Is Pine wood Safe? Where to get rope?
CKrof
get in 8-10 foot lengths in hardware stores). I'd like to cut it into
shapes, drill a hole into it & tie it to bird toys. Is it safe? Is that
the type of wood used for bird toys?
Would I be able to dye it safely? How?
Does anyone know where to get that wonderful white, soft cotton rope used
in some large bird toys? It's about 1/2 inch diameter.
This may sound silly, but I don't know! Do birds ever get splinters stuck
in their tounge? Thanks, Carol
Marty Staudenmaier
Carol,
I have been giving my three macaws and two cockatiels pieces of 2x4 for
years and they have never had any problem. Don't dye the wood! Nod dye
is totally safe and the birds could not care less what color the wood
is. They will get their enjoyment in making toothpicks.
If mine ever got a splinter, they didn't tell me.
Marty
Ginger
In argument to the previous posts' post ... I would have to say that
the birds do care what color the wood is. My birds ... a Blue Crown
Conure and a Senegal will most ravishingly go after a cool colored -
food-colored piece of pine before a plain beige piece.
Food color - as I am told is not harmful to birds. Use your judgement
- don't completely saturate it ... just make it interesting for the
bird ... the easier they can destroy it ... the funner it will be!
Also, if you can stimulate your bird into playing with a colorful,
safe toy that it can master and shred into pieces, the happier your
bird will be than it will if it sat staring at a boring wood-colored
piece of wood all day! Gloria
Angela K Rolling
>ck...@aol.com (CKrof) wrote:
>In argument to the previous posts' post ... I would have to say that
>the birds do care what color the wood is. My birds ... a Blue Crown
>Conure and a Senegal will most ravishingly go after a cool colored -
>food-colored piece of pine before a plain beige piece.
Most definantly. I have a teal that goes for oringish colored foods
(out side of seed) wouldnt try banana or apple would try carrot and apricot.
>Food color - as I am told is not harmful to birds. Use your judgement
>- don't completely saturate it ... just make it interesting for the
>bird ... the easier they can destroy it ... the funner it will be!
Food coloring is non-toxic, other wise it would be toxic to us,
though on a larger scale. Also, try useing nature dies, ie Grapes/juce for
purple ect ect ect. Will probly flaver the wood a bit as well.
>Also, if you can stimulate your bird into playing with a colorful,
>safe toy that it can master and shred into pieces, the happier your
>bird will be than it will if it sat staring at a boring wood-colored
>piece of wood all day! Gloria
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