greg@uc780.umd.edu (02/16/91)
>Some words of warning: avoid avacados with pits, small objects that Avocados period. The stuff is poison to birds. Chocolate too. >Avoid sharp objects and leather items. Why leather? >Steven Lendt >Email: Network@Zeus.UNOmaha.EDU Gregory Wright BitNET: greg@uc780 Internet: greg@socrates.umd.edu
rac@sherpa.UUCP (Roger Cornelius) (02/20/91)
From article <16FEB91.12383936@uc780.umd.edu>, by greg@uc780.umd.edu: > >>Some words of warning: avoid avacados with pits, small objects that > > Avocados period. The stuff is poison to birds. Chocolate too. Is this really true. I have two avacado trees and my Amazon loves them. Admittedly, he gets only a small portion, and he's just now going on two years old, so only one avacado season has passed. Avacado meat is pretty messy too. Fortunately, my bird has never been a picky eater. He likes (wants) anything he sees me eating, and gets several fresh vegies every day. He does seem to go through periods where he prefers the seed to the vegies, though. -- Roger A. Cornelius rac@sherpa.UUCP uunet!sherpa!rac
hubler@galaxy.lerc.nasa.gov (02/20/91)
>>>Some words of warning: avoid avacados with pits, small objects that >> >> Avocados period. The stuff is poison to birds. Chocolate too. > >Is this really true. I have two avacado trees and my Amazon loves >-- >Roger A. Cornelius rac@sherpa.UUCP uunet!sherpa!rac I believe that the coating on the pit is toxic to birds. The fruit itself is OK but if the bird bites into the pit it may get sick. The best course is probably to keep the fruit away from the bird completely. It may not have eaten the pit last time, but it may think it is a good toy next. -- Dale A. Hubler -- Sverdrup Technology -- (216) 977-7014 hubler@galaxy.lerc.nasa.gov "There is no room in democracy for intolerant people, Therefore they should all be rounded up, taken out back, and shot"
mm@lectroid.sw.stratus.com (Michael Mahler) (02/21/91)
In article <519@sherpa.UUCP> rac@sherpa.UUCP (Roger Cornelius) writes: >From article <16FEB91.12383936@uc780.umd.edu>, by greg@uc780.umd.edu: >> Avocados period. The stuff is poison to birds. Chocolate too. >Is this really true. I have two avacado trees and my Amazon loves >them. Admittedly, he gets only a small portion, and he's just now >going on two years old, so only one avacado season has passed. >Avacado meat is pretty messy too. The layer between the meat and the pit is where the toxins are. In addition, the leaves from the tree are nasty. I'm jealous, though, I LOVE avacado (I use it in making sushi) and would love to have a tree... -- -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Support Our Troops: Check your tire pressure, air and fuel filters! -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~