Decorative Shred

[PacificPaulie]

Hey folks,

I'm wondering if you guys could help me figure out if the dyes used in colored decorative shreds are safe for birds? I'd love to have some on hand to change it up for Paulie's homemade toys. He's always just got the brown color and he really perks up when I buy him toys with lots of colors.
I tried shopping for bird safe decorative shred but I think maybe I'm not using the right keywords in my search because I'm having a hard time confirming the safety of the colors. Could anyone help?

 

[Destiny]

Is this what you are looking for?

Brights Crinkle Paper - 2 oz

This is what we use on our own toys! Untreated, with no "vanilla scent" like what you find in retail stores around the holidays. This stuff is great for poking into vine shapes, tucking into foraging toys and much, much more to keep your feathered family members busy for HOURS.

abirdtoy.com

Buying from one of AA's vendors is usually a safe bet. Several of them sell shreddable toy parts so you can build your own toys or foraging options.

 

[Mizzely]

If it's just paper shred, it should be safe.

 

[PacificPaulie]

Is this what you are looking for?

Brights Crinkle Paper - 2 oz

This is what we use on our own toys! Untreated, with no "vanilla scent" like what you find in retail stores around the holidays. This stuff is great for poking into vine shapes, tucking into foraging toys and much, much more to keep your feathered family members busy for HOURS.

abirdtoy.com

Buying from one of AA's vendors is usually a safe bet. Several of them sell shreddable toy parts so you can build your own toys or foraging options.

YES! Thank you so much!

 

[PacificPaulie]

If it's just paper shred, it should be safe.

I was thinking so too but Paulie really goes to town on this shred so I thought I might just ask to be safe.

 

[triciakoontz]

I can’t imagine that any vendor can guarantee the colors in the paper shred are “food safe”. Nor can they guarantee the paper is safe to consume. However, I’ve never seen a bird actually eat the paper. They generally just go crazy yanking it out of whatever you poked it into. The birdie-reverse-action on the human effort! Lol!

If you think your parrotlet is consuming any of it, I’d try to find out why + only use natural. You can always put natural into a brightly colored acrylic stuffable toy.