Bird Toys

Parrots are very intelligent, and in captivity they suffer from boredom, which often times leads to behavioral problems of incessant screaming or feather picking. Providing your Parrots with safe, natural, destructible toys giving them hours of playtime can prevent behavioral problems.

.Toxins

The following list, from the Staten Island Bird Club, should not be considered complete.  There are many items that may not be listed that if ingested by your pet may affect its health.  Please be careful…birds are very inquisitive and often find things they should not!

Plants and Food

Environmentals

Bleach/chlorine

Cigarette smoke

Flea bombs (remove bird from house)

Floor polishes

Formaldehyde

Hair dye and spray

House paint (remove bird from house)

Kerosene

Lead (common sources include old costume jewelry, batteries, galvanized wire, bells with lead clappers, linoleum, lead-based paints, stained glass, curtain weights, fishing and diving accessories, certain ceramic pieces, foil covering on wine bottles and leaded gasoline fumes)

Matches

Moth balls

Nail polish and remover

Oil paint

Oven cleaner (even self-cleaner) (remove bird from house)

Paint remover

Perfume

Permanent wave solution (remove bird from house)
Pesticides

Scented candles (oils adhere to lungs and suffocate)

Shoe polish and cleaners

Spot removers

Surgical acrylics

Teflon (The brand of cookware does not have to be Teflon: any brand of Teflon-type non-stick cookware;  Teflon is also being used in many household appliances such as hair dryers, heaters, heat lamps, lighting fixtures and more)

Toilet cleaners