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Re: Poisonous fruits/vegetables

Postby Wolf » Thu Jun 26, 2014 9:52 pm

What is bbcode it and how do you do it?
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Re: Poisonous fruits/vegetables

Postby Elaihr » Fri Jun 27, 2014 1:44 am

I'd love to see it too!
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Re: Poisonous fruits/vegetables

Postby GreenWing » Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:08 pm

Wolf wrote:What is bbcode it and how do you do it?


bbcode is bulletin board code. You use it to paste youtube videos, pics, and those gifs I love (although I admit I am lazy and use photobucket for the gifs and pics but I bbcode links and youtube videos ^^)

Honestly though it might be easier though to just convert the pdf file to a word document and copy and paste the contents here. Google "pdf to word" and there's sites you can use.

Or, if ya wanna email me the doc, I can bbcode it for ya, and give you full credit, whatever you'd like.
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Re: Poisonous fruits/vegetables

Postby GreenWing » Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:19 pm

Hey all, I am not the best at this but here is the bbcode version of the html provided, of the pdf file Wolf found (it is indeed a nice pfd file, Wolf -- thanks for sharing! Click the link below to go directly to the site).

:senegal: :amazon: :gray:

I removed a lot of the ads but it's all the info found provided from the website
parrot-and-conure-world.com. Copyrighted credit goes to that site for this info. Michael please let me know if you need me to edit out this info so it's just a direct link, as the info belongs to another bird website -- I just want to be careful. Also just because I helped share this doesn't mean I personally agree with all of the info so read at your own discretion.

Also, please read carefully on the info for non-toxic/toxic stuff.


Non-toxic for birds list and things that are toxic for birds.

Non-toxic for birds list of safe wood for birds, trees, household items and plants not safe for birds. Safe and Toxic fruits and veggies for parrots.These lists are from http://www.mdvaden.com and other sources. Please check with your avian vet if in doubt. Please visit Mr. Vaden's website and contact him if you have a question about any woods on this list. Remember that any chemicals that are sprayed on trees are toxic and may kill your bird.

Non-ToxicWood for Birds

The following materials are not safe if toxic chemicals or insecticides have been sprayed on them. Before installing them in any cage, scrub all branches with a non-toxic disinfectant, then rinse and dry well (preferably in the sun.)

The Non-Toxic and Toxic wood list is thanks to Mario D. Vaden: M. D. Vaden - Trees & Landcapes. His main site address for his landscape company is http://www.mdvaden.com

Tree Limbs non-toxic for birds:

ACACIA

APPLE -(Pesticide residue likely reason
for periodic issues)

AILANTHUS - Tree of Heaven

ALDER - white alder -
(See Dr. Vaden's site)

Alder / Buckthorn)

ALMOND

ARALIA - Fatsia japonica

ASH - Fraxinus

ASPEN - Populus

BAMBOO

BARBERRY- Berberis

BIRCH - see paragraph

BEECH - Fagus

BOIS D'ARC - horse apple tree

BOTTLE BRUSH

BUTTERFLY BUSH

CAMELLIA

CITRUS -(lime, kumquat, grapefruit, orange, lemon)

CORK - (not wood from cork oak, but cork)

CORN PLANTS

COTTONWOOD - Populus

CRABAPPLE - Malus

CRAPE MYRTLE - (not the same as myrtle)

DATE

DOGWOOD - Cornus

DOUGLAS FIR - Pseudotsuga

DRACAENA

ELM - Ulmus

ESCALLONIA

EUCALYPTUS

FIG

FIR - genus Abies

GINKGO

GRAPE VINES

GRAPE PALM

GUAVA

HACKBERRY

HAWTHORN - Crataegus

HIBISCUS

HICKORY

IRONWOOD - apparently toxic leaves

JADE PLANT

KALANCHOE

KUMQUAT

LARCH - Larix

LILAC - Syringa

MADRONA / MADRONE - Arbutus

MAGNOLIA

MAPLE - Acer - see Dr. Vaden's site

MANZANITA - Arctostaphylos

MESQUITE - remove sharp parts

MIMOSA

MOCK ORANGE - Phladelphus

MOUNTAIN ASH - Sorbus

MULBERRY - Morus

NANDINA -common name is heavenly bamboo

NECTARINE

NORFOLK ISLAND PINE - Araucaria

NUT TREES - exclude chestnut and oak

ORANGE - several sources lean toward safe

OREGON GRAPE - Mahonia

PALM

PAPAYA

PEACH

PEAR

PECAN

PINE - Pinus: see Dr. Vaden's site

PHOTINIA

PLUM

POPLAR - Populus

PUSSY WILLOW - Salix

RAPHIOLEPSIS - Indian Hawthorn

RIBBONWOOD

ROSE - Rosa

RUBBER PLANT - - Ficus elastica - see Dr. Vaden's site

RUSSIAN OLIVE

SASSAFRAS

SILK TREE

SPIRAEA

SPRUCE - Picea

STAGHORN SUMAC -(Rhus - not Toxicodendron - (see Dr. Vaden's site)

