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Essential Oils?

Teza2plays

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I got an essential oil diffuser for Christmas this year and was wondering if it would be safe to use around my parrots? It would be kept in separate room from my parrots and would only be on for about an hour each day. I was also wondering what essential oils would be safe and which would be potentially dangerous?
 

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I threw all my oils and diffusers out when I brought birds back into my life - they’re not safe
 

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I got an essential oil diffuser for Christmas this year and was wondering if it would be safe to use around my parrots? It would be kept in separate room from my parrots and would only be on for about an hour each day. I was also wondering what essential oils would be safe and which would be potentially dangerous?
Definitely not - and they’re actually bad for all animals to be around, which kind of makes me think they must be pretty terrible for us humans too.
 

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Birds respiratory systems are VERY delicate. Any Teflon, diffusers, Febreze, etc can kill a bird!
 

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Not ever going to be any in my house.
 

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I love essential oils... I do use them in my bedroom when we are sick. But it is at the opposite end of my home, on a different level, behind closed doors, and used topically, not diffused.
 

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The same with candles.
 

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