A dilemma that many bird owners face is the problem of providing enough toys for their precocious pets. While many great bird toys can be found online and in pet shops, paying retail prices for toys can get expensive — particularly if your bird is a heavy chewer and destroys his toys very quickly. To help cut the cost of providing playthings for your pet, check out these common household items that you can turn into cheap bird toys. It will help keep playtime fun, and practically free! Incorporate these items into a bird toy by tying them with hemp twine, or drilling a hole and using plastic chain or quick links to attach to a toy that needs some sprucing up and you have saved yourself some money.