STRAWBERRY TREE -(Arbutus like Madrone)

SWEET GUM - Liquidambar

SYCAMORE

THURLOW

TREE FERN

VIBURNUM

VINE MAPLE - Acer

WEEPING WILLOW - Salix (GOAT, PUSSY & WEEPING)

WIEGELA

YUCCA


Toxic Wood for Birds


ALDER - red alder -
see Alder / Alder Buckthorn paragraph at Dr. Vaden's site

ANDROMEDA - (Pieris / Lily of the Valley shrub)

APRICOT

ARROWHEAD VINE

AUSTRALIAN FLAME TREE

AUSTRALIAN UMBRELLA TREE

AVACADO

AZALEA - Related to Rhododendron

BANEBERRY - Actaea

BEANS - (castor, horse, fava, broad, glory, scarlet runner)

BLACK LOCUST - Robinia

BOX ELDER

BOXWOOD - Buxus

BUCKTHORN - (Cascara / Alder Buckthorn - see chapter at Dr. Vaden's site)

BRACKEN FERN

BURDOCK

CACAO

CAMEL BUSH - Trichodesma

CANARY BIRD BUSH - Crotalaria

CANNABIS

CASTOR BEAN

CEDAR - Thuja, Chamaecyparis, Cupressus

CHALICE - trumpet vine

CHERRY (see Dr. Vaden's site)

CHINA BERRY TREE - Melia / Texas umbrella tree

CHINESE MAGNOLIA - uncertain for safety

CHINESE POPCORN (TALLOW)

CHINESE SNAKE TREE - Laquer plant: -- sap contact is bad too

COMMON SAGE

CORIANDER - Cilantro

DATURA

DAPHNE - it's the berries

DATURA STRAMONIUM - Brugmansia: - - angel's trumpet

DIEFFENBACHIA

ELDERBERRY

EUONYMUS - Includes burning bush and more

EUPHORBIA

FELT PLANT - Kalancho baharensis

FLAME TREE

FIRETHORN - Pyracantha

FLAME TREE - Brachychiton / Sterculia

FOXGLOVE

GOLDEN CHAIN TREE - Laburnum

GROUND CHERRY

CROWN OF THORNS

HEATHS

HEMLOCK - Tsuga

HOLLY - Ilex

HONEY LOCUST - Gleditsia

HORSE CHESTNUT - Aesculus

HUCKLEBERRY - leaves bad: - - both evergreen or deciduous

HYDRANGEA

JASMINE

JUNIPER - Juniperus

KALMIA: also called Mountain Laurel

KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE

LANTANA - red sage

LAUREL - Prunus

LEUCOTHOE

LUPINE

MANGO -(fruit okay: not wood or leaves)

MEXICAN BREADFRUIT

MOCK ORANGE -(fruit, see note in safe list)

MONSTERA

MOUNTAIN LAUREL

MYRTLE - is a broadleaf evergreen: Is not the same as crape myrtle

NUTMEG

OAK - Quercus - all parts / tannins

MISTLETOE

OLEANDER

ORANGE - several sources lean toward safe

PEAR - some sources lean toward safe

PENCILTREE

PITCH PINE

PRARIE OAK - safety uncertain

PRIVET

RAIN TREE

RED MAPLE - see Maple paragraph at Dr. Vaden's site

RED SAGE - Lantana

REDWOOD - - - Sequiadendron, Metasequoia, Sequoia

RHODODENDRON

RHUBARB

SAND BOX TREE - - - sap has been used to poison fish

SOLANUM - Jerusalem cherry or pepino

SOPHORA - - - includes Japanese pagoda tree & Mescal

SUMAC - - - not all sumacs are toxic: (see Dr. Vaden's site)

TOBACCO

TANSY

TOMATO - stems, vines, and leaves

UMBRELLA TREE

WEEPING FIG -(Benjamin Fig or Ficus benjamina - see Dr. Vaden's site)

