Getting rid of pesticides for natural perches?

Psittaciformes · Jan 17, 2015

I'm browsing the web for a new cage for Kiwiberry, I found a cheap one that's of decent size, so now I need perches.
I'm mainly finding a bunch of dowel rods and I don't want that, so I'm thinking I'll go for a walk tomorrow, get some apple tree branches (too old to fruit now I think), but I'm honestly not sure if they've been sprayed, is there a way to safely work with them and let Kiwiberry use them, or is it a lost cause?

The other option is letting Kiwiberry be on dowels and rope perches until spring/summer when I can get to our cabin, but even then there's no guarantee they trees haven't bee sprayed with something...

Scott · Jan 17, 2015

I'd try to avoid the public trees unless you can verify they haven't been sprayed. Some areas regularly control for all sorts of pests, thus the branches may be very toxic.

While natural wood is always nicer than dowels, you might consider braided fiber perches. They are sold in a variety of sizes and diameters, and are very flexible to allow for all sorts of creative use in the cage.

Example:

The end-caps unscrew to allow placement, and are replaced outside the cage.

henpecked · Jan 17, 2015

I use and harvest tons of natural parrot perches. You have to be very careful where you get your perches from. "In the woods" is the best place. I would avoid any thing that has been commercially cultivated or from near human development.

Psittaciformes · Jan 18, 2015

I'll be patient then, I'm gonna buy sisal next week, so I could make perches out of that

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