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Post by Russ on Jul 27, 2005 6:36:00 GMT -7
Sorry but I've got another question, I've been using newspaper to cover the floor of my AG'S cage since I got her two weeks ago. Today I was told by a guy that works in a pet shop, that newspaper can be toxic to birds. I've never herd this before, and my bird seems fine. Does anyone know if this guy is right? He's got me a little worried.
All the best.
Russ.
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Post by madness and stinky on Jul 27, 2005 6:54:51 GMT -7
i have always used newspaper and never had any problems , we also have it on top of the play stand and they even have a nibble now and again and ive seen no signs of it doing them any harm.
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Post by lidiam on Jul 27, 2005 7:18:24 GMT -7
I've always used newspaper, too, and Joshua chews it sometimes and spits it out. I do try to use black/white printed paper, rather than coloured newspaper, but either way I've never noticed any problems ... except when Joshua reads an article he doesn't agree with. Lidia  |
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Post by Russ on Jul 27, 2005 7:24:36 GMT -7
Yeah them parrots are to clever for there own good! Thanks for putting my mind at rest. I expect the guy just wanted to sell more sand or wood shavings.
Russ
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Post by spookyhurst on Jul 27, 2005 12:50:52 GMT -7
As long as the print is black and white you're fine. It's the color ink that can be toxic.
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Post by Jane on Jul 27, 2005 13:02:35 GMT -7
Newspaper is the best liner as well because it retards the growth of bacteria and fungi which can develop very quickly in other bedding type liners.
Jane
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Post by Russ on Jul 27, 2005 14:34:59 GMT -7
Thanks for all your help. It's set my mind at rest.
Russ.
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Post by Preston on Jul 28, 2005 1:05:04 GMT -7
News print is the best bedding; at least for the price. I used to shread blank printer paper but it got to be such a hassel to fool with.
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Post by lidiam on Jul 28, 2005 3:19:55 GMT -7
The only disadvantage with the newspaper as bedding thing is that it can be used as a sort of papier mache substitute by an evil-minded CAG (such as Joshua), who creates havoc with it if he is in his cage for longer than he cares to be. It gets everywhere, glued to the cage bars, to the wall, to the carpet, and all with lovely runny poo mushed in with it. Ah, it's one of those days. Lidia  |
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Post by spookyhurst on Jul 28, 2005 13:40:38 GMT -7
I had one of those grates on the bottom of my bird's cage, so he couldn't get into his poop. His first piece-of-crap cage didn't have a grate though. I'd walk into the room and he'd have a poopsicle (a big corn-cob covered poop piece) in his foot that he'd wave at me. Blech!
By the way, I wasn't aware at the time that corn cobs were not a good idea for a cage liner.
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Post by tweetiepie on Jul 29, 2005 5:14:07 GMT -7
haha Lidia and Spooky- how funny.
Mylo makes me laugh. When he's is being obvious that he is bored with is toys, he jumps from his lower perch onto the cage floor making a massive thumb noise which judders the cage - he does this on purpose to be noisy to get my attention! and then he proceeds to shred his entire (paper) floor (usually the same day ive just changed it too!!).
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Post by lidiam on Jul 29, 2005 7:26:43 GMT -7
I think Mylo and Joshua would get on, they seem to share the same bad habits!! Lidia  |
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