Saliva?

Diesel_Hyland

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'Diesel' the Alexandrine
We have heard different stories about parrots and saliva and was wondering if somebody could help. Books we have read have said NO human saliva as it can pass bacteria.

Our Alex Diesel simply goes nuts trying to get in our mouths! He LOVES anything we have chewed and sometimes tries to forcibly get it out of our mouths by pushing his beak up to our lips. He even continues to do it when he knows we have nothing in our mouths!

He has more than enough food and fresh water changed regularly, and we started making sure some of it was a little pulpy like mashed fruit etc. in case he prefers soft food, but he loves cracking nuts and harder food and seems to have no trouble, and tends to ignore the mashed stuff.

Just not sure if this behaviour should be encouraged? We don't mind, he is super snuggly when he does it...just not sure if it is harmful and if it is, we will stop.

Any comments would be appreciated. :green2::smile004::smile033::smile032::smile031:
 

weco

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It should not be encouraged.....human mouths do carry different bacteria and your mouth probably harbors different bacteria than mine does and while all birds may not be susceptible to all the different bacterias in our mouths, do you plan to have all the mouths in your house tested, then have your bird(s) tested for reactions?

Either floss or use a toothpick or brush your own teeth.....Diesel may have a fit about it, but then do you run your house or do the kids.....
 

Betrisher

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Dominic: Galah(RIP: 1981-2018); The Lovies: Four Blue Masked Lovebirds; Barney and Madge (The Beaks): Alexandrines; Miss Rosetta Stone: Little Corella
Also, I once had an acquaintance who always kissed his parrots. He contracted psittacosis and spent nearly three weeks in intensive care as a result. I'm not a fan of kissing any animal, feathered or furred: too many cross-contaminations can occur and some of them are really, really dreadful!
 

birdy_numnum

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Hi when i just got my birds they use to love to take food from my mouth ,i kept feeding them until one day i had a flu and my bird max kept taking food from my mouth .then after a few days he got sick and stopt eating , he refused all food.my heart broke to see him loose weight,he got so sick i did not knnow what to do, so i had to force feed him for 10 days ,that was a long time ago now he is totaly fine.i have never feed them fro my mouth from then. now they are healthy as ever.
 

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