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It's in today's news and it's in some popular avian pellets. U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the additive called red dye No. 3 from the nation's food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials...

Hey y'all! Just wanted to get some people advice on if it's safe to leave my boy, Genji, alone for 1 night and half a day. Christmas is coming up and I really want to spend it with my family. I usually go there Christmas Eve, stay overnight, and then return the following afternoon/early...

So I usually give the organic baby kale but I got the the organic reg bunch instead and it’s really tuff like I can’t chew it without chopping it for 2 minutes I’m wondering if this is normal from kale or if I shouldn’t give it I feel like it could get stuck in his throat

Hey everyone, I have a roommate situation where I (and my tiel) share a bathroom with someone else, and each of us have a door to the bathroom so it's really close to my tiel's cage. Of course, as bathrooms tend to do, it doesn't always smell the freshest in there despite the fact that it's...

->Hello ! I have a caique who's a year old now and moving some place new. I've been using stainless steel for a while but I've been getting tired of all the sticking and the handle getting hot and all that. I know anything that says Teflon and pfoa free but there's so many abbreviations I get...

Hello! My husband and I are cleaning our basement in preparation of having it, and the outside of our house, sprayed for pests. I contacted the pest control and asked them what kind of spray they use, does it have an odor or fumes, and is it safe with birds. They said there shouldn't be an...

I'm hoping to be parent to an Amazona Aestiva parrot very soon and am currently building an aviary in my small backyard of 16 square meters so my parrot can enjoy some sun time and some other recreational activities there. While looking at the materials I saw I could make it from Iron Wrought...

Hello! im wondering if im the only one who has anxiety issues with traveling with others or having houseguests, or staying with others, with birds. I never traveled after we got our first bird baby. three years ago. other than two times. We did take one Airbnb driving trip, just me and my...

So I’m getting a bird soon and I just learned that fumes can be dangerous to them. I did figure that cleaning products could be harmful but I never thought that cooking fumes can be as well. I feel a bit more worried about taking care of the bird now that I know this information because I have...

As the title says, the floors in our apartment building are being redone - so all the hallways, entrance, etc. Our unit is being left alone, it would just be the carpets outside in the hallway. To my knowledge, it's being re-carpeted, so no poly or hardwood or anything like that, most likely...

Just received a rescue Amazon. I love him so much and I'm bird proofing the house. I removed all non stick cookware and things with Teflon or PTFE. Including even irons and ironing boards and hair straighteners. My question now is, are things like microwaves, toasters (not air fryers or toaster...

I have a single-hose AC unit that only has basic screen filters - for large debris and dust. Last summer, we could barely run it due to the overwhelming amount of smoke that blew into our area (avg. quality of 100-150 on IQAir) we just didn't want to risk Genji inhaling it. Unfortunately, our...

Hello everyone! I have a semi urgent question that I need to ask. One of my Christmas gifts is a haircut and dye. I haven't had color in my hair for many years, so I'm really excited to get what's called an oil slick dye. However, I was starting to think about this because I didn't have a pet...

So I got these shower steamers as a gift. All of my birds stay in my room but I also have my own bathroom. Would it be okay to use the steamers or are the birds too close to the area?

Hi there! I am looking to purchase two fabric recliners off of WayFair and I am worried about off-gassing/VOC's around my birdies. The chairs will be in the same room as the birds. This is from the item description: "Rigorously tested to meet safety standards and flammability requirements. Does...

Some people might practice smudging and if you have birds, you might wonder if it’s safe for your bird to interact with you post-smudging! I don’t know about other cultures but in Canadian indigenous traditions the plants used are sweetgrass (edible for most birds), sage (edible to most birds)...

The AQI and AQHI use different statistics to determine the air quality of the local area, so they often have different results. For example, Canada uses the AQHI to determine air quality, and for my area today its at a 2/10 (low), which is determined as safe for all groups But IQair, a...

I have a bag of All Living Things (old Petsmart brand) Conure and Lovebird Diet fruit flavored pellets. I got them about 2 years ago when I was switching my GCC from seed to pellets and have continued to use them as treats since them. I gave her a few today and realized the bag said Best By: May...

I'm planning on buying an air purifier and was wondering if there's anything I need to look out for, or if any one will do. I see a lot of things about ions and honestly I have no idea what any of it means.

Hi! My mom is wallpapering my room, where my bird is, after I convinced her out of painting it. Idk anything about wallpapering other than what I’ve been researching, so I wanna be as safe as possible. I’m planning on using this paste...