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Keeping it hot GMO and Gluten Free this Valentine's Day.
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This is just s brief list of Hazards and Household Toxins
Acetone (nail polish remover) Aerosols Alcohol Algae toxins Ammonia Amphetamines Ant syrup or paste Antifreeze Arsenic Asbestos Aspirin Auto products Bathroom cleaners Bleach Boric acid Caffeine Camphopenique Candles (scented) Carbon monoxide Carbon tetrachloride Carpet cleaners Carpet freshens Charcoal fluids Chlorine Cigarette smoke Clinitest tablets Copper & brass cleaners Corn & wart removers Cosmetics Crayons DDT Deodorants Detergents Diazinon Disinfectants Drain cleaner Epoxy glue Fabreeze Fabric softeners Felt tip markers Firecrackers Flea products Floor polish Formaldehyde Fluoracetates Furniture polish Garbage toxins Garden sprays Gasoline Gun cleaners Hair dyes & sprays Herbicides Hexachloraphene (in some soaps) Indelible markers Insecticides Iodine Kerosene Lighter fluid Linoleum Lye Matches Medicines/RX drugs Melaleuca oil Model cement Mothballs Muriatic acid Mushroom (many wild ones) Nail polish & remover Nitrogen dioxide Oven cleaners Paint (lead based) Perfumes Permanents for hair Pesticides Photo solutions/chemicals Pine oil Paint remover/thinner Rat/Roach/Mouse poison Rubbing alcohol Red squill Scented candles Shaving lotion Shellac Shoe polish Sleeping pills Smoke Snail bait Spot removers Spray starch Strychnine Sulfuric acid Suntan lotions/oils Surgical acrylics Tea tree oil Thallium Toilet bowl cleaner Turpentine Waxes Weed killer Window cleaners Wood preservatives Keep in mind that birds do not need to ingest these toxins - breathing the fumes can be enough to cause death. Basically anything that smells toxic, don't take a chance!!! Other Common Hazards Animal- cat & dog saliva) Aquariums if uncovered- birds can?t swim) Carpet if toenails will snag Carpet fresh products Ceiling fans Children- unless they are supervised and/or know how to handle birds- age and maturity of the child is important but don?t forget they have friends who should not handle the bird without your supervision Chimneys/Fireplace/Wood stoves Curtains or drapes if toenails can get caught Electrical cords- may be electrocuted and could start a fire Electrical fixtures, appliances and wires Feet- watch the floor even if you think the bird is on its T-stand. If you leave it even for a minute, it may come looking for you Fannies- look where you sit Hair spray and other sprays Jewelry of all kinds- looks so pretty and sparkly- it may be easily swallowed Lead- don?t forget the lead weights used in drapes Mirrors Phone cords- easy to strangle Plug-in air fresheners Pots and skillets on the kitchen stove Pots and skillets, even those not coated in Teflon have plastic handles- don?t let the handle get too hot PTFE- Polytetrafluoroethylene- Fumes given off by non-stick pans (Teflon & Silverstone) that is overheated to 536 degrees or higher. (280 or higher, Celsius). Very toxic to birds, death can occur within minutes. There is no cure for birds that inhale the fumes- they recover on their own or they die. Self-cleaning ovens- be sure your bird is outside when you clean the oven- the fumes are toxic Space heaters Stained glass decorations if they contain lead Stove tops- hot burners Windows- open or closed Teflon coating is on many new appliances- hand held hair dryers, toasters, room or space heaters, electric appliances (electric stir-fry pans may not have to be overheated to give off deadly fumes), non-stick coated irons and ironing board covers, etc., etc., etc. Toxic Plants 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 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) 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 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, 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  
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