Birds eating corncob?
grauer-gray
I use corncob for my birds bedding. Lately I've noticed them going to the
bottom of the cage and eating it. Will this harm them? Why are they eating
it?
Kristen with :>s Para and Keet
Kevin Chu
grauer-gray wrote:
> I use corncob for my birds bedding. Lately I've noticed them going to the
> bottom of the cage and eating it. Will this harm them? Why are they eating
> it?
Apparently it may harm them. Use your web browser to look at the
rec.pets.birds archives at http://www.dejanews.com/
Kevin
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Helen Fahlsing
Watch them eating it...it will cause a crop impaction and that can be
extremely dangerous and often fatal to the birds. My vet does not
recommend the corn-cob bedding just for that reason and the fact that it
holds the moisture and will also contribute to the mold problems leading
the such diseases as aspergilliosis. Just be very careful with it. Helen
(Texas)
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> I use corncob for my birds bedding. Lately I've noticed them going to the
> bottom of the cage and eating it. Will this harm them? Why are they
eating
> it?
>
MAMABIRD
Kristen,
Our vet told us long ago to stop using corncob bedding because it's not
digestible. I used it for years with no problems BUT after she told us
that I decided it wasn't worth the risk and switched to newspaper.
Corncob is also a breeding ground for mold and insects.
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Gloria Heim
How about giving corn on the cob to Parrotlets. They eat the middle
first! Is this okay?
Gloria
Helen Fahlsing wrote:
> Watch them eating it...it will cause a crop impaction and that can be
> extremely dangerous and often fatal to the birds. My vet does not
> recommend the corn-cob bedding just for that reason and the fact that
> it
> holds the moisture and will also contribute to the mold problems
> leading
> the such diseases as aspergilliosis. Just be very careful with it.
> Helen
> (Texas)
> grauer-gray <graue...@erols.com> wrote in article
MAMABIRD
Gloria,
I give my birds corn on the cob and some of them eat the cob. I've never
heard of a problem with this. I think the corn cob bedding is a
different matter because it's been altered through whatever process they
use to dry it. Maybe someone else has more info?
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Ian Johnson
Corn products may contain aflotoxins!!!! It can be both in the kernel, or in
the cob used for litter. This is not particularly harmful to humans, but may
be in birds. Some research has linked aflotoxins to organ problems in
birds, especially fatty liver disease and possible kidney problems. Some
manufacturers of bird goods like Lafaebers actually test for aflotoxins in
their product. Feeding untested corn products could expose your bird to
aflotoxins, so check with the product producer to make sure they test!!
Helen Fahlsing
Gloria...never really thought about it...but my birds all eat some of the
cob when they are given corn on the cob...but that seems to be a much
smaller quantity that putting it on the bottom of the cage...I really don't
know...guess we need to have some "experts" respond. Helen
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gwen
Helen Fahlsing wrote:
>
> Gloria...never really thought about it...but my birds all eat some of the
> cob when they are given corn on the cob...but that seems to be a much
> smaller quantity that putting it on the bottom of the cage...I really don't
> know...guess we need to have some "experts" respond. Helen
>
> Gloria Heim <gh...@us.ibm.com> wrote in article
> > How about giving corn on the cob to Parrotlets. They eat the middle
> > first! Is this okay?
> >
> > Gloria
I think the difference is that fresh corn cobs are just that fresh. They are soft in the
middle, not all dried up and hard. I'm no expert on the subject, but it does seem to make
sense. I feed mine corn cob all the time. Another factor is that the bedding stuff is there
all the time in lareg quantities. The fresh corn cob, is probably not fed daily and even if
it were there certainly wouldn't be enough of it to fill the bottom of a cage.
Just a thought.
Cheers,
Gwen
Jonathan Higbee
S T O P using corn cob bedding. Avian vets of any consequence will tell you
that such bedding often harbors disease. The same with walnut shell.
Newspaper is much better, as well as getting a cage that has grating on the
bottom so they can't reach the poopy mess on the substrate.
Jonathan Higbee
petc...@bigfoot.com
http://www.ieighty.net/~jhigbee
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