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Christmas warning
Topic Started: Dec 4 2008, 12:58 PM (457 Views)
kevinp	Dec 4 2008, 12:58 PM Post #1
Administrator Posts: 6,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	Just a quick warning about using fragrant candles in your home when you have Parrots, some can be very bad and may cause death for your bird. there is a topic on another bird board about Christmas fragrant candles where the person used them and both of the birds in her care died within hours of lighting the candles heres a link http://www.parrot-link.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34612&highlight=



Gardengail	Dec 4 2008, 01:03 PM Post #2
Staff Member Posts: 12,746 Group: Staff Member #25 Joined: January 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Other Birds ? Severe Macaw and 2 Timneth Greys I live in Upstate New York, USA My name is Gail	Scented candles can be deadly to birds. I used to burn them in a room away from my birds, but I don't even do that any more. I don't want to take any chances. I have heard that Soy or Beeswax candles are safe. Anyone know for sure?



bonnie	Dec 4 2008, 01:39 PM Post #3
Co Admin Posts: 14,044 Group: Co Admin Member #73 Joined: March 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 0 Other Birds ? YNA GCC. Cockatiel I live in Pennsylvania My name is Bonnie	I also used to burn them in another room Gail but now I don't . I have heard that the soy candles are safe but I've never used them.



scooby	Dec 4 2008, 04:47 PM Post #4
Vip Member Posts: 1,394 Group: Full Members Member #1,461 Joined: December 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 5 What types celestial What colours 1 green male , 1 green female , 1 light blue female , 2 dark blue 1 male 1 female Other Birds ? 1 meyers parrot, 1 green cheeked conure,1 blue fischer love bird, I live in York My name is Jacqueline ( jackie for short)	I used to have scented candles in my living room but they have all gone now. :)



LauraR	Dec 4 2008, 06:20 PM Post #5
Staff Member Posts: 4,891 Group: Staff Member #78 Joined: April 7, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures I live in California, USA	I stopped burning candles too. Has anyone seen those LED flickering lights that look like a candle flame? Some are made of wax, some plastic or something, but they look great. These might be good to try if you really want the look of candles at Christmas.



Gardengail	Dec 5 2008, 01:32 AM Post #6
Staff Member Posts: 12,746 Group: Staff Member #25 Joined: January 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Other Birds ? Severe Macaw and 2 Timneth Greys I live in Upstate New York, USA My name is Gail	I have one of those Laura. It does flicker like a candle too...just missing the scent... :(



Noctua	Dec 5 2008, 04:21 AM Post #7
Member Posts: 239 Group: Full Members Member #2,930 Joined: November 8, 2008 How many Parrotlets do you have 2 What types One male Pacific, one female Pacific What colours Green lucida, I think Other Birds ? Nope I live in Colorado, USA My name is Kristin	What about candle warmers? Those little hot plates that are designed to release a candle's scent without actually lighting a candle... anybody try those?



neil29	Dec 5 2008, 04:58 PM Post #8
Senior Member Posts: 280 Group: Full Members Member #2,870 Joined: August 30, 2008 How many Parrotlets do you have 1......Tino What types Celestial What colours Blue Male I live in Manchester UK My name is Neil	Good to know this. I had a cockatiel and used to have the scented candles burning with him about without troubles. Does it affect some birds more than others? Also, would I be ok with a normal air freshener? Good job I haven't lit any of the scented candles whilst I've had Tino!!! eek Edited by neil29, Dec 5 2008, 08:58 PM.



Jan	Dec 5 2008, 06:31 PM Post #9
Vip Member Posts: 1,864 Group: Full Members Member #1,157 Joined: November 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Celestial What colours Blue & Green+Green Dominant Pied, Other Birds ? Zippi & Drummer Cockatiels I live in Wales uk My name is Jan	best not to use any candles... I dont at all..



lness	Dec 6 2008, 06:03 AM Post #10
Advanced Member Posts: 547 Group: Full Members Member #300 Joined: July 26, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Normal Other Birds ? 10 Zebra Finches (and counting!) I live in Florida My name is Laura	It's generally the added scent that causes the problems. So unlit warmers, air fresheners, even those incense sticks or oil warmers that are popular at college, basically anything designed to smell nice can be a risk. Some birds don't seem to be bothered, others drop off the perch from just a little bit, so it's hard to predict. There's actually some evidence now that the stuff they put in many scented candles isn't very good for us humans either (the canary-in-the-coal-mine hypothesis applies -- we aren't fundamentally that different from birds, just bigger); we don't use them at all anywhere in the house. If it's just the look of candles you want, unscented (and beeswax if you want to be really careful) are usually considered fine -- just standard warnings about being careful with feathers and open flames!



theexbrit	Dec 6 2008, 08:03 AM Post #11
Co Admin Posts: 3,547 Group: Co Admin Member #74 Joined: March 20, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Pacifics What colours Green, pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures - Crimson Bellied & Green Cheeked I live in So. California My name is Andy	That's good advice Laura, if it's bad for animals (& birds) it's probably not good for us either tuttut



Gardengail	Dec 6 2008, 07:24 PM Post #12
Staff Member Posts: 12,746 Group: Staff Member #25 Joined: January 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Other Birds ? Severe Macaw and 2 Timneth Greys I live in Upstate New York, USA My name is Gail	I've also heard that when you light the wick of a candle, it can omit lead into the air as well... :question:



bonnie	Dec 6 2008, 08:02 PM Post #13
Co Admin Posts: 14,044 Group: Co Admin Member #73 Joined: March 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 0 Other Birds ? YNA GCC. Cockatiel I live in Pennsylvania My name is Bonnie	Yes I've heard the same thing Gail I used to burn candles all the time yrs ago I guess I was lucky it never hurt the birds.



Gardengail	Dec 6 2008, 09:43 PM Post #14
Staff Member Posts: 12,746 Group: Staff Member #25 Joined: January 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Other Birds ? Severe Macaw and 2 Timneth Greys I live in Upstate New York, USA My name is Gail	Me too Bonnie! Who knew! :question: In our defense though...Bonnie and I have had parrots almost 20 years and back then there were very little warnings about what was good or bad for them. :scared: Edited by Gardengail, Dec 6 2008, 09:46 PM.



yeoman79	Dec 11 2008, 04:16 AM Post #15
Member Posts: 115 Group: Full Members Member #151 Joined: May 17, 2007	Thank you for this thread. As always, I learn so much here :) I read it and immediately called home and told my wife...so no scented anything for us!



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