WHITE CEDAR - China

WITCH HAZEL - Hamamelis

WISTERIA

YEW - Taxus


Non-Toxic Foliage


Foliage non-toxic for birds:

ACACIA

ALOE

AFRICAN VIOLET

BABY'S TEARS

BAMBOO

BEGONIA

BOSTON FERN

BOUGAINVILLEA

CHICKWEED

CHRISTMAS CACTUS

CISSUS (KANGAROO VINE)

COLEUS

CORN PLANT

CRABAPPLE

DANDELION

DOGWOOD

DONKEY TAIL

DRACAENA VARIETIES

FERNS: (BIRD'S NEST, BOSTON, MAIDENHAIR)

FIGS: (CREEPING, RUBBER, FIDDLE LEAF, LAUREL LEAF)

GARDENIA

GRAPE IVY

HEN AND CHICKENS

IMPATIENS

JADE PLANT

KALANCHOE

MAGNOLIA

MARIGOLDS

MONKEY PLANT

MOTHER-IN-LAW (Are we sure?)

NASTURTIUM

NATAL PLUM

NORFOLK ISLAND PINE

ORCHIDS

PALMS: (ARECA, DATE, FAN, LADY, PARLOUR, HOWEIA, KENTIA, PHOWNIX, SAGO)

PEPPEROMIA

PETUNIA

PITTOSPORUM

PRAYER PLANT

PURPLE PASSION

ROSE

ROSEMARY

RUBBER PLANT

SCHEFFLERA

SENSITIVE PLANT

SNAKE PLANT

SPIDER PLANT

SWEDISH IVY

THISTLE

VELVET NETTLE

WANDERING JEW

WAX PLANT

WHITE CLOVER

YUCCA

ZEBRA PLANT

ZINNIA


Toxic Plants


Plants toxic for birds:

ARUM LILY

AMARYLLIS

ARALIA

ARROWHEAD VINE

AUTUMN CROCUS

AUSTRALIAN FLAMETREE

AUSTRALIAN UMBRELLA TREE

AVOCADO

AZALEA

BANEBERRY

BEANS: (CASTOR, HORSE, FAVA, BROAD, GLORY, SCARLET RUNNER, MESCAL, NAVY, PREGATORY

BABY'S BREATH

BIRD OF PARADISE

BISHOP'S WEED

BLACK LAUREL

BLACK LOCUST

BLEEDING HEART OR DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES

BLOODROOT

BLUEBONNET

BLUEGREEN ALGAE

BOXWOOD

BRACKEN FERN

BUCKTHORN

BULB FLOWERS:(AMARYLLIS, DAFFODIL, NARCISSUS, HYACINTH & IRIS)

BURDOCK

BUTTERCUP

CACAO

CAMEL BUSH

CASTOR BEAN

CALADIUM

CANA LILY

CARDINAL FLOWER

CHALICE (TRUMPET VINE)

CHERRY TREE

CHINA BERRY TREE

CHRISTMAS CANDLE

CLEMATIS (VIRGINIA BOWER)

CLIVIA

COCKLEBUR

COFFEE (SENNA)

COFFEE BEAN (RATTLEBUSH, RATTLE BOX & COFFEEWEED)

CORAL PLANT

CORIANDER

CORNCOCKLE

COYOTILLO

COWSLIP

CUTLEAF PHILODENDRON

DAFFODIL

DAPHNE

DATURA STRAMONIUM (ANGEL'S TRUMPET)

DEATH CAMUS

DELPHINIUM

DEVIL'S IVY

DIEFFENBACHIA (DUMB CANE)

EGGPLANT leaves

ELDERBERRY

ELEPHANT EAR (TARO)

ENGLISH IVY

ERGOT

EUCALYPTUS (DRIED, DYED OR TREATED IN FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS)

EUONYMUS (SPINDLE TREE)

EUPHORBIA CACTUS

FALSE HELLEBORE

FLAME TREE

FELT PLANT (MATERNITY, AIR & PANDA PLANTS)

FIG (WEEPING)

FIRE THORN

FLAMINGO FLOWER

FOUR O'CLOCK

FOXGLOVE

GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA - Sap of plant

GLOTTIDIUM

GOLDEN CHAIN

GRASS: (JOHNSON, SORGHUM, SUDAN & BROOM CORN)

