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Compressed air

haleybethg

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Are compressed air cans (like you use to clean a keyboard) a no-no? It would help get crumbs out of places in the cage but I wasn't sure since its technically an aerosol.
 

Greycloud

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Definitely a no in my book.
 

Birdbabe

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I use a straw and blow through it, gets the seed hulls, crumbs, whatever else they stuff in there.
 

MommyBird

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"Canned air isn't air, though it is canned. It's not even filled with a gas you normally find in air. Canned air or gas duster is a product that uses compressed gas to clean surfaces. Because of the generic name "canned air", it was mistakenly believed that the can only contains normal air or contains a less harmful substance such as nitrous oxide. However, the gases actually used are denser than air, and inhaling these toxins can lead to paralysis, serious injury or death. The usual gases found in canned air are difluoroethane, trifluoroethane, tetrafluoroethane, or butane."
from a chemistry site plus wikipedia
 

haleybethg

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Ok so as I thought, BIG NO! I will try the straw trick instead. :) Cheaper, easy, and no risk!
 

greys4u

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or you could attachments for your vacuum cleaner
 
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