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From: mm@lectroid.sw.stratus.com (Michael Mahler)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: INDOOR: Parrot toys
Message-ID: <4214@lectroid.sw.stratus.com>
Date: 12 Feb 91 21:40:39 GMT
References: <7943.27b6c06e@zeus.unomaha.edu>
Reply-To: mm@lectroid.sw.stratus.com (Mike Mahler)
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In article <7943.27b6c06e@zeus.unomaha.edu> network@zeus.unomaha.edu writes:
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>Dip a pine cone in corn bread batter, bake, cool, hang up.

	Can you verify that pine cones are OK for parrots?  Do
	they contain the same pine pitch that raw pine has?

>Some words of warning: avoid avacados with pits, small objects that
>might get stuck going down (I always split grapes in half), don't use
>processed wood (like the dowels) if your bird eats some of the peices.

	You might want to be a little more clear on this.  
	
	You don't want to use TREATED wood, but PROCESSED might
	just mean kiln dried which is fine for parrots.  It's
	RAW PINE you don't want to give them.  Most dowels are
	absolutely fine for birds.  If in doubt, buy manzanita
	by mail order.

	Michael

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