Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Stuff that greys shouldn't "beak"

Sarabi, like most greys, is extremely curious. Although things might be frightening at first it won't take long before she starts inspecting the very object that caused her fright. This is why it is very important, as the owner, to know what can be lethal to your grey.

Foods and drinks that are poisonous to greys (and that they should absolutely not come in direct contact with) include:
-Avocado
-Chocolate
-Caffeine

-Alcohol
-Anything that contains cyanide (apple seeds, peach pit etc.)

Besides these foods and drinks some plants, for instance, can be toxic to grey parrots. Never leave your grey out of its cage completely unsupervised! They are like small children and like to "touch and taste" everything. There are tons of dangers in a home that can easily cut your avian companions life short. Electric wires, plants, the toilet (your grey can accidently fly and land in the toilet if the lid is open and drown), the kitchen (heated pans, for example, that the grey can accidently land on), open windows, other pets (dogs or cats, for example) etc. etc. Some parrot owners wing clip their birds to prevent injuries such as flying and bumping into a closed window, but with owner supervision these types of injuries can be prevented without the need for wing clipping. Personally I believe that exercise from getting the chance to fly around the home can be healthy for the parrot so wing clipping should be thought over carefully before executed (of course there are different types of wing clipping, some that just minimize the flight ability).

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