680 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/NandayConure1.jpg\" alt=\"a nanday conure (aka black-hooded parrot) sits o the open door of a cage with newspaper hanging down from the cage\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/NandayConure1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/NandayConure1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/NandayConure1-67x90.jpg 67w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by L. Doering<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For a quick foraging toy, wrap <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-food\/bird-food\/classic-nutri-berries\/\">Nutri-Berries<\/a> up in newspaper before placing them in the bowl. This foraging creation takes only seconds to make, but it can keep your bird happily occupied for much longer. You can even make a hanging foraging toy by rolling up some Nutri-Berries on one end of a long strip of newspaper and twisting or tying the other end to the cage top so that it hangs down. Again, there&#8217;s little prep time for you, but this challenge will keep your bird in foraging mode for a good deal longer. (Play it safe by always supervising your pet bird whenever you offer an item for it to destroy.)<\/p>\n<h2>4.\u00a0 Health Monitor<\/h2>\n<p>Lining the bottom of your bird&#8217;s cage with newspaper (wax paper or a paper cage liner work as well) can help you keep track of your bird&#8217;s health. Changes in the appearance of your bird&#8217;s droppings can be a sign of illness. Instead of your pet bird&#8217;s poop falling onto the cage grate, you essentially capture the fecal droppings whole on the newspaper, which makes it easy to check your bird&#8217;s droppings for size, color and formation. Better yet, you can bring the newspaper with you to your bird&#8217;s vet-checkup. (Don&#8217;t worry; your avian veterinarian won&#8217;t think you are crazy for bringing along soiled newspaper. On the contrary, your vet will be thankful to have a client who is proactive when it comes to their pet bird&#8217;s health.)<\/p>\n<p>A piece of newspaper placed over the cage grate also saves on cleaning time because you don&#8217;t have to scrub dried poop off of the cage grate. Just roll it up, and replace it with a new sheet of newspaper each day.<\/p>\n<p>Newspapers today are toxin-free (with inks made from soy instead of lead), so you can feel good about getting extra mileage out of your daily paper before placing it in the recycle bin. Your bird will enjoy shredding your paper up as much as you enjoy reading it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To many pet bird owners, yesterday&#8217;s news is today&#8217;s cage liner. In addition to the long-held practice of lining the bottom of the birdcage with newspaper, here are four other ways to get the most bang out of your newspaper subscription buck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[171,170],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday","category-housing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pet Bird Enrichment: Four Great Uses For Newspaper &#8211; Pet Birds by Lafeber Co.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"To many pet bird owners, yesterday&#039;s news is today&#039;s cage liner. 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She has authored a multitude of articles covering all aspects of pet birds and their care, and has had the opportunity to interview world-renowned avian behaviorists, veterinarians, aviculturists, researchers and conservationists. Her journey in the bird world has taken her to the remote areas of Brazil to see hyacinth macaws in their native habitat, as well as on bird-watching trips to Spain, Puerto Rico and Mexico. She is especially thankful to have met so many passionate pet bird owners throughout her years at the helm of Bird Talk magazine. Her interest in pet birds started at the age of 9, when she saved up her penny collection to buy Elvis, her cockatiel companion of 22 years. Little did she know then that her love of birds would some day lead to a career in which being chased by a cockatoo during a photo-shoot, having a 5-minute phone conversation with a reader\u2019s African grey parrot, hand-wrestling a caique to get her pilfered ring back and having her work desk \u201cre-decorated\u201d by a visiting Amazon parrot were all just another day at the office. 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