Is epoxy glue toxic to parrots?

Harry Muscle

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Feb 6, 2003, 1:56:04 PM2/6/03

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I'm still finalizing the design of my bird cage and I might be able to
simplify a few things at the expense of having a few gaps between where the
bars meet the wood. Obviously I need to fill these somehow, and the best
idea I have so far is to use epoxy since it'll hold metal and wood well (not
that it has to, it's really just filling a hole, not providing any strength
to hold anything, etc.). However, does anyone know if expoxy might be
dangarous to parrots. Would a Pionus have any change of breaking the epoxy
out of the gap and swallowing it?

Thanks for any info,
Harry

P.S. The gap that I need to fill is 3/16" wide and 3/4" long and 1/8" deep.
There will be about a 100-200 gaps (around each bar).

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GCarr

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Feb 6, 2003, 3:04:21 PM2/6/03

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I don't know about epoxy, but aquarium sealant is safe once dried. Fish are
_much_ more sensitive to toxins then parrots are.

Gloria

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Blah

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Feb 9, 2003, 1:37:00 PM2/9/03

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The fumes of wet Aquarium sealent are enough to knock my off my feed, plus i
have never seena fish inject the glue, so i dont know if it would be safe
for birds to do so.

Here is a page on safe glues and colourings

http://www.birdsnways.com/birds/isafe.htm

Heres a clip from it :

"If you are going to glue toy parts together, make sure the glue is
non-toxic, such as Elmers Children's glue. Plumbers glue can also be used as
it is safe after it completely dries. BUT, it does emit toxic fumes during
the application process and should be used in a well ventilated area that is
in a separate building from your birds. Acrylic and Marbella plastic also
emit toxic fumes during the cutting and drilling process so take special
care while performing these processes. "

ashlee

GCarr

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Feb 9, 2003, 4:53:06 PM2/9/03

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Blah wrote in message ...

>The fumes of wet Aquarium sealent are enough to knock my off my feed, plus
i
>have never seena fish inject the glue, so i dont know if it would be safe
>for birds to do so.

That's why I said to let it dry first. It is safe once it is dry, all the
solvents ect are evaporated. Fish absorb _everything_ through their skin,
which is why water that is safe for our fids to drink can kill fish very
quickly.

Gloria

mrob...@worldnet.att.net

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Feb 9, 2003, 5:09:01 PM2/9/03

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In alt.pets.parrots.misc Harry Muscle <fake@AT@e-mail.com> wrote:
>However, does anyone know if expoxy might be dangarous to parrots.

Pick a couple of name brands of epoxy and find the companies' Web sites.
Look for a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for the particular kind of
epoxy you're thinking of using. These are required by OSHA and mostly
tell you about hazards to humans, but might give you some data to go on.
You might try emailing the company as well, but the lawyers may not let
the engineers give you very many details about the product.

>Would a Pionus have any change of breaking the epoxy out of the gap
>and swallowing it?

I think you have to assume that the bird will eventually break off
little pieces of anything that's not steel or possibly thick acrylic.

Matt Roberds