rac@sherpa.UUCP (Roger Cornelius) (05/22/91)
Are wooden popsicle sticks safe for birds? My amazon really enjoys chewing them and I've always figured they must be OK since humans are expected to suck or chew on them. Is this true? Does anyone know what, if any, chemicals are used to treat the sticks? Roger -- Roger Cornelius rac@sherpa.UUCP uunet!sherpa!rac
hubler@galaxy.lerc.nasa.gov (Dale Hubler) (05/23/91)
In article <590@sherpa.UUCP> rac@sherpa.UUCP (Roger Cornelius) writes: >Are wooden popsicle sticks safe for birds? My amazon really enjoys >chewing them and I've always figured they must be OK since humans >are expected to suck or chew on them. Is this true? Does anyone know >what, if any, chemicals are used to treat the sticks? >Roger Cornelius rac@sherpa.UUCP uunet!sherpa!rac I have given my amazons popsicle sticks but I always wash them well to remove gram negative bacteria common in our mouths. I've found a better choice to be small pieces of moulding. You can go to the lumberyard, choose hard or soft wood of various shapes, and then cut 4" or so pieces off for the bird to chew. They last longer and I think the bird enjoys the assorted shapes too. Dale Hubler -- Dale A. Hubler -- Sverdrup Technology -- (216) 977-7014 hubler@galaxy.lerc.nasa.gov I am logged in, therefore I am.
stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter) (05/24/91)
In article <1991May23.111341.14971@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov> hubler@galaxy.lerc.nasa.gov (Dale Hubler) writes: >I have given my amazons popsicle sticks but I always wash them well >to remove gram negative bacteria common in our mouths. I've found >a better choice to be small pieces of moulding. Another nice wooden chew toy is the 'simple' clothes pins (the ones that have no metal part just a big wooden clip/pincer. -- Stewart Winter Cognos Incorporated S-mail: P.O. Box 9707 VOICE: (613) 738-1338 x3830 FAX: (613) 738-0002 3755 Riverside Drive UUCP: stewartw%cognos.uucp@ccs.carleton.ca Ottawa, Ontario The bird of the day is .... Goffin's Cockatoo CANADA K1G 3Z4