Safe perches?

[Yennylukas]

Hi guys,

I was recently told by my vet that plastic and natural toys are better for my teil.

So i bought the perch and toy as per below pictures.





I however noticed that maxy has been chewing and eating them. His dropping's colour was a bit dark brownish.

Is this safe?

Thanks guys

 

[LemonGrass]

Birds chew on wood, it's fine if their beaks get stained Natural perch is best for their feet. I am concerned that his cage is a tad bit small for him. Is he able to fully expand his wings in there and move in 360 degree with wings expanded?

 

[expressmailtome]

Do you know what type of wood that it is? That would determine whether or not it is safe. I agree with your vet that he should have natural perches. As for the droppings, chewing on safe natural wood should not change his stool color. What is his diet? Has it changed recently?

Matt

 

[Yennylukas]

Birds chew on wood, it's fine if their beaks get stained Natural perch is best for their feet. I am concerned that his cage is a tad bit small for him. Is he able to fully expand his wings in there and move in 360 degree with wings expanded?

Hello there lemongrass,

Maxy is my new teil. I got him like a week ago. He has never been kept on a cage, it was always in some kind of box ( i know poor him). So when he first came to me, he was really scare. My plan is to put him in a smaller cage for 1-2 weeks to get him more comfortable and confident and then move him to a bigger cage which used to belong to my other teil (she died).

 

[Yennylukas]

Do you know what type of wood that it is? That would determine whether or not it is safe. I agree with your vet that he should have natural perches. As for the droppings, chewing on safe natural wood should not change his stool color. What is his diet? Has it changed recently?

Matt

Hi Matt,

Im not too sure what type of wood is that, but it is natural wood.

He started eating pellet like 2 days ago. I know that teil with pellet diet will have light brown dropping. But i noticed that maxy's was a bit darker since i put up the wood perch. I noticed that he has been chewing it but im concerned that he has eaten them too.

I might remove the perch tonight and see if the colour of his dropping is still dark brown.

 

[Mizzely]

Just because the wood is natural doesn't mean it is safe.

Safe and Dangerous Woods
Non-toxic for birds list and a list of things that are toxic for birds.
Toxic and Safe Plants/Trees for Birds - Household Poisons

 

[Gypsy]

This post is in the DIY section so did you make the perch yourself? Just because the perch is wood, it may not be bird safe.

I think you should put him in his permenant cage now. Putting him in different environments is stressful for the bird. The current cage is too small with all the stuff inside.

You mentioned the previous occupant of your cage died. I hope you sanitize this cage before using it for another bird.

A pellet eating bird does not necessarily mean brown droppings. They should be green, unless the food has food coloring in them. My two birds eat Zupreme Naturals and their droppings are not brown. What pellet is your bird eating? I may be wrong though, maybe different pellets come out different. I know those that are fruit blends can come out red.

 

[Yennylukas]

This post is in the DIY section so did you make the perch yourself? Just because the perch is wood, it may not be bird safe.

I think you should put him in his permenant cage now. Putting him in different environments is stressful for the bird. The current cage is too small with all the stuff inside.

You mentioned the previous occupant of your cage died. I hope you sanitize this cage before using it for another bird.

A pellet eating bird does not necessarily mean brown droppings. They should be green, unless the food has food coloring in them. My two birds eat Zupreme Naturals and their droppings are not brown. What pellet is your bird eating? I may be wrong though, maybe different pellets come out different. I know those that are fruit blends can come out red.

Hi Gypsy,

Thanks for your advice. Yes i have sanitised both cages. My old teil, Timmy died from bound egg problem which was very sad for us.

The pellet that im giving her is vetafarm pellet. It's brown colour pellet not the fruity colorful one.

 

[Yennylukas]

Just because the wood is natural doesn't mean it is safe.

Safe and Dangerous Woods
Non-toxic for birds list and a list of things that are toxic for birds.
Toxic and Safe Plants/Trees for Birds - Household Poisons

Hi Mizzely,

Thanks for the link.

I am not 100% sure what type of wood that is but we bought them in the pet shop. But they did say that the perch is chewable. However, i have since removed the perch. Just to be safe.

Thansk again

 

[DancingFeathers]

This post is in the DIY section so did you make the perch yourself? Just because the perch is wood, it may not be bird safe.
I think you should put him in his permenant cage now. Putting him in different environments is stressful for the bird. The current cage is too small with all the stuff inside.

You mentioned the previous occupant of your cage died. I hope you sanitize this cage before using it for another bird.

A pellet eating bird does not necessarily mean brown droppings. They should be green, unless the food has food coloring in them. My two birds eat Zupreme Naturals and their droppings are not brown. What pellet is your bird eating? I may be wrong though, maybe different pellets come out different. I know those that are fruit blends can come out red.

Triton's poops are always a light brown after he eats pellets. They are only green when he eats seeds or green veggies. I noticed that the third ingredient is millet, so maybe that's why? Triton's on Roudybush, by the way.