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Dangers and Toxins for Parrots

To keep your pet parrot safe from all sorts of dangers and toxins is important and very challenging. As they are alive and active species, there is always a possibility for them to bump into some sort of dangerous situation and even consume something that they should not. You need to take a good care of your bird. Here are a few tips.

Dangers at Home

• Do not use ceiling fans or electric fans anywhere in your house or particularly in the bird’s room as they can easily be injured.
• Be aware that your house is protected to put off the possibility of theft. Do not keep your parrot’s cage near a window where anyone can have easy access to it.
• Do not put your bird in the busy area of your home and also do not isolate it from yourself.
• Never allow small children or visitors to go near your parrot. The bird should be familiar with the person and he or she should have enough training to communicate with the bird. This is important for the safety of the individual and for the safety of the bird.
• Cats or dogs and birds should not be left alone. They may share the same house but should not be left alone together.
• Select the cage of the bird properly. All its welds should be smooth, with no sharp edges. All bars should be parallel and the cage should be overall roomy.
• Never smoke near or around your birds. And even in a room next to the birds’. They have serious allergies to smoke.
• Unsafe toys can kill your bird slowly. Birds should have toys but do not bring the dangerous ones for them. All leather toys should be raw or vegetable dyed. The wood toys should be untreated and non colored.
• Do not use non-stick irons, cookware or self cleaning feature of your oven, as they will kill your bird.
• It can be dangerous to take your bird on outings, either in the car, to the nearby store or on trips.
• Your parrot should not have reach to any way that leads directly outside.
• Do not bring your parrot in kitchen with you. It is not a good place as the cooking fumes can be toxic for it. Moreover, there are many other dangers lying there, such as water containers, hot pans on stove, hot liquid food and cleaning stock.

Toxins possible for your Bird

• Recognize toxins around your bird and keep them off.
• Get awareness about the toxin materials by making a complete list toxic plants.
• You should talk to your avian vet about the possible toxics or search the informatory websites on the Internet.
• Do not keep lead, air fresheners, cleansers, detergents, insecticides and anything that gives off fumes or strong chemical odors near your bird.
• Take your bird immediately to vet, if it shows symptoms like, listlessness, lack of vocalizations, discharge from mouth, eyes or nose, limp or wing sensitivity, bleeding or strange droppings.

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