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Help, please! Do you know this type of wood/roots..?

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Dearest parronts!


I hope you guys can help me out! ☺

I’ve been looking at some beautiful and very cool roots I found on the internet, when I searched for ideas of how to make bird trees.

The name of the roots is:

- “Red moor root”

Heres a few links:

Red-Moor-Wood – Aqua Design Center

Redmoor : Tropical Aquarium / Fish Tank Plants for Sale, CO2 Sets, Fertilisers, and more - Aqua Essentials, The Planted Aquarium Specialists

I ve been writing to at least 15 stores that sell Red moor wood, - but up until now, nobody can answer me to, which kind of tree, Red moor roots come from..?

But every store do assure me that it isn’t a Bogwood, or a driftwood (!)
(Even though some sites write it is.)

Some say its the same as the wood called “Spiderwood” and “Finger roots”, but I’m not sure.

I always want to be completely sure, before I offer my parrotlet anything new, - wheather its a new toy, food, or of course plants and wood.
So I still have a hard time being completly sure about, if I can safely use Red moor roots for my parrot.

- Do you guys know, if Red moor wood/roots is safe for parrots..?

It’s normally used in aquariums, and terrariums, and I know that fish is very sensitive to wood with any kind of toxins in it, that can leach into the water, so I’m thinking that maybe anything you can use in a fish tank, is going to be ok for parrots too..?

Thank you SO much for all your help! - and for letting me borrow some of your time! ☺

Have a wonderful day!

Kindest regards,
Christine
 

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I'm no expert but some searching reveals that at least some spider wood seems to be Azaela, which is toxic to parrots.

I can't seem to find a Latin name for red moor root which could suggest that it comes from several species. Due to the lack of information, I would not use it with parrots. Parrots interact with wood by chewing it rather than it being passively in an aquarium - there can be issues of toxic sap etc that a parrot will actively get to.

Have you seen java wood? This is safe and comes in very nice configurations suitable for making a perch.
 

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Not all woods for tanks are good for parrots and vice versa. I would suggest looking at sandblasted grapevine / grapewood for a similar aesthetic.
 

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Hi everybody!


Thank you for your answers, I really appreciate that! ☺

I’m absolutely sure Red wood is not driftwood, not bogwood, - and not from Azaela, too.
I’ve asked about that as well.

Oh yes, I know about java, and grapevine as well. Beautiful perches, but sadly Java wood is not really available in Denmark, and through eBay etc. with the shipping and all, it simply costs too much, I’m afraid!
Thats why I looked it up online, and found those cool looking Red moor roots. They are affordable, I can buy them in my own country so no shipping, and I can buy a lot of them, having them both in my parrotlets cage, and as bird trees in the living room, and as hanging trees in the ceiling. ☺

A few of the many stores I asked, that sell Red moor roots, did tell me that they had used the wood for their own parrots; from amazons to budgies. And they said that the wood was safe to use for parrots.
I absolutely want to be sure, Charlie my parrotlet is my sweetheart. But of the 15 stores I’ve asked, none of them said it was toxic for birds. Some said that they didn’t knew, some said it was safe, and some said they used it for their own birds, or knew somebody that did.

The roots are all dry, so there’s no sap or anything.
But of course, just for the safe side, I will always - as I also do with branches from nature - clean them with F10 and rinse them in boiling water.

- Would that be okay?


Dear Mizzely! :bliss:

I’ve just been looking at your beautiful website, - what a cool selection of toys you have!
I deffinitly have to buy a whole bunch! And thank you for shipping to my country, Denmark! ☺
May I ask you a little something..?

I see that you use those small paper weave balls on some of your toys.
I’ve tried to make them myself, but I can’t make them without using tape.

- May I ask how you make them, do you just use a little tape..?


Thanks everybody!

Kindest regards,
Christine
 

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Personally I wouldn't use any roots from a tree I couldn't identify or that I had an actual name for. My suspicion is that "red moor roots" come from a number of different species, some of which might be safe and some of which are not. I wouldn't risk it.

Here is a list of safe woods: Bird; Birds: Safe, Toxic Trees, Woods. Safe Tree Wood. Parrots. Parrot cages.

If you're in Europe, you should be able to find beech, apple, pear, birch (without the bark) and willow (without the bark) fairly easily. Perhaps try making friends with a tree surgeon or gardener who can pass on suitable branches.
 

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Dear Mizzely! :bliss:

I’ve just been looking at your beautiful website, - what a cool selection of toys you have!
I deffinitly have to buy a whole bunch! And thank you for shipping to my country, Denmark! ☺
May I ask you a little something..?

I see that you use those small paper weave balls on some of your toys.
I’ve tried to make them myself, but I can’t make them without using tape.

- May I ask how you make them, do you just use a little tape..?


Thanks everybody!

Kindest regards,
Christine
Aww thank you! :heart:

I'm actually rubbish at making them and pay a friend to make them for me :lol: But she tucks the ends into another finished part of the ball.
 

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Personally I wouldn't use any roots from a tree I couldn't identify or that I had an actual name for. My suspicion is that "red moor roots" come from a number of different species, some of which might be safe and some of which are not. I wouldn't risk it.

Here is a list of safe woods: Bird; Birds: Safe, Toxic Trees, Woods. Safe Tree Wood. Parrots. Parrot cages.

If you're in Europe, you should be able to find beech, apple, pear, birch (without the bark) and willow (without the bark) fairly easily. Perhaps try making friends with a tree surgeon or gardener who can pass on suitable branches.
Willow WITHOUT the bark?? Why??
 

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Willow WITHOUT the bark?? Why??
Willow bark has some properties similar to aspirin so some people avoid it. I don't personally though because if they are eating bark, they shouldn't have bark regardless :)
 
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