GROUND CHERRY

HEATHS: (KALMIA, LEUCOTHO, PEIRES, RHODODENDRON, MTN. LAUREL, BLACK LAUREL, ANDROMEDA & AZALEA)

HELIOTROPE

HEMLOCK: (POISON & WATER)

HENBANE

HOLLY

HONEYSUCKLE

HORSE CHESTNUT

HORSE TAIL

HOYA

HYACINTH

HYDRANGEA

IRIS

IVY: (ENGLISH & OTHERS)

JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT

JASMINE (JESSAMINE)

JERUSALEM CHERRY

JIMSONWEED

JUNIPER

KY. COFFEE TREE

LANTANA (RED SAGE)

LARKSPUR

LILY OF THE VALLEY

LILY, ARUM

LOBELIA

LOCOWEED (MILK VETCH)

LOCUSTS, BLACK/HONEY

LORDS & LADIES (CUCKOOPINT)

LUPINE

MALANGA

MARIJUANA (HEMP)

MAYAPPLE(MANDRAKE)

MEXICAN BREADFRUIT

MEXICAN POPPY

MILKWEED, COTTON BUSH

MISTLETOE

MOCK ORANGE

MONKSHOOD

MOONSEED

MORNING GLORY

MTN. LAUREL

MUSHROOMS, AMANITA

MYRTLE

NARCISSUS

NETTLES

NIGHTSHADES: (DEADLY, BLACK, GARDEN, WOODY, BITTERSWEET, EGGPLANT leaves, TOMATO -stems, vines, and leaves,JERUSALEM CHERRY)

OAK

OLEANDER

OXALIS

PARSLEY

PEACE LILY

PERIWINKLE

PHILODENDRONS: (SPLIT LEAF, SWISS CHEESE, HEART-LEAF)

PIGWEED

POINCIANA

POINSETTIA

POISON IVY

POISON HEMLOCK

POISON OAK: (WESTERN & EASTERN)

POKEWEED

POTATO SHOOTS

POTHOS

PRIVET

PYRACANTHA

RAIN TREE

RANUNCULUS, BUTTERCUP

RAPE

RATTLEBOX, CROTALARIA

RED MAPLE

RED SAGE (LANTANA)

RHUBARB LEAVES

RHODODENDRONS

ROSARY PEA SEEDS

SAND BOX TREE

SKUNK CABBAGE

SORREL (DOCK)

SNOW DROP

SPURGES: (PENCIL TREE, SNOW-ON-MTN, CANDELABRA, CROWN OF THORNS)

STAR OF BETHLEHEM

SWEET PEA

SWISS CHEESE PLANT (MONSTERA)

TANSY RAGWORT

TOBACCO

UMBRELLA PLANT

VETCH: HAIRY/COMMON

VIRGINIA CREEPER

WATTLE

WEEPING FIG

WHITE CEDAR, CHINA BERRY

WISTERIA

YEWS

YELLOW JASMINE


Safe Fruits and Vegetables for Birds



Safe Fruits:



Apple

Apricot

Banana

Blackberry

Blackcurrant

Blood orange

Blueberry

Cantaloupe melon

Cherry

Cranberry

Dried dates

Figs (fresh)

Gooseberries

Grape

Guava

Honeydew melon

Kiwifruit

Lychee (Litchi)

Mandarin

Mango

Melon

Nectarine

Orange

Papaya

Peach

Pear

Pineapple

Plum

Pomegranate

Quince

Raspberry

Red Currants

Strawberry

Tangerine

Yellow Plum



Make sure that all apple, orange and other seeds are removed before letting your birds eat the fresh foods.And make sure you wash all fruits and vegetable thoroughly. It's always best to go organic for your parrots to stay away from pesticides.


Healthy and Safe Vegetables for Birds



Artichoke

Beans, cooked only

Bell Peppers

Broccoli

Brussels sprouts

Carrot

Cauliflower

Celery stalks

Chinese Cabbage

Corn (milky & soft)

Cucumber

Eggplant (fruit only)

Endive

Fennel

Green Beans

Hot Peppers

Kale

Lettuce

Peas

Potato (cooked)

Pumpkin (and seeds)

Radish Red Beet (fresh)

Radicchio

Romain Lettuce

Spinach

Sprouts

Squash

Sweet Potato

Turnips

Watercress

Yams

Zucchini


Again, make sure vegetables are washed and preferably organic. The chemicals they feed the plants will harm you and your birds.


TOXIC OR UNHEALTHY BIRD FOODS


Avoid anything high is salt, sugar, and fat content.

