HOW CAN I KEEP MY BIRD SAFE?



Put attachments on doors so that they close automatically. Any large pane windows should have curtains or net curtains hung on them. Or put wire netting over windows, remembering high small windows are a perfect escape hole for cockatiels. Remove all mirrors from the bird¹s room and remove any ceiling fans. Never allow a bird to stay on yoru shoulder, keep it on your hand when it is with you.

The following human foods are dangerous to cockatiels - any salty foods or salted nuts, avocado (lethal), persimmons (also known as Sharon fruits), rhubarb, chocolate, tea, cola, coffee, alcohol, cigarettes and cigarette smoke, raw peanuts in the shell, spinach, too many apple or pear seeds, too many of the inside of stones from apricots, cherry, peach, and plum. This is not a complete list.

Very few plants are poisonous to birds, but if they are known to be poisonous to humans, it is best to assume that they may be harmful. Poinsetta and solanum are houseplants which are dangerous. Do not use household cleaning fluids, matches, or air fresheners of any kind in the same room as any bird. Newly painted surfaces can also release toxic fumes. All kinds of household chemical items are dangerous. Smoke from pans and burning kitchen items can kill any bird in a few seconds. Birds are far more sensitive to any air pollution than humans ­ that¹s why they took canaries down mines.