Alcohol

Apple seeds

Apricot pits

Asparagus

Avocado (entire plant and fruit)

Beans - Kidney, Lima

Beans, any dried

Butter

Caffeine

Carbonated beverages

Cherry pits

Chocolate

Cigarette tobacco

Dried fruits (containing sulfides or sulphates)

Egg Plant

Gatorade

Milk/cream in large quantities

Nectarine pits

Olives

Onions (raw or cooked)

Parsley

Peach pits

Pear pips

Plum pits

Raw Peanuts

Rhubarb

Tobacco

Tomato (entire plant, a little fruit okay)

Houseplants (most are toxic, not all)




Toxic Household Items


Household items toxic to birds:

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

AMMONIA

ANTIFREEZE

ANT SYRUP or PASTE

ARSENIC

ASBESTOS

AUTO PRODUCTS

BATHROOM CLEANERS

BLEACH

BORIC ACID

CAMPHOPHENIQUE

CARBON MONOXIDE

CARPET DYE

CARPET CLEANERS

CARPET FRESHENERS

CHARCOAL FLUIDS

CHLORDANE

CHLORINE

CIGARETTE SMOKE

CLINITEST TABLETS

COPPER/BRASS CLEANER

CORN & WART REMOVER

DEODORANTS

DETERGENTS

DIAZINON

DISINFECTANTS

DRAIN CLEANERS

EPOXY GLUE

FELT TIP MARKERS

FLEA PRODUCTS

FLOOR POLISH

FORMALDEHYDE

FURNITURE POLISH

GARDEN SPRAYS

GASOLINE

GUN CLEANERS

HAIR DYES & SPRAYS

HERBICIDES

INSECTICIDES

IODINE

KEROSENE

LIGHTER FLUID

LYE

MATCHES

MELALEUCA OIL

METALS (Many metals including ceiling fans are toxic)

MODEL CEMENT

MOTHBALLS

MURIATIC ACID

MUSHROOMS

NAILPOLISH/REMOVER

NITROGEN DIOXIDE

OVEN CLEANER

OVERHEATED NON-STICK

COOKWARE

PAINT & THINNER

PERFUME

PERMANENTS(HAIR)

PESTICIDES

PHOTO SOLUTIONS

PINE OIL

RX DRUGS

RODENTICIDES

RUBBING ALCOHOL

SCENTED CANDLES

SHAVING LOTION

SHELLAC

SHOE POLISH

SNAIL BAIT

SPOT REMOVERS

SPRAY STARCH

STRYCHNINE

SULFURIC ACID

SUPER GLUE

SUNTAN LOTIONS/OILS

SURGICAL ACRYLICS

TEA TREE OIL

TURPENTINE

WAX

WEED KILLERS

WINDOW CLEANERS

WOOD PRESERVATIVES




Toxic Foods


Foods toxic for birds:

1) Chocolate

Chocolate poisoning first affects a bird's digestive system, causing vomiting and diarrhea. As the condition progresses, the bird's central nervous system is affected, first causing seizures and eventually death.

2) Apple Seeds

Believe it or not, apples - along with other members of the rose family including cherries, peaches, apricots, and pears - contain trace amounts of Cyanide within their seeds. While the fruit of the apple is fine for your bird, be aware that in addition to the poisonous seeds, there may be pesticides present on the fruit's skin. Be sure to thoroughly cleanse and core any apple pieces that you share with your bird to avoid exposure to these toxins.

3) Avocado

The skin and pit of this popular fruit had been known to cause cardiac distress and eventual heart failure in pet bird species. Although there is some debate to the degree of toxicity of avocados, it is generally advised to adopt a "better safe than sorry" attitude toward them and keep guacamole and other avocado products as far away from pet birds as possible.

4) Onions

While the use of limited amounts of onion or garlic powders as flavorings is generally regarded as acceptable, excessive consumption of onions causes vomiting, diarrhea, and a host of other digestive problems. It has been found that prolonged exposure can lead to a blood condition called hemolytic anemia, which is followed by respiratory distress and eventual death.

Hemolytic anemia (HEE-moh-lit-ick uh-NEE-me-uh) is a condition in which red blood cells are destroyed and removed from the bloodstream before their normal lifespan is up.

5) Alcohol
Although responsible bird owners would never dream of offering their pet an alcoholic drink, there have been instances in which free roaming birds have attained alcohol poisoning through helping themselves to unattended cocktails. Alcohol depresses the organ systems of birds and can be fatal. Make sure that your bird stays safe by securing him in his cage whenever alcohol is served in your home.

6) Mushrooms

Mushrooms are a type of fungus, and have been known to cause digestive upset in companion birds. Caps and stems of some varieties can induce liver failure.

7) Tomato Leaves

Tomatoes, like potatoes and other nightshades, have a tasty fruit that is fine when used as a treat for your bird. The stems, vines, and leaves, however, are highly toxic to your pet. Make sure that any time you offer your bird a tomato treat it has been properly cleaned and sliced, with the green parts removed, so that your bird will avoid exposure to any toxins.

8) Salt

While all living beings need regulated amounts of sodium in their systems, too much salt can lead to a host of health problems in birds, including excessive thirst, dehydration, kidney dysfunction, and death. Be sure to keep watch over the amount of salty foods your bird consumes.

9) Caffeine

Caffeinated beverages such as soda, coffee, and tea are popular among people - but allowing your bird to indulge in these drinks can be extremely hazardous. Caffeine causes cardiac malfunction in birds, and is associated with increased heartbeat, arrhythmia, hyper activity, and cardiac arrest. Share a healthy drink of pure fruit or vegetable juice with your bird instead - this will satisfy both your bird's taste buds and nutritional requirements.

10) Dried Beans

Cooked beans are a favorite treat of many birds, but raw, dry bean mixes can be extremely harmful to your pet. Uncooked beans contain a poison called hemaglutin which is very toxic to birds. To avoid exposure, make sure to thoroughly cook any beans that you choose to share with your bird.

11) Parsley

(Sent by a reader) After loosing several birds ( hook bills)and couldn't figure out why, I was told by several budgie breeders, after I told them I gave those birds parsley, that parsley is actually poisonous to hook bills.I just thought I'd share this with you about what I have experienced and learned from professional budgie breeders.

Other Foods To Avoid


Fatty foods High fat in the diet leads to obesity and may result in lipomas (fatty tumors), lipemia (fat in the blood), and hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver disease). Any greasy, oily or otherwise fatty food should be avoided. Commonly overfed fatty foods include nuts, French fries, crackers, marbled meat, peanut butter, butter, fried chicken, fried anything etc.

Sugar foods Obviously, frosting is high in sugar and an undesirable foodstuff. Similarly, soda pop, candy and these types of foods are not recommended.

Dairy Birds lack the digestive enzymes needed to break down milk sugar and milk proteins. Uncultured milk products such as milk, cream and butter should not be fed but yogurt, cheeses and dried milk can be supplemented in the diet in moderation (they are also high in fat).

Lettuce A typical filler food, lettuce is low in everything except water. It is not recommended as a food supplement since it offers little, if anything, for the bird. If leafy foods are desired by your bird, try feeding spinach, collard greens, tops of bok choy, carrot tops or kale.

Avocado Although higher in fat than other veggies and used in other countries to condition birds for breeding, avocado has been shown to be toxic in some birds and its feeding is no longer recommended, as mentioned above in the Toxic Foods list.

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Re: Poisonous fruits/vegetables

Postby Wolf » Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:34 pm

I have notified Michael of this posting and asked if we can let it stand or not. This toxic/safe list was provided by me because of all of the requests for such a list. Credit for the list has been given to the site from which it came from. but it is here because of me.
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Re: Poisonous fruits/vegetables

Postby GreenWing » Mon Jun 30, 2014 12:00 am

Wolf wrote:but it is here because of me.


Yes indeed, and it's the best and more comprehensive info I've seen -- thank you so much, Wolf.
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Re: Poisonous fruits/vegetables

Postby Wolf » Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:08 am

Yeah, I have about 6 different ones, but was only impressed by this one.
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Re: Poisonous fruits/vegetables

Postby Elaihr » Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:10 am

It's great! And it comes with explanations too! :D Thanks guys :)
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Re: Poisonous fruits/vegetables

Postby cml » Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:43 am

Its a great list, Ive used it before as well. I have a few others also, but this one is great.
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Re: Poisonous fruits/vegetables

Postby shiraartain » Sat Jul 05, 2014 5:13 pm

It is a pretty great list! I've got some devil's ivy in my room as well now, so I have to stay alert to make sure Fajr doesn't go for it. No interest so far though. He'll go and nibble the dracaena to remind me that he's hungry though. No harm done since my dad just brought home three more recently